Week 21 - Why it's good to do nothing ๐Ÿ˜

Last 2 weeks, I did absolutely nothing! ๐Ÿ˜ฒ I mean for building my freelance business ๐Ÿ˜

And just by re-reading those 2 sentences, I understand how BS it is.

Yes, I didnโ€™t open my laptop (even though I took it with me) and LinkedIn (here is the proof ๐Ÿ‘‡)

And yes, Iโ€™ve spent the amazing few weeks with my family, discovering new places, learning about new cultures, tasting different food, sunbathing, meeting new animals, seeing new plants, sniffing new aromas, calming and organizing my thoughts, learned about Joachim and Caroline Murat who shared birthday (25 March of 1767 and 1782, respectively), and even being able to read 2 books - Animal Farm by George Orwell and Skip the Line by James Altucher ๐Ÿค“

Still, my brain was constantly working, and Iโ€™ve got:

  • 3 ideas for T-shirts (will share with you later, need to create them ๐Ÿ˜)

  • an idea to do a monthly Q&A for all things community on LinkedIn live

  • an idea to write the Community for Dummies book (and trust me, itโ€™s hard ๐Ÿ˜ฒ)

  • one more daily task - write down 5 ideas about smth (empowered by James Altucherโ€™s book)

  • an idea on how to revive previous clients for the client Iโ€™m currently working with

  • a great series of posts for freelancers (based on โ€œLove isโ€ series ๐Ÿ˜‰)

Even though I didnโ€™t put extra thought into what to do next and how to do it, ideas kept coming, and all I did was just write them down.

And actually, it felt nice not acting right away, kinda letting them brew ๐Ÿ˜

Usually, I feel like a rocket ship with an eternal fuel inside that just flies forward to the moon and stars, but having 2 weeks actually to land on some planet and look around was a very good experience, that definitely not stopping me on my journey, but kinda shows me a bigger view on whatโ€™s going on and why Iโ€™m doing what Iโ€™m doing.

And I donโ€™t know yet if I really learned this lesson, still, I feel like I need to repeat it more from time to time to get a better feeling of it ๐Ÿ˜

Daily actions:

  • invite 5 people to support the post with my services

  • tell 5 freelancers about the Freelance Foundation course

  • participate in a secret LI support group

  • train my idea muscle - come up with 5 ideas about smth

  • read a self-development book/listen to a professional podcast for 15 minutes

  • make a valuable post/comment on LinkedIn

  • work 30 minutes solely on my business ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Weekly actions:

  • transcribe one new episode of the Creator Spotlight podcast and learn something from it

  • transcribe one new DOAC video and learn one thing from it

If you have any thoughts, ideas, or questions, please ๐Ÿ‘‡

And if youโ€™d like to walk The Road To $1M+ Freelance Business with me ๐Ÿ‘‡

See you next week! ๐Ÿ‘‹