(Part 1 Here) This journey has been exciting. Working on the things I love has been a dream of mine for a long time. It's a dream I wasn't always confident I could achieve. Thoughts like, "this isn't realistic," or "you don't know what you're doing" were always in my head. I don't have these thoughts anymore, but not because I ignored them. I confronted these thoughts and had comebacks for them.
Working on music while having a full-time job isn't realistic because I won't have time. Quitting my job doesn't sound realistic because I'd need money. So, I made it more logical. I keep costs low, plan out what I need, and take on side hustles because they're more flexible. This way, I can choose when I work and make money until they become the same thing. But I also couldn't go into this blind. Doing this was a risk, and I needed to have a plan.
I didn't always know what I was doing. But I was able to take what I learned from working a corporate job and apply it to my day-to-day. A lot of my job was project management. There were goals we needed to reach and tasks that took us there. Once those goals were met, it paved the way for new projects. So, I applied this thinking to what I was doing. Now, nothing I do is random. I have so many ideas for things I want to do, and with those ideas, I create a plan to figure out what I expect from the outcome. So, everything works together. I write everything down and create a plan for my week. And I have the structure of a schedule, the way I would have working in an office.
This way works for me because I can see, on paper, how what I'm doing is smart and how I'm moving forward every day. I love crossing things off my list and seeing what I get to do next. I can also feel it, as my mental health has improved drastically. I have control over my own life, and I love it. I'm going to stay on this journey, and I hope you're able to be on one that works for you. When you spend so much of your life working, you deserve to enjoy what you do. It should bring you joy, peace, or both. Not everyone's journey is like mine, but I'm blessed to be on it.