What should I do now?

Do you sometimes think about where you are and what you're doing? I'm there right now. For the past few weeks I've been busy working on various projects but all for other people and not making any progress on my own projects one of which is branding myself.
I have a lot of experience in a number of different and wide ranging fields, from building virtual infrastructure environments to customising real Harley Davidsons, all of which I find a lot of fun to work on. So I'm thinking, should I focus on one or maybe two of these area or all of them together, should I have one blog that focuses on one or several blogs, one for each?
I also have some possible business opportunities and I am getting my own company off the ground, these include offering my services as a Virtual Environment Engineer and as a web designer/developer.
My daughter has just graduated as a graphic designer so I can see an opportunity also for her, she has already done some design work for me which will result in new websites soon.
So as you can see, I'm having trouble knowing where to start.
I often think about blogging my thoughts but generally that's as far as it gets and I know that's not good.
Anyway, enough of my ramblings :-)
There are a couple of things I need to complete, not least of which is the review of online accounting software. I intend to do this soon, especially as there have been significant changes to some of the software I intend to look at, plus, my tax year is coming up at the end of March, so would be handy to have something for myself by then.
If you have any input, suggestions etc, I would love to hear them.

Comments

[Joelle Nebbe-Mornod]

I understand where you stand - that's about where I am now. There is so much I could do - and alas they all align in one way or another with my core values.

I did find some of the thinking exercises that come with the classic "what color is your parachute" - helped clarify things a bit, but not enough.

My main problem with the own company/contracting type approach (I do have one, its so easy in the UK) is that I don't like to work solo. So I oscillate forever between working for someone else (can be difficult when you are "not standard" no matter how good you are) or trying to actually start a team (financially too risky)

Will be watching how you tackle it in hope it inspires me :)

[Dobes]

Hi Paul,

When you're having trouble figuring out what to focus on, look to your long-term dreams and your core values for guidance. What's taking you to your desired end the most quickly?

Hiring a success/business/life coach can be helpful, they are trained to ask good questions to get you clearer on where you want to go to.

There are a ton of coaches on Twitter. My coach specializes in helping people watch their finances and make a business plan but she was very helpful in helping my wife explore the direction she wanted to take her career as well: http://claritytobusiness.com