Often, I’ll go outside to take the dog out and grab the mail, and on my way to the mailbox, will notice those pesky weeds growing in the flower beds.
I really hate picking weeds — it’s tedious and just time consuming. Plus, it always feels like when you find 2 or 3, there’s 20 more.
But instead of trying to always pick them all at once, consuming more time I just don’t have, I will stop on my way back from the mail and grab a handful.
Sure, it’s not all of them — but the most noticeable ones in my path. It’s progress!
A couple days later, I may see some more and grab another handful.
Next thing you know, over 2 weeks, I will have picked nearly every weed in the flower bed, just by spending an extra minute to grab a few every day or so.
It was easy, really didn’t go out of my way to do it, and didn’t force me to spend a large chunk of time on any given day.
Well, just like this method with pulling weeds, you can apply to changes on your website.
As a designer, I can look at my site on any given day and want to make changes to it.
But then, I see more changes, more tweaks, and next thing you know — I’ve spent 3+ hours of my day down a rabbit hole trying to improve my site.
It feels way too big of a hill to climb to tackle all of the changes at once.
But what if you just did 1 or 2 things at a time?
Make a list of action items and visit it a few times a week — what can you do today on your site that will help you make progress?
Even if it’s just crossing one thing off, in only 5 minutes, it’s one item complete.
And over time, a few weeks or a month, you will look back and notice what a difference you made over that period of time.
What initially felt like Mount Everest, you conquered with much smaller chunks, one step at a time.
I find this method extremely effective for myself — but you must be willing to take action.
And if you can’t seem to overcome the hurdle, then look to outsource the work to be done.
There’s always someone else willing to help pull your weeds for you!
See you soon,
