Over the last month and the weeks of this, I have been:
- working on a new business plan for Diverse Traveller,
- updating the Diverse Traveller website,
- writing posts for this blog and other websites,
- searching and researching story ideas,
- managing volunteers, and... well you get the idea.
Why not stop?
Don't think I don't ask myself that every day. But I can't each day when I open my inbox and read the stories by women who have never written before, women who have taken the risk that their story might be rejected, these are women I admire, women who show me that Diverse Traveller is a worthwhile project.
But I am not superwoman and some days, I am overwhelmed by my business desire. To help, as I wait for my PC to boot up, I kick off my working day by reading the words on the inspirational calenders surrounding my work area. Today as I contemplate the many all things I have given myself to do today, I reflect on the following wise words from Maya Angelou ...
" Each of us has the right
and responsibility to assess the rods which lie ahead and those over which we have traveled,
and if the future road looms ominous or unpromising and the roads back uninviting,
then we need to gather our resolve and, carrying only the necessary baggage,
step off that road into another direction.
Staying true to my passion
After years working in corporate UK, Diverse Traveller is my creative
outlet, an expression of my passion for travel and sharing travel
experiences.
So if being exhausted is my necessary baggage, I carry it with determination to see Diverse Traveller grow in as many directions as I can. The first offline meeting on February 24th, 2010.
So gathering my resolve, taking a deep breath and sipping on very strong very hot coffee, I open my business plan document and kick-off my working day.
