This week
Hello my friends! A bit late in sending this newsletter, but that’s okay, whose keeping track :) I’ve been crushed with work at my day job lately. For those of you that don’t know, I work a full-time job as a home inspector. I find this quite comical because my days are divided into two hemispheres. During the wee hours of the morning, I have my creative PJs on and work on Authentic Personal Development. During the day and evening, however, I’m Mr. analytical Inspector Nick. Thankfully, I have my fedora on all day to help balance both hemispheres.
This week I have been thinking about how to create more space for my business. Business? What business? Exactly. By no means do I have a legit business going. What I do have, at best, is a creative project. And that’s okay—I love personal development and enjoy sharing my learning experiences and insights with you; that’s not going to change. But in the near future, I would love to have a sustainable and profitable business. In order to do that, I need more space to work on the business.
(Are any of you in this position? I would love to hear your thoughts about how you create space to work on your business or creative projects.)
I am getting better at finding time and creating space. So I would like to share one insight that has helped me. Now, what I’m about to say is going against what everyone teaches. Most coaches will say that I need to chunk my time, have a plan and schedule, and stick to it. Yes yes—I understand the importance of that. But I’m not a planner and I hate being tied to a routine and schedule.
What has been working is treating my creativity as an act of presence. When I have a small window of time, I put my full attention in my creative business. Sometimes I know the window of time is coming, for example, when I first wake up in the morning, but most times I’m surprised that I have 15 minutes or 30 minutes of “free time.”
For instance, most of my blog posts are not planned in advance. I wrote one of them this week 30 minutes before I ran out the door for work. I had no idea that I would have that chunk of time. It just became available with a streamlined morning and some luck. So I set at 30 minute timer, opened my MacBook, and started writing. I didn’t finish the post before I left for work, but in between inspections I found 15 minutes of free space. This time, I opened my phone and finished the article.
See what I did here? I didn’t wait for the perfect circumstances or place to create. When I had the time, I put my full attention and focus into what I was doing and just did the damn thing. Eventually, the post got done and published.
Most creatives I know need to the perfect time and space to work. I think it’s important to create space to work on your business, but it’s equally as important to work with the time that is given. Maybe this is the secret recipe to moving a business forward while maintaining a full-time job?
My best posts from the month…
A Money Mindset is a Delusional Mindset
A money mindset is delusional thinking. It widens the gap between truth and money and further separates us from love. This type of mindset is harmful because it perpetuates the hate economy. There’s a better way.
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If You’re Not Growing, You’re Dying. False.
That statement is typical self-improvement indoctrination. It’s meant to suck you into their cult. There’s no truth to “if you’re not growing, you’re dying.”
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The Real Meaning of Wealth
The real meaning of wealth is well-being, not the pursuit and accumulation of riches, possessions, and property. We need to get back to the real meaning.
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Is Conscious Capitalism Possible?
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Quit Your Job and Go All in on Your Dreams
Should you quit your job and go all in on your dreams? I’ve tried that approach three times and each time I failed.
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Thanks for reading! I always welcome your questions and input. If you think this newsletter will be helpful for your friends and family, please share.
— Nick