How Trying New Things Can Lead to Unexpected Successes: A Bipolar Disorder Story
Doing the unwanted tasks can open new doors.
Hi there!
A few months ago, I was working with a company to increase traffic to my Speaking Bipolar blog.
Every week, the company assigned tasks for me to do that week. With most things, I’m a dedicated rule follower, but the rules have to make sense. Leave me confused about the value of a rule and I’ll ignore it.
One week, my assignment was to write a post about the Mark Twain quote, “If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in the morning. And if it’s your job to eat two frogs, it’s best to eat the biggest one first.”
My end product was supposed to center on how you could apply the “eat the frog” method to bipolar disorder.
The idea offered me no inspiration.
“You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.”
- Paulo Coelho
Scott Ninneman publishes two newsletters each week. The Sunday All Things Bipolar Newsletter features the newest content about bipolar life. The Speaking Bipolar Positivity Club Newsletter shares inspirational stories three times a week to help you maintain a positive mindset.
Doubtful but Obedient
To be brutally honest, I thought it was a stupid idea. Years ago, I wrote a similar post. While I enjoyed it, very few readers paid attention to it. Yet, my week was ending and the stupid frog assignment was the only task undone. It taunted me until I sat down and wrote the story.
My Sunday newsletter goes out at 5:32 AM Central Time. Less than 20 minutes later, I had this email reply, “Scott, This is the best one yet.”
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