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Do you endlessly ponder your options, or can you make quick decisions? I’m 50/50.

3 weeks ago, fellow Creator Institute author Begoña Pinoinvited me to be a guest on her podcast. We had a fun, unscripted conversation about our books. Hers, “Join the Playful Revolution,” is about how play can make us happier & help creativity flourish. Mine, “Blogging on Instagram,” is about using Instagram as a rewarding & easy writing platform.✍️.

After I published my book last August, it was frustrating as Instagram announced lots of new features. When I had a chance to produce my hardbound version, I included some of them in a new Afterword . My book also has a dust jacket, so I had 2 extra panels for text. ⏳I spent time at @elliottbaybookco perusing business books for ideas.

I knew what to do but designers are the worst design clients, so it took many text & design tweaks before my hardback book was published last month by New Degree Press. 

After a book is published, a new journey starts with the quest for guest blogging & podcast  opportunities . I’m grateful to find generous folks who are willing to share their platforms with me. They give me a chance to reach new audiences. 

Begoña is one of those people. ️ We’re both new at podcasts but had a great rapport. Toward the end she asked if I’m facing any problems that she could help solve?

I told her I need to decide what to do next? She created a simple decision matrix for me that I’m sharing above (swipe right). Now I just need to plug in the variables & see what surfaces‍♀️. When the podcast is live, you’ll see it in my Linktree.️ I hope you’ll give it a listen! 

How do you make decisions? Do you toss a coin?  Do you list pros & cons  , or do you usually intuitively know what to do? 
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“The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭37:23-24‬ ‭NIV‬‬

For the past few months this is something I’ve had to remind myself of every single day…. especially with so many unknown variables in my life. I mean how can I be sure of which way to go when I don’t even know the destination? And so I cling to the one who does. I’ve had to remind myself to take it one day at time…to trust that that my Father is guiding me even in the littlest details. That although the way ahead is unclear my God lives above the clouds. He has never left me …nor will he ever…and the depths of his love I will never reach. Psalm 139 says “O LORD, you have searched me [thoroughly] and have known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up [my entire life, everything I do]; You understand my thought from afar.” So I guess in the end it doesn’t matter so much where I’m going or how I’m getting there so long as he is with me. Lord help me to enjoy every day of this journey. In Jesus name amen.
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