I'm not going to spell out the book word for word. But it explains that as kids, we knew we had the power to yell "Do over!" and we'd try again. Why can't we do that still as an adult? If you want to read this book when I'm done with it, let me know!
The good news is it's never too late to declare a Do Over. [Jon Acuff, "Do Over", page 19]I also recently joined a really positive group on Facebook called "30 Days of Hustle." It's more than 14,000 people who are 'hustling' towards a goal. Their goals are anything from learning sign language so they can communicate with their deaf toddler to learning a new skill that makes them more marketable in their careers. They spend their free time learning these skills for a purpose. And I've joined them.
I've always enjoyed writing and have decided to learn more about freelance writing. My hopes are that I can improve my writing to a point where I'm earning some extra money doing it. My initial financial goal is to save 3-6 months of living expenses (Dave Ramsey's Baby Step #3). But ultimately I want to be contributing more to my retirement (Dave Ramsey's Baby Step #4); I just feel like I've been lax on this up to now and I don't want to struggle to survive in retirement.
My HUGE goal is to replace my current income with my own freelance writing career. I don't expect that to happen the day after tomorrow. But I'm willing to work at it for a few years. I want to know if I can own my own business and survive at that. But even if I don't ever feel comfortable living off that income alone, it should be an excellent side business to help me save up for specific things that are important to me.
So if you know anyone that has a website that needs a blog... If you know anyone who needs a website with excellent content to drive customers to their site... If you know anyone who needs articles or editing or any other writing support, pass on my name... or pass their names on to me. I'm willing to take them on as a client to build my writing repertoire.
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