Oh my goodness, it feels like time is flying by so quickly and it’s already June! I feel like I just blinked and now the calendar has changed to Summer 2023. It’s been abnormally warm here in Alberta with temperatures higher than normal for this time of year. On top of that, we didn’t get any snow during the month of May which is highly unusual. In the past, snowfall was still a common occurrence during the month of May, but this year that wasn’t the case. Thus, the warm weather is likely here to stay for some time. That being said, the wildfires in northern Alberta are causing smokey skies, which makes it hard to enjoy the nice weather.
That’s my life offline; online is a different story. These days, I’m having a blast creating anime-style artwork using a cool AI generator I discovered on #Twitter, which has forced me to learn and understand the basics of how Discord works. When I’m not tweeting anime art, I post poetry, blog posts, Medium articles (Good Lord, am I still going on about this?) and pics of my cat. Unfortunately, my cat is ill so any prayers would be appreciated. You can follow me via the following link:
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I Just Had an Aha Moment and It’s Wild!
In fact, it’s so wild that I am making a major pivot and wholeheartedly embracing the entrepreneurial life….yikes! But let me explain. After giving it a lot of thought, my biggest realization is that no matter how much I enjoy writing for passive income Medium, writing for the sole purpose of earning money isn’t enjoyable for me. Honestly, I have no desire to become a freelancer, do affiliate marketing, write product reviews (I am naturally inclined to live a minimalistic lifestyle), copywrite, create eBooks, and so on – it’s undeniable that success in these fields is deeply rooted in blogging and networking. Sorry, but I won’t compromise my happiness for the sake of earning a few more cups of coffee.
This deep realization has caused me to pause and truly ask myself the question: what am I truly passionate about? The answer came to me in an unexpected way last week. It was almost as if it had been there all along, buried deep within my subconsciousness, and was just waiting for the right moment to present itself. My childhood experiences have had a lasting impact on me, and many of my interests today stem from things that I enjoyed as a child. Although I had many hobbies as a kid, writing wasn’t one of them.
Now I am going off on a tangent, so I digress. Here are my upcoming goals for the month of June:
JUNE GOALS 2023
Career Goals:
- Plot shift availability for the rest of June to August
- Catch up on work emails + look for upcoming MLL courses
- Start working on a side hustle → add at least 5 items to my catalogue
Personal Goals:
- Publish 1-2 blog posts + monthly recap
- Find my Posh habit-tracking planner → I need to start using it
- Keep tabs on doctor’s appointments/pending appointments
- Daily Duolingo practice 🇩🇪
Health Goals:
- Track steps on Pikmin Bloom app → advance to Level 45 🌸
- Track water intake on Water Llama app
- No buying junk food from Walmart, Dollarama, etc.
(っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ FINAL THOUGHTS ♥
After careful consideration, I decided to include my new side-hustle under Career Goals even though there is a lot of overlap between this and my Personal Goals. It is quite possible that in the near future, I may need to create an entirely new category specifically for my side-hustle goals depending on how things go. After all, I have a history of beginning new projects only to eventually lose interest and abandon them.
Even though I am not focusing all of my energy on Medium this month, I am still actively engaged on the platform, and will continue to check in regularly. If I do end up writing anything, it is highly unlikely that articles will be written specifically for Medium; instead, they may be published on my blog first and then shared on Medium.
Thanks for stopping by! ♥
Omg I’m so busy these days I haven’t even had a chance to finish reading your last post, slow down for me please. 😅 jk jk.
Thanks for reading, Brian! If it makes you feel any better, I don’t have any more content planned for the rest of June. For once, I happen to be on time posting the monthly goals blog post! 😅
I read your goals and now feel tired so I will take a nap lol
I need a nap so badly! Just spent the last 6 hours working on the side hustle, and 8 hours working on it yesterday. There’s nothing else I can do at this point, either than wait for the items to get approved by Redbubble. A nap does sound nice, thank you for reading 😊
I understand exactly how you feel about not wanting to (actively) write for passive income just basically make chump change. It is stressful. When I was a kid, I hated writing in class and it’s interesting why I spend hours of my time doing it now.
I do hope your goals go well.☺️ They sound great.
This month, I gave up writing for Medium but it still brings in a few cents every few days. I stopped engaging and interacting with ppl over there because it was eating up way too much of my time. I plan to finish the drafts that I do have, but I am no hurry to work on Medium articles these days.
Instead, I am focusing on digital art and print-on-demand (POD). Compared to Medium, the gains are much higher over there so that’s where I am putting my time and energy. I am hoping to maintain this blog too but that has been quite challenging trying to micromanage everything. I am trying, but it is exhausting.
Ahhhh, so the weather took a chilly turn after this blog post!!! Hopefully the warm weather will return there soon. I’m sorry to hear about the wildfires and your cat – wishing a speedy recovery! And, your June goals sound great; I like how organized and determined you are. Way to go!!! 💪🏼
I uploaded this at 6:00am MT. I left the house at 7:30am MT. Talk about bad timing ☹️
After 3 days of not eating, my cat finally ate some raw fish. He’s been puking and haven’t been able to keep food down. Hoping he tolerates the fish….
Thank you 😊 I use the same template each month. Writing out my goals look like a lot more work than it actually is. I mostly copy/paste with a few minor changes month by month.
Oh wow, only an hour and a half later!! 😅 Dang!
And hopefully the raw fish sits well, fingers crossed. It’s alarming when pets do that!
Using the same template is a great idea!! This month (and future months), my goal is to be even more mindful of what I spend money on. 😁
Ohhh that’s a good goal! It might help to do a 30-day no spend challenge or write down how much you spend in a journal. We often underestimate how much we spend in a day, week, month etc.
The template so far has worked for me. If I had to recreate an original blog post each month for monthly goals and monthly recaps, I probably would have given up by now. Writing a blog post takes me an average of 4-6 hours without using an older blog post template.
Thanks for the tip!!! I definitely want to try writing down what I spend, to keep tabs on it. Should be fun!
Oooh, for sure, a template is the way to go – a time saver, indeed! 😄
I have a free printable for the 30-day no spend challenge if you’re interested. You can search “no spend challenge” and there’s a link on that blog post.
P.S. Timon the cat is eating again! Hallelujah. I don’t think he has thrown up in the last 24 hours.
I actually don’t own a printer, but I will definitely go about keeping track of what I spend each week!! But thanks so much, I appreciate it! ☺️
I’m soooo happy to hear Timon the cat is eating again! Woohoo!!! 😺💕
🙏🙏for your 😺
Thank you! He is finally eating again and I don’t think he has thrown up within the last 24 hours, so that’s a good sign.
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Wishing you an amazing and productive June!
Thank you so much, Pooja! 😌
You’re very welcome!
Good luck on your goals
Thank you! 🙂