JAN’S IDEAS

I was thinking more about my 365 Blog plan idea (a blog with no “year” and a post for each day of the year).

• Stage one-12 posts (one for each month). Those posts should have 4-5 (one for each week) general but related topics writen into the post.
• Stage 2-the 4-5 sub-topics will become the weekly posts. The 52 posts should have 2 main sub-topics within them.
• Stages 3 (2nd post of week) and 4 (3rd post of week)-expand on the 2 main sub-topics.
• Stages 5-8 (4th-7th post of week) can relate to the previous sub-topics or to main blog topic.

This type of blog can easily be turned into a web site when those skills are developed or remain as a blog that will not need updating.

Sitting down to the computer is a time for fun and relaxing for some people. For others, sitting at their home computer is where they conduct their online business. There can be times when the work piles up and nothing is getting done. Potential income is lost.

Most computer desks and files on the computer include three main categories of work to do:

1. Work that needs to be done or is over due
2. Work that it should be done
3. Work for future projects

You may have already read all the self-help books, took ample breaks, removed distractions, and done anything else suggested from self-motivation articles and books. Yet you sit and accomplish very little to nothing on a daily basis.

The first thing to do is to check into your emotional state. The inability to work could be a temporary coping skill to deal with stress in your life or even sign of depression. If your life is going fairly normal with minimal stress, then it could be health related.

Very minimal chance you have a diagnosed illness and you only have a week to live, but little changes in diet and exercise can mean more money on line.

DIET

While most of the world struggles with their diet, internet entrepreneurs tend to not eat and live on energy drinks, finding it difficult to leave their computers. Even if they aren’t getting anything done to make money there are lots of opportunities to be distracted. Take time to eat. Focus on high protien and complex carbohydrates for blood sugar stabilizing (you don’t have to be a diabetic to need to do this). Include fruit, vegetables, and fiber to keep things moving along and reduce energy sapping toxins building up.

GENERAL HEALTH

Prevent common colds and the flu by washing hands regularly. Take suplements to boost your immune system. Keep energy levels high by getting adequate sleep, rest, and exercise. The time used to do that will make the time at the computer more financially productive. Minimize stress in your life.

EXERCISE

Even if your diet is minimal, the lack of exercise and the high calories of energy drinks can still result in a problem with being overweight and also being out of shape. Even if you can’t drag yourself away from the computer, while reading do some arm stretches and exercises. While typing do some leg stretches and exercises. Force yourself to get up from the computer chair and take a walk. Mild exercise can contribute to energy levels and mental alertness.

FUN

Include fun in every day and throughout the day. Even if you stay at your computer, research something you want to research for fun, take a virtual vacation, and maybe play some games.  This will also result in increased productivity.

Motivation and productivity isn’t accomplished by list making alone, be sure you include healthy living habits in your day.

Not only was Wal-Mart a good move for the advancement opportunities, training, and raises…..it fits with becoming self-employed! I got the OK from the assistant manager that is over the department that I work in to go to 4 days. It will go into effect in about 2 1/2 weeks.

While I was waiting I got a weekly and monthly writing job. I am focusing on my one day a week that is dedicated to self-employment, mainly writing.

These steps will be fine tuned for one day a week and later I will use the same process to add other days and later apply the same process to passive income. Income is the money AFTER expenses. With writing I don’t have hardly any expenses since I already have a computer. The only expense right now is the small fees that Paypal charges to do my payments through them.

THE STEPS OF PHASE ONE

1. Return to writing (May 2008)
2. Promote writing services (June and July 2008)

• Updated my writing services page on blog
• Put link in my signature on Wickedfire forum posts
• Wrote a package of 5 related articles with researched keywords and offered for sale on Wickedfire (sold in less than 24 hours)
• Helped other writers (3 threads started to benefit all Wickedfire writers)

1. Received orders and delivered articles (July 2008)
2. Added to iTrader of clients and received iTrader points (July 2008)
3. Decided I had enough work to replace one day pay a week at wage earning job (August 2008)
4. Brainstorming about other self-employment income to cover one day pay-photo taking idea (August 2008)
5. Create secure income (Currently working on)

• (one day wage earning pay X 2) X 12 = savings needed before I repeat process on another day per week
•  Have steady and regular income from writing that equals two days pay for 3 months
• Begin plans for secondary self-employment stream

I will have the income for that one day backed up by 4 other sources of income and a 5th one in the works.

Initial day of pay will be covered by the income from writing. This is how I will make sure I have additional income to cover that SAME day in the event any income fails or drops:

1. Flexible/relief shift at a second wage earning job
2. Enough article writing orders to cover twice what is needed to replace the income for one day at wage earning
3. Savings that is equivalent to 3 months of pay from that one day
4. Secondary writing income (pre-written article packages)

I will develop my photo business plan and test it out.

This provides 5 income streams for one day and another one in the works. I could loose any one of them and my level will not change. What will I do if more than one income stream brings in money? I will enjoy 1/3 of the excess income, save 1/3 of the excess income, and reinvest 1/3 of the excess income back into self-employment business development. Once I have 3 months of savings to cover that one day, I will move towards a second day of self-employment and repeat!