As I keep on saying recently it is really time to lock in, become more disciplined and work towards that life I want, no more dreaming instead more doing to make it a reality! I want to elevate my life and live a life of luxury where I am following my passions, earning more money and overall just having a much better quality of life going forward. I want a life of freedom not being tied to certain timings etc, I want to be able to work out in the middle of the day, or travel to events that I have made my way into through the website without worrying about getting back for work the next day or the cost of a train and hotel being far too much. I would love the freedom to head to football games without worrying about cost too which would help me out so much with the football site and producing better content for over there. 

To actually help me achieve these things here are some of the things I am going to be doing work & content wise to put myself out there and hopefully see things pay off and life head into the right direction...

Work 

Launch a new website

Me and Liam are in the process of launching a new e-commerce website for the business which is going to be our little baby going forward so I am going to be putting a whole lot of effort into getting this off the ground and bringing in plenty of new customers in through this avenue going forward. There is so much potential for the site if we really knuckle down and as this is going to be a big part of our future locking in is really going to help us out.

Work towards a pay rise

If all goes well and we start bringing in more money through the website alongside helping other avenues of the business I am hoping a pay rise could be in the near future with possibly more as the website grows but I guess only time will tell on that part. My pay is not the best at the moment and I often find myself living pay check to pay check however, a pay rise to reflect all the hard work would make life much easier and help towards those other long term goals going forward.

Push to grow all sides of the business

I have been planning on focussing on the websites social media accounts to try get that off the ground however, going forward I am going all in on growing all our business social media accounts, the one for the website & the one for the original business. It would be great to really showcase what we have been doing for the past 20 something years and reach a whole new customer base again hopefully bringing more money in for what is one day going to be passed down to me.

Take on different roles within the company

I want to step up and do more within the company too, rather than sticking to the website I want to try learn different roles so that when the day comes that the business becomes mine I know what I am doing rather than winging it. This might be doing more of the service side of things or the account side but either way I will be stepping up and showing what I am capable of for a change.

All this is certainly going to have me pulling my weight a lot more at work and showing my worth and fingers crossed it ends up with more money coming into the business and me finally increasing my pay and maybe even earning some good bonuses going forward. I just need to remember that all this is working towards my future so I need to stay locked in and remind myself why working so hard on this matters going forward.

It isn't just work I am locking into though I am finally finding the love for creating content once more and let's just say the ideas are flowing I just need to find the confidence to get back in front of the camera. Going forward though content creation is also going to be a huge part of my life and here is how I plan to finally see some growth & it possible shape some aspects of my life...

Content creation

Use specific evenings after work for creating

Once I am home from the 9 to 5 the plan is to map out my week so specific evenings are used for either a specific websites work or content creation in bulk. This should just keep me focussed on what I am working on whilst also making sure I am keeping up with my content schedule rather than skipping days or rushing content like I have previously done. One evening per week may simply be a wrapping loose ends up night or an admin night but it will be so worth it.

Work on my lunch breaks 

Every minute is going to count wether it is a case of using my breaks to post content, schedule content or catch up on admin for my accounts I will be doing so going froward. By doing this I am just maximising my time on an evening for getting ahead whilst also making sure things are up to date for a change. It is really going to help stop me from just winging it going forward.

Content weekends

My weekends have changed and it is providing me with more free time so again I am going to use this time to really lock in and have content weekends. This could be a full day of filming, shooting & editing or could simply be a fully day at the PC for writing. Content weekends are definitely going to become a thing and will hopefully help me see the growth going forward. 

Lock in on all 3 of my websites

I am terrible at getting on a roll with one website and then neglecting my others and I am determined to change that going forward so that I am consistent across the board and producing plenty of quality content and building a presence online. By having specific nights for content I should be able to make really good progress on all the websites with no more neglecting. I am hoping that I can lock in enough on these to eventually start earning money from them.

Grow my social media accounts for each site

The social media accounts for each of the websites are going to be a priority going forward too as I ma hoping I can grow those to bring in some extra money and collaborations. I am slowly getting into the habit of creating consistently for one of my accounts so now I just need to throw the other two in and make sure I am finding the balance to stay consistent.

Locking in will give me another outlet for time other than shopping all the time which will help me save money for the things I really want rather than basically throwing money away. It should also help me with documenting my journey too which will give me something to look back on when things start to pay off so that I can see just how far I have gone already and how far there is still to go. I am really hoping that it all works out in the long run content wise as it will be great to see just how much of a difference it can help make in my life. I just hope I keep on enjoying it as much as I currently am as the bug certainly seems to be back.

This is really all going to be about finding balance in work, content and the rest of life but I am hopeful that this is something I am going to be able to do without burning out as I learn to manage things better. I know that I am capable of so much if I just stop being lazy and get rid of the procrastination. For now though I can't wait to see how things play out.

See you soon,

Lucy