With only 6 weeks of living expenses saved up and no paycheck on the way, rather than freaking out about my financial situation and taking any work that comes my way, I decided to give it another month and focus on doing whatever truly excites me. Call it reckless if you wish, but I’ve been in this situation so many times that I know how little panic achieves. You end up stuck in a contract doing a job you hate in a city you hate, you end up straining your body stressing out, and you end up throwing away everything you have been working towards. So I’m not doing any of that.
As I mentioned in a recent post, I was honest with the translation agency when the project they wanted to give me looked above my language capabilities. I could have done the work but it would have stressed me out. So they told me they’d come find me if they had simpler work, and they did! It only took 3 days. Now I’m proofreading the translation for a comic book, much more fun and easier than the last project they sent my way, and I’ll end up being paid the same amount, plus I can do it on my iPad while riding the bus!
Right around the same time, the school I used to work for called me up and said they needed me to write an introduction because they wanted to send more students my way. So by next month I may have a lot of work coming my way, but it’s all work I’m pretty cool with, low stress, low requirements. On top of that I’m doing much better at steemit and with this work I may not even have to dig into my crypto savings for livin * expenses!
This relaxed mindset has allowed me to set some time aside for practicing guitar and writing on steemit as usual. It’s allowed me to take good care of my back and continue healing. And it’s allowed me to make good decisions and recognize opportunities when they arise, rather than getting stuck on the “what if”’s
It may be hard to believe this when it looks like things are falling down around you, but doing what excites you always works out for the better. There will always be ups and downs and sometimes some bumps that scare you, but if you insist on finding a way to be excited every day, things come together. Whatever struggle still remains will allow you to level up and become closer to the person you dream of being!
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