I tried to imagine that today was a weekend where I had lots of free time. On weekends, work feels more fun. There’s less pressure. I’m not supposed to be working, so any work I do feels like extra credit. For some reason, obligation strips the fun out of things.

As I drove my daughter to school, I pretended that this was a special kind of weekend — one where I had hours of childcare! What fun!

It was a good mental trick to play on myself. Anything that removes unnecessary stress and worry is a win.

As I get Tend off the ground, there are so many things to do and the amount of stuff I get done in one day is so small, I often feel like no progress is being made. I’m always behind. That’s the feeling I need to fight. “I’m behind.” It’s just not true.

Vision precedes execution, as it should. As it must! I keep repeating that to myself. It’s from the excellent book “Art & Fear”.

It also helps to admit that today is not the day when I will get my 3,000 users. If I admit that it’s just not that day, I can relax and start making progress.

Just keep swimming.