Did I fail to hit a target… or is this me, actually succeeding..?

Another week has shot by since last I wrote here, saying exactly the same thing..!!  For fear of me having to confirm to myself that I am missing targets and falling short of the mark, I am adding a positive twist..!!

Yes, I am failing at my original, inevitably unachievable for me target, of writing here every 2 to 3 days, with updates of my triumphs, and failures through the process of setting up the Rowantree Range.  Yes, my suspected ADHD traits are leading me along an unpredictable and ever changing path of procrastination, random side quests, searching for excitement, constant new ideas emerging, self doubt, unnecessary micromanagement of irrelevant tasks, more procrastination and fun new ideas, over thinking, abysmal time management, leaving everything to the last moment, being side tracked by shiney things, and on and on and on down different rabbit holes, but…. it is all creating the wonderful world of Rowantree Range.  It is not ‘failing’, it is ‘achieving’ through the process, my process, my way of reaching goals. 

Anyone who knows me, knows that I do things on a whim, I’m not organised at all, I live by the seat of my pants and I hate structure of any type, apart from the micromanagement of tiny pockets of the less important things, like 1 shelf of the workshop or the box in the boot of my car. !!    I wish I had taken all of this into account prior to starting this journey…!!!   All of my main personality traits are destined to stop me from moving forward with my business.  I have no routine, I leave things until later… or never.🤯  I’m always choosing the thing I fancy doing over the thing I need to do.  I’m looking for constant hits and highs to keep the dopamine rushes coming, which explains me piling the pressure on myself to never miss a deadline, but working to the last second available…  All in all I’m a disaster and a potential threat to the growth and success of my own business…!!!🫣

How I manage this new threat, that I have now uncovered, I have yet to work out..!?.  There is no HR department to liaise with, or disciplinary action that I can heap upon myself…!  I need to pull up the big girl pants and start again…. and again…… and again…… and again…… taking note and concentrating on the positives, each time, learning something new about myself and my business.  Me and the Business are all we have, so need to work together, accepting and adapting to each others flaws…. learning from each other and growing from experience to experience….  We will succeed together…. and whatever that success looks like, we will be bloody proud of each other’s achievenents having shared the extreme highs, lows and everything in-between of the route to success that we are mapping, often blindfold and slightly rogue, but together….❤️

That said, this has been another busy week of organising the different working areas.  The Forge, where the welding ‘magic’ happens, the Workshop, where the woodwork projects take place and the studio, where the Waterfearures are created, and reclaimed wax is melted and poured.  Rowantree Ranges simple Ethos of being kind to the Earth and Ourselves, envelopes my passion for reclaiming, reusing, recycling and repairing, hand making with love, while incorporating the 4 elements of Water, Air, Fire and Earth will always sit at the heart of the project.  I love my little business with a passion and I will continue to do my best to grow it and guide it to be a success, underpinned by its unwavering Ethos.🫶🌍♻️💧💨🌳🔥