My contract ended yesterday. Many have asked if I plan on looking for a job.
No.
For the first time in my life, I get to work on my personal projects, skills, and financial goals without the typical requirements of a person on a standard W-2 work arrangement, even if it is a contract.
And I'm guarding this time carefully.
It hasn't been even 24 hours, and already, much of my stress has lifted. I feel three times more creative than I did yesterday, and there's a little more color in my cheeks.
I'm still busy, and there's still pressure, but it's different now that it's on my terms.
I've worked hard to gain this space.
Within one year, I plan on:
- Finishing my website(s) overhauls and recreating them on decentralized technology as a backup
- Have a minimum of one source of solid income stream (but in reality, there are two)
- Lost weight and become physically fit
- Finishing learning about Islamic marriage contracts
- Read Arabic smoothly
- Finishing writing both books
- Publishing regular bulletins to The Stealthy Scribbler Society
- Learning all about Bitcoin and Nostr technology
- Extracting all the knowledge I can from my current business mentors for my library
Toward the end of this period, I will reevaluate and decide whether I want to return to a typical W-2 arrangement.
If I fail at my efforts, I have backup plans in place.
Tomorrow is a hope and never a guarantee. Today is all we have to make as much of a positive impact in our lives as possible and in the lives of those around us.
Let's make the most of it. š