I realized that I needed to re-evaluate myself when a family friend called me up in early October looking for a freelance newsletter writer. She said, “you’re a writer, so I figured I’d give you a call.”
At that moment, I understood that right now in my life with the skills I have, people will pay me to be a marketer. They won’t pay me to be an Operations Specialist or a Program Manager as I’d been trying unsuccessfully for eight months to pivot into. They will, however, pay me to write words and engage with their users.
Tired of running into the wind, I decided to run with it.
I decided that I am in fact a marketer.
I’m a marketer who also writes newsletters, creates social media campaigns, builds email courses, constructs video courses, and fosters communities.
And you know what?
It’s working. I’ve been able to secure more interviews, sales calls, and email responses now that I’ve honed in on what I can do and how I can help people.
During the duration of the last few weeks, I’ve also realized the importance of stopping projects that no longer bring you joy, in order to make space for other things.
For the last two years, I’ve been a podcaster who talks to professionals from all industries and backgrounds about what they do and how they got there. My goal was to simultaneously figure out what I wanted to do with my life, while also helping others along in their own journey.
Turns out, my project worked.
After over 130 interviews, I found the answer (or direction)!
I cried last Friday after a great potential client call.
One year ago I was driving back from Phoenix, unemployed and confused about what to do next. Now, I’ve doubled my income getting freelance work that pulls in the same per month that I make at my full-time job.
I’m damn proud and I haven’t even crossed the starting line yet.
Knowing this, I’d like to make space for new projects that allow me to explore my other interests.
Here’s to more stumbling to finding the answers to my many questions.
I lied last week…oops. This is actually my last post for myMBA. Thanks for tuning in!