So I need this post to revisit my goals and organize them. I've copied and past from a few posts, here (below).
Broadly, I need to sort things out into:
1.) Language goals
2.) Getting a job goals
3.) Long-term career goals
4.) Lifestyle goals
5.) Financial goals
6.) Personal development goals
2.) JOB SEARCH
Getting a job search is the most pressing one here. So far, all that I can think to do is apply to places, tidy up my portfolio, the whole normal job application thing since I need a job by May 1. Really, I need it now, but May is the longest I'm willing to wait.
The portfolio is what's really holding me back right now.
I need to write a:
-Welcome series (email)
– Triggered action email
-Case study
-White paper
-Quora and Reddit responses
-Blog post
-Infographic
-Sample content marketing strategy
And then duplicate these things for a B2C business as well.
The problem is, I just can't focus. Finding enough research is hard, and it's hard to write something that I'm proud of. I feel like I'm never done.
Maybe deadlines will work? After all, I just read that some procrastination is done because people try to give themselves thinking time before it's due.
I MUST FINISHING BY 2/22.
Okay, here's my estimated timeline for this week:
Monday: DRAFT B2B welcome email series, B2B interactive email content blog post
Tuesday: DRAFT Case study — Augmented reality
Wednesday: DRAFT White paper – augmented reality
Thursday: DRAFT Content marketing strategy;
Friday: Edit everything
Anyway, I am thinking I should really start my Medium publications this week so that I have something to show employers. Oh, and my podcast, too.
I should create a timeline. Let me go write that down ont the whiteboard.
But for the career publication, I'm thinking of calling it “Non-linear” and the purpose is to focus on my journey to start a career, give career advice, interview other people who have non-linear paths to success, people who define success differently.
So what would I write about?
Weekly, updates on my career — what I'm doing to find a job, career advice,
testing out career advice, things I've noticed about other marketers, generally marketing advice, thoughts on general career trends like working remote
Following your passionate is terrible advice
What I did this week to further my career
This week in great marketing
All jobs should be remote
Why you should give remote benefits
Don't worry about internships, have a portfolio
What should my tagline be?
Nonlinear – Documenting and discussing nonlinear paths to fulfillment
What should I call the other one? Focus is on keeping me accountable, but also discussion of alternative lifestyles.
Will have to resume this later, J wants us to go workout now. What about Glacier, because they
LATER
Coming in on 10/02/2019 here.
More ideas for Medium publications:
Non-linear: Building a career on a crooked path
Glacier: Slow changes, massive impacts
I want to reassess my Chinese goals. I don't know if I want to learn Chinese for business yet, because I don't know what kind of business I will be in 5 years from now, and it's such a huge commitment especially compared to the other things I want to do with Chinese.
Hmm, I really should go now .
But to touch on later:
I want to write flash fiction or short stories daily
I want to learn Persian and Chinese
Persian for diaries and stories and emails, speaking for small talk, reading books and blogs and newspaper, listening to TV and movies and podcasts and cooking shows
Chinese for everything
Yoga each morning
Positivity
Dancing
Change who I am in TN
Learn more about being a better writer
Acting
Do standup
Do crosstalk
Become a better marketer
Open my own business
read more about business
get things started so I can have my own profitable one-person business.