Meeting with the group has helped not only me, but all of the others have expressed how it has positively helped them work on their goals. That part has made it even better than the progress it’s helped me make. I’ve also found myself more willing to seek out social functions and more easily avoiding distractions

A Social Spark

For what’s felt like at least a few weeks, I’ve struggled to find any appeal in social activities. It would be a waste of time and/or money, I would often think. Now that I’m actually going out and spending time with people I enjoy, I see the appeal of doing other things.

A small group of us went for a run earlier this week which was really nice. While I use biking to work as my exercise excuse, there’s something different about a group run. The time just feels better spent. During the run, a few other social events were mentioned, and I found merit in doing any of them. Just getting myself out the door once a week, raised the chance of doing so throughout it.

Putting the Shiny New Idea Aside

A very bad habit of mine for a long time has been to constantly switch projects. I do this not only in my personal life but at work as well. While it may have it’s occasional benefit, more often then not, I find myself churning through projects without putting quality effort into them.

Meeting with this group every week has helped me to put some of these distractions on hold for now. This isn’t to say these ideas don’t have merit, but completing my current goals come first.

These are just a few of the benefits I’m seeing off the bat meeting regularly. If you find yourself with similar problems I’ve had recently, feeling anti-social, unfocused, and unable to finish commitments, seriously give this a try! It has become what I look forward to most each week.