Do the Thing! Text Check-In

Good morning folks,

If you're a regular here, you may know that I host a live check-in and co-working meeting every Monday morning at 11am Eastern for paid subscribers. We call our sessions "Do the Thing!" and the goal is just to spend thirty focused minutes crossing some stuff off our to-do lists together. Having other people to check in with and be accountable to makes that thing you need to do a little less dreadful and helps with Just Starting if that's the hard part for you (as it is for me).

These Monday meetings have been going on for five years (!) and have become such an integral part of my week - it just doesn't feel the same without it.

Today, because I'm traveling, I wanted to change it up and make Do the Thing open to everyone. Instead of our usual Zoom meeting, we're going to do a text check-in in the comments. You're also welcome to reply to this and email me if you'd rather not post publicly and I'll respond.

Here's how it works:

• At 11am (or whenever you read this!), post a comment letting us know what you could use some accountability around today. Ideally this will not be a Huge Project, but a relatively do-able thing that keeps creeping onto your list and getting pushed to the next day because it's annoying or boring or feels hard to begin. When you post about it, you'll have some witnesses and accountability buddies cheering you on - this is the magic part.
• Spend thirty minutes Doing the Thing(s)
• Check back in here around 11:45am and tell us how it went! If you're still in the middle of it, or if you tried it and ended up doing a different thing, that's ok. Just a little status update around how it's going is great.
• Finally, MY FAVORITE PART. After you've done your "To-Do", share what you Get To Do today. Something you're excited about and looking forward to - it can be as big as a birthday celebration with friends or as small as stopping by your favorite ice cream shop after work. We tend to get so wrapped up in the things we have to do that it's easy to lose sight of what we get to do. Each week, when we end our meetings this way, it helps me remember the good stuff. Plus, we get to celebrate each other's wins and share the joy of what we're looking forward to together.

If you've been curious about these meetings but aren't sure if you're up for a video call, I hope this text check-in will be a pressure-free way for you to check it out. We have a group of regulars who are super supportive and I'm sure they'd be happy to answer questions or help you out, too!

Talk soon,

Juliana

P.S. If you decide to try this today and it works really well for you, I'd love for you to consider popping in to our usual meetings when you can. There's a subscribe button at https://writeplayrepeat.julianafinch.com/ that will show you options for becoming one of my regular supporters - joining at any level gets you access to Do the Thing every week!