This is a continuation of a series of blog posts.
Here’s part 1.
Here’s part 2.
Here’s part 3.
Here’s part 4.
In a nutshell, I’ve been exploring what changes I want to make in my life.
Today’s post is relatively short. I talk about work/life balance and share a realization I had about why I make content on the Internet. As usual, at the bottom of the blog post, I’ve listed out other topics I still want to think through in future blog posts.
Without further ado, let’s jump in.
Let’s kick things off today with work/life balance.
Yesterday I shared that I was considering spending more time on growing my business and less time on teaching. I am more certain today that I will move in this direction. I don’t know if the goal I wrote yesterday (growing my business by 5x) will be the goal. We shall see.
Furthermore, I realized that I want to spend more time outside of work on other interests such as language learning and working out. If I’m teaching as much as I am now and trying to spend more time on growing my business, I don’t think I’ll have the time left in my schedule to pursue other interests. I limit my working hours to 45-50 hours a week.
Next, I have realized why I make content on the Internet.
I was concerned because I thought the motivation was that I wanted the attention. That’s not entirely true. I think the reasons are more that:
I like to communicate with others. I’m extraverted
I use making content on the Internet as a strategy to grow my business
That wraps up today’s blog post.
I know it was shorter than the last one. Here are the topics I would like to explore in the future.
What’s the first step to spending more time on business growth? I assume it’s speaking with my students that I won’t be teaching anymore
I also will need to decide if I’m sticking with my current service offering or if I modify it
What hobbies will I pursue in my free time? Probably becoming fit will be the first one, but we’ll see
Dating - am I going on 1 date a week? Is that the plan here?
What is my plan around hiring a personal trainer? What diet do I want to follow?
What product/service would I like to market at the Calgary Language Nerds? Language classes? I would imagine the answer is yes, but I may as well think about this
Am I doing anything to help Gujarati learners? What’s my vision around this? I feel a little guilty that I don’t do much currently to create Gujarati learning resources when, as far as I know, I’m one of relatively few people on Earth who actually can
I spend hours listening to music and watching videos (usually on YouTube.) Why is this bothering me?
I’m a deliberate person. Should I be more impulsive?
Just how weird am I? If I truly am a pretty unusual person, can I use this to my advantage?
I continue to enjoy reading your thoughts. I think you have things broken down in a very organized fashion. Wishing you all the best on your journey!