Following The Plan

Last week, I made a decision. One of many, but this one also involved a paradigm shift. I’d been under the impression, exceedingly false impression, that would generate a residual and active income simultaneously. It’s the way I was familiar with having sold life insurance so many years ago. In fact, I’m incapable of pulling that off with my current skill set. If I am capable, then someone needs to show me how, cause I haven’t figured it out yet.

That being said, I decided to keep working as a freelancer. But in addition to these efforts, my active income, meaning money I need to live on and cover my expenses, I also chose to make videos. I’m not much for the limelight, but I found an alternative. So, I set an objective of completing 500 videos before the end of the month. I’ve made and downloaded 190 so far. I’ve got another 30 rendering at the moment, bringing my total to 220. Not bad, not bad at all.

I’ll have to do some post production. It’ll require some effort, but I’ve been quickly learning a new tool and after about a week or so, maybe 25 or 30 hours, I’m quite comfortable building out my template designs. Once the post production is completed, I’ll have to upload to one platform, setup posting and automation schedules, and then I’m set. Less than a month’s work and “potential” residual income. I say potential since for me, it’s unproven. Once I get my first check, I’m sure my gratitude list will have different verbiage.

Today, Wednesday, June 14, 2023, I am grateful that:

I’m making exceptional progress towards my month end goal. I knew the greatest investment would be my time. Yet, the yield could be incalculable.

My mindset has shifted. It’s more akin to decades ago. The times of writing policies and 10 months later getting a small direct deposit for work I’d done nine months prior. This will be the same, but I won’t have to wait 10 months. And even if I do, the work is already done, it’s not like I have to make the videos again.

I haven’t quit. I have so many instances of stopping short or quitting, I refuse to count them, since that would let me dwell too long a my former self. I can say, after watching a clip from a video earlier, grit is needed to accomplish most things. Focus, clarity, purpose, skills, attitude and the like, are all great. But without grit or strength of character, those other things are not as impactful. At least that has been my experience. It may be different for you, but I can only share my experience.

What can you do differently to get to where you’re going faster?

List out three things.

Start implementing one of those things today.

Be Great. Be Grateful!!!