Building for the Future.

My days are different lately. I am working at being uncomfortable working for myself.

It has been 4 weeks since getting laid off from my job. It was a surprise and a big change.

When look back on my thoughts over the last weeks or even months. I was not happy at my old job, I did not want to be there.

The universe made other plans for me.

I am on the right path. I have always felt that change happens for a reason.

I have been starting my day @ 5 am. I make a cup of black coffee, sit at my desk, and start outlining my day, prioritizing what I need to work on.

I have never built an online business. There are many new skills I need to learn. Here are a few I have been working on.

Morning time blocks

Making a newsletter 60 minutes

Writing threads and tweets for 30 minutes

Setting up my newsletter on Beehiiv 30 minutes

Making the landing page 30 minutes

Working on a project for 15 minutes

Productivity is slow, I work about 5-6 hours in total.

Every morning at 5 am showing up to work.

After a week I was making progress on my newsletter. I was understanding Beehiiv and getting my landing page going. Slow but it was progress.

My long-term goal for this business is 3-5 years.

I am working on each day, improving my new skills. A little bit each day.

I work daily on my processes, system, and iterations as needed.

My creativity.

I have been struggling with what to write. Where to begin, what to say. My mind is still wandering with all kinds of thoughts.

My fear of poverty, fear of failure. Normal feelings I don't let them occupy my mind for long.

I can do this. The starting part is slow. I keep moving forward.

I started writing daily in my journal. I continued to read every day. This is helping me think better. I started another notebook for my notes and ideas.

My creativity is getting better every day. I have more time to think, and I am learning more about myself every day.

My personal Growth.

When I started on X, my goal was to build a business. I wanted out of my 9-5 rat race.

I have met so many good people on X. I am connecting and learning daily. I was not expecting but has been my favorite part of the journey.

I am spending my time reading books more.

I spend my evening reading, taking notes, and then re-reading. I love absorbing all the information.

Books I have been reading:

Think and grow rich

The Art of Focus

Atomic Habits

The way of the superior man

The Power of Now.

I have been working on my goals and thinking of the life I want for myself and my family.

I made a page on Notion for goals. I am adding something daily to this and designing how I want my life to unfold.

My Health

Not working for someone and now building my own business is a change,

I am focusing on keeping myself healthy. Make sure I am eating and getting enough sleep daily.

Keeping the positive thoughts in my head.

My health above anything is most important. As I get older it becomes a bigger priority.

I realize now I should of made a career change earlier but my salary kept me there. That was a mistake, but at this point I move forward.

Now that I have been away for 4 weeks I now realize I was more stressed than I thought.

I work daily to keep my mind sharp and my body moving. My kids and my family are most important.

I walk a lot. I also do other exercises for strength, stretching, and flexibility.

I am exactly I am suppose to be, I embrace my new journey.

I will keep learning and building my future.

I have set realistic daily, weekly, and long-term goals for myself.

I work on things I can control each day. I will keep doing the work daily.

Great things are in my future I can feel it. I work each day to uncover more about myself in this journey of life.

Thank you for reading my thoughts.

Have great day! Mark