I had to change the title of this article from “Things I’d Like to Do If I Had Time” to “Things I’m GOING to do.”
Why the change?
Because the “if” was total BS. All of these things have been on my “want to do list” for a while and I had to ask myself, “When?”
Yes, I’m going to continue to write for publications and corporations; I’m going to maintain my blogs and write my books; and I’m going to market everything I do online and offline. I will also continue to engage in all of my other interests: scrapbooking and card making, roller skating, traveling – and sleeping.
But I will just have to come up with an effective strategy and time management system to do it all. And I think it’s possible.
Quite frankly, I’m so tired of using money and time as excuses to not do things I want to do. After I thought about it, I felt a little stupid because I could be generating an income from most of the stuff on my list. So, I,m going to do something, even if it’s just reading blog posts and watching YouTube videos.
Here are things I’m going to do.
- Interviews. I love interviewing people and would interview everyone I ran into (literally and figuratively) that is doing good stuff. Depending on the person, the interview would be audio or video-recorded.
- My podcast. The interviews conducted would be my podcast episodes. Like anything else, this is a lot of work with little rewards in the beginning.
- Photography and Photoshop classes. I LOVE taking pictures and am really considering pet photography as a hobby (like I have time for anything else). And I would do some funny stuff with photoshop.
- Volunteer as a writing coach. I am going to sit at the library for a couple hours once a week to help students with their writing assignments and papers.
- Write about women, diversity and technology. I’m researching opportunities now.
- Write about settled EEOC lawsuits. Companies are paying out loads of money because of discriminatory practices and you have to wonder if America is digressing socially or if people are just plain stupid. Anyway, I’m looking for companies and publications that will pay for this.
- Participate in mastermind groups. I NEED the creative energy of other creative folk and a mastermind group is my best bet. If I don’t find one, I’ll just have to start one myself.
- Develop writing, blogging and creativity programs to help people boost their skills and creativity. I’m working on this now
- Finish ALL of my book drafts. This would give me a great feeling of completion and I can use them in my writing and blogging trainings.
- Read more. This is how geniuses are made.
How about you?
What would you do if you stop the BS and start doing stuff you really want to do?
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