Self Reflection Sunday

10/9/2016
Self Reflection

Welp, I screwed up, this past week I accomplished none of my goals. My inertia is gone...I went from running 3 miles a day, 3 days a week to 0 miles a day, 0 days a week. My analysis of property also went to zero. I did not meet any new people to add to my real estate team and my dreams of financial security has been delayed at least 1 week. How could this have happened, I was doing so well just a few weeks ago. Well life happened. First my computer broke down, failing to boot up multiple times. Without my computer, I had trouble analyzing properties so I sought to fix the issue at hand. Ultimately I had to do a reboot of the system, erasing all the files, and gave the computer a clean start. At first it seemed as things would be fine, but then it failed to load again. I realized that if the computer will only boot up properly half the time, then I should stop having it boot up and simply leave it on 24/7. I know that if I dare to shut down my computer, it may not start again. It is only a matter of time before my 4 year computer calls it quits.

Next my phone started to act funny. My HTC m7, a phone I have enjoyed having for the last 3 years is showing its age as well. The proximity sensor no longer works, the camera has the dreaded purple haze, and the battery can not longer hold a charge for a work day even with power saver on. The battery life is at the point where if it tries to activate extreme power saver mode, the energy that it takes up to activate will shut down the phone. I need to figure out if I can make it to black friday, where hopefully a number of electronics will go on sale and I can pick up a replacement. At almost 2 months away, it is not entirely clear if my phone will make it that long.

This week I ended up spending my time dreading about buying a new computer and phone. Every time I look at one, I keep thinking about how much that item actually costs. A $500 computer actually costs about $900 once you factor in sales tax and income tax. Add it another $500 phone and that's $1800 gone. And that is on the generous side, most new phones and computers now costs $750 or more; meaning it will cost me well over $2000. I am trying to balance out whether to put money into something brand new so that it lasts longer or save some money by buying an older model. What is clear is that if I do not have these things, it is much tougher for me to be productive, and therefore will hurt me in the long run.

What I am happy about this week is that I was able to take time off from work to take my mom to the hospital for her surgery. I am proud that despite how busy life is, I was able to make time for family. And for one day I was able to be by my mom's side and to hang out with my brother. Mom is doing well and recovering at home.

I will not let this bump in the road stop, me I will renew my efforts this coming week. This week's goal is to complete last week's goal.