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5 Lessons From My Try Hard Month
Last month was my first month that I worked about as hard as I did before COVID. Here is what I learned from it.
August was going to be the month where I’d take get back into the swing of things. Ever since Canada was in a state of lockdown while providing incredible financial relief, I took advantage of it as work went from a steady pace down to a crawl.
It was a huge set back and I picked a convenient solution that has put me in a strong financial position by the end of it. Though it was at a cost of feeling too comfortable.
Because I knew I’d have all my costs covered by the government, there wasn’t a huge demand for me to work as hard on my business. I slacked off on my email list, only a few days ago sending out an email to my list.
Probably the first one all year.
I also slacked off with looking for other clients and my writing overall.
In order to get myself back, I put a challenge on myself. Make $3,000 in August — the same amount I could theoretically make while working a little and getting financial relief from the government.
Over the past month, my focus was entirely on work and building my business up. It pushed me to relearn habits and face some new…
