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What I Learned after Making my First "Guide"

 Let's learn something shall we...

Many of us have opted in with our names and emails to get a free guide from someone. Usually, I don't focus too much on how much effort the original creator must have put into their guide. 

That viewpoint has changed.

Recently, I created a free recipe guide with 5 different recipes in it. It honestly took me way longer than I thought it would. 

That is the 1st thing that I learned: Time

Some of the things that contributed to it taking a little bit longer were available time to dedicate to making it. Most of the time that I had to dedicate to it was after my children went to bed. Even then, it was only about an hour at most that I had.

Some nights I spent a little longer than an hour, but in order to show up as the best version of myself for my family, sleep was an important thing. 

Another aspect was the aspect of deciding what I wanted to include completely. I felt that it was important to do more than just give the recipes. I felt like, to help others make it worth their while, that I needed to show how it would actually help them save money. What the trade off would be. 

Doing the calculations for that took quite a bit of time for me. I'm not the strongest mathematician and I really wanted to make sure that I did the calculations right so that those who received it would really feel like they were getting something valuable. 

2nd: I might not like the initial finished product

I was and am super proud of my guide, but I was in such a hurry to get it done that, looking back, and frankly, looking to the future, I want to update and make it look more the way I imagined it would in my head. Better pictures, different colors. 

However, the important thing is that it was done and I could finally get it out. 

3rd: I was super hopeful that my guide would generate a lot of interest. So far that hasn't happened yet. However, that's okay. I know it time it can get more popular and as I reach more people, that more people will ask for it. It's a matter of being patient and trusting the process of putting something out there. 

I am hoping to create more simple guides in the future that will teach and help people in lots of different ways. Till then, I am excited to keep learning my Lessons from the Rocking Chair. 

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