{"id":245,"date":"2017-10-09T18:31:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T18:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/larajensen\/?p=245"},"modified":"2017-10-10T02:59:32","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T02:59:32","slug":"why-is-it-sometimes-so-hard-to-do-the-things-we-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/larajensen\/2017\/10\/09\/why-is-it-sometimes-so-hard-to-do-the-things-we-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is it sometimes so hard to do the things we love?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Goals<\/a>

Goals and Deadlines<\/p><\/div>\n

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Running is something I really enjoy. Back in high school, I ran cross country and I enjoyed hanging out with a group who liked endurance activities. For 10 years I ran as part of my training for rowing. Knowing that others were training on their own sparked my competitive spirit so I knew I had to run in order to keep up. More recently, I participated in a couple of half marathons. I was never in a competitive position but I thoroughly enjoyed the routine of the training runs and seeing my improvements. And yet, I yet haven’t gone out for a run on my own volition in almost a year.<\/p>\n

I also enjoy blogging. It started as a requirement for part of an online course, DS106<\/a>. Like with running, I enjoyed the camaraderie of a community improving their skills together. I continued to blog on my own<\/a> a bit but found it challenging to not have a goal or deadline and far too many far-reaching interests. I liked that Cohort21 spurred me to get back at it last year but I haven’t blogged since Season 5 ended!<\/p>\n

Somehow, “Just Do It” wasn’t enough. I have SO Many interests – it’s hard to make time to repeatedly focus on any one\u00a0<\/span>thing…<\/p>\n

Communities and deadlines are good for me. That was part of the power of Cohort21 last year – it repeatedly forced me to focus on my Action Plan and associated issues. I’m looking forward to meeting all the new participants and getting back into a bit of a writing regimen. Watch this space!<\/p>\n

Now, I need to sign up for a run in the spring to focus on that too…\u00a0Anyone else in need of a goal and repeated check ins? Want to join me?<\/p>\n

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Behind the Scenes – aka. the teacher in me:<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. Took photo of my running shoes and laptop with my phone<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. Used Enlight app to create “sketch” effect<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. Airdropped the photo to my laptop<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. Uploaded the photo to flickr<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. Used Embed code from flickr to link photo to blog (and, hopefully, improve load time)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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