August: Reviewing The Whole Month

Hope everybody is having a great summer and since the month of August included many things, I thought I’d take one last swing at it all & take the time to review and go a little more in depth in what I learnt during the month of August – both while away on vacation and when I was home, working on updating both my Tik Tok videos and blog entries.

First off, I have to say that I’m totally pumped-up and positively overwhelmed with how the whole month went. Yes, there were hiccups here and there, (which I’ll go in more details later) but generally speaking, I found myself learning new things like how to edit my Tik Tok videos, adding text, etc… as well as finding myself in a comfort zone when talking on camera. Something that many of you can relate to and can feel to be challenging.

Breaking It Down

I also looked at how planning my weekly blog entries and breaking them down on a weekly basis was something that made them easier to develop and thereafter write-up and record the audio for.

As you may know, the audio part of recording my weekly blog entries is quite easy for me. Having done voice-over work for a number of years, it really is getting easy to record myself in 1 or 2 takes – that definitely helps on cutting down on time used to get these done.

As Dean mentions so many times: we will get better at everything we do when setting up our blogs, marketing strategies, etc over time – it won’t all happen overnight!

One other aspect I also found out was that my current equipment – my MacBook to be precise – wasn’t giving me the edge I needed while away from home. You see, the video and audio editing software I usually use to edit my video & audio recordings – Cyberlinks Director Suite 365 to name it – isn’t fully compatible on a Mac. I now am finding myself looking to change my laptop back to a Windows platform in the near future since my MacBook is a little over 6 years old. This will also make it more compatible with my current desktop set-up.

    “You are the most capable and qualified to help the person you used to be” Ed Mylett

Time Management

One other big thing that I learned during this month was that I need to set-up my schedule in a way that it’s compatible with how I want my business to go forward. Let me explain what I mean.

I previously worked on my blog during the week, recorded the voice-over part when done and on Saturday, uploaded it on the weekly share post in the Certified Partners private community in Facebook for Internet Profits.

That has to change because if I want to add Tik Tok videos, continue my blog entries and definitely continue training on how to get better at all of these, I need a better weekly structure to get these done so that I can enjoy doing other things in the evenings, after work, apart from always working on my business. I have to thank Brian Tracy and his book “Eat That Frog” for helping me see that I need to eat the ugliest frog first! If you’re wondering what a frog has to do with all of this – even the ugliest one, you need to buy the book to understand… it’s so totally worth it. (Then again… I might have just found next weeks blog entry?).

“Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you”    Carl Sandburg

It’s taken me all this time but I’ve discovered a passion I truly believe in. I’m having fun creating my videos and my blogs and although it’s not creating any income at this time, I’ll definitely use Dean’s wisdom when he tells us to: “don’t chase the money…let the money chase you“.

Time To Focus

With September slowly creeping up on us, here’s what I’d like my daily work structure to look like going forward. Let’s not forget though, it will be fluid and might need to be changed so that I can adapt to unanticipated changes.

I also work on a daily basis but come September, I have adapted my work schedule that will give me the possibility of having a couple of hours more in the late afternoon to dedicate myself to my business on top of current evenings.

Week Days & Weekends

1. Monday through Wednesday will see at least 1 hour each late afternoon dedicated to learning how to use my Tik Tok videos to grow my subscription base and of course, continued interest to my subscribers. I’ll also be able to work evenings on my business 2 to 3 hours to continue the training or dedicate it to the development of my weekly blog entries.
2. Thursday & Friday should be dedicated to finalizing my blog entries to make sure that they’re ready for publication and posting.
3. Saturday mornings (because I’m still an early bird – gotta love the Army life) should be dedicated to preparing Tik Tok videos for the week: I want to start with 3 videos a week – that way my subscribers will know when they can anticipate a new entry, sometimes without even me having to forward an confirmation to them.
4. I should also be able to develop what blog entries I anticipate to talk about in the future and;
5. Sunday mornings should be used to blog-hop and reply or answer fellow bloggers who, like me, post on a weekly basis and share their posts in the Certified Partners private community in Facebook.

Structure

One of the main reasons I’m looking to “structure” myself is because of the upcoming subscribers I anticipate to my Tik Tok videos and blog entries, I’d like to have the time to write-up a Newsletter and forward it on a weekly basis. Keeping in touch with my subscribers is definitely a key I believe to my success.

Ironically, when I look at my schedule, you might first question me by asking: “are you taking the time to breath with all of that, Marc?” And yet, I look at the schedule and I see a whole lot of “free time” for me during the week – which is exactly what I wanted in the first place.

As I previously mentioned, I truly believe that I’m developing a passion for this and by creating a schedule that will help me grow, I’m definitely putting myself up for success!

Remember what Dean said: “Become a person capable of success!”.

Speaking of Dean, being part of the Accelerator Pro program at Internet Profits gives me several direct opportunities with Dean. One of which is that I’ll be sending a note for Dean to review the set-up of my website, my blog and Tik Tok videos and will be able to get a hands-on review by him directly. Tune in next week and I’ll be able to update you with his comments!

What do you think? I’d definitely appreciate your comments and as always, don’t forget to subscribe to my Tik Tok videos at @canadianWolfe and subscribe to my blog! (My Newsletter is in the works!)

To your success…to our success!