Around and around, up or down?

Sometimes, I have felt like life's patterns keep repeating over and over in a cyclical move that doesn't seem to go anywhere at all even though there are attempts made to move. Sometimes it has been that no matter how and what I try it seems to continually inch downwards. At the moment though, it seems that things are inching forward, one baby step at a time.

For the last eight months or so, I have been pushing relatively hard in many aspects of my work, including my approach to Steemit. It is hopefully starting to show in more than just the dark circles under my eyes as I feel that I am starting to come to terms with the platform and the various parts I can play here. Even though I post quite a lot in comparison to some others, it is part of my process to develop myself in various ways.

For many of you who run small businesses, startups or, are responsible for development of such, you likely know that it takes a great deal of work and the roles defined are much less clear than if one is employed in an established field. For me, this is actually a part of it I enjoy but, it is difficult at times to be able to take care of the learning necessary for each part.

Part of the learning necessary for my position is to be able to think quite laterally across quite diverse areas as each client company and each client within has a unique set of needs and requirements that must be approached for the individual. I have up to five sessions in a day, at five different companies, from five different fields. This is a challenge at times to be able to flip from one to another almost instantly. Obviously, there are also the personalities of each person to consider also.

What I have found since beginning to write more seriously (time and effort invested) is that I am more easily able to perform what is necessary for clients also. Thinking and writing about the development potentials of Steemit have helped me better consider possibilities for clients and how they can approach a whole range of their own challenges. This process of thinking, writing and thinking again, as well as all of the various interactions with the community here have greatly increased my personal skills in the real world.

When I came to Finland, I began as an English teacher but very quickly found that for the language levels I was teaching, focusing on only the language was a massive waste of an opportunity to increase values across other areas. This is why I eventually had the courage to break away, develop and start my own training process that approaches so much more than language alone. It is also how I approach my writing and interaction at Steemit as here we have a chance to explore many aspects of the platform, society and ourselves simultaneously.

What I find is that many people focus on developing one specific skill at a time when it is possible to group skills into sets that can be trained together and compound against each other in a more natural learning process that increases overall value. There is one problem with this though.

When focusing, it is relatively easy to track process whereas when there are more complex combinations, one may not always notice the progress made especially when some skill or another is obviously lacking. It sometimes feels like one doesn't know if they are spiralling upward or downward. This approach is kind of looking at the overall marketplace instead of focusing on each dip along the pathway.

For me, when I step back from myself, I see the progress made but, if I look at every detail, I see many failures. I do think that I am spiralling upwards though even though at a day to day level, it doesn't always feel that way when there are all of life's daily pressures on time and resources. What do you see when you take a step back, are you spiralling upward, downward or in a circle?

Taraz
[ a Steemit original ]

The photo is from Rundetaarn (The Round Tower) in Copenhagen.