💌 Is quitting self-love?
On choosing alignment, developing a portfolio of income, and getting into digital art :)
Hi friends & welcome new subscribers,
How was your Valentine's Day yesterday?
I hope you celebrated it well. I don't really look forward to it these days, but it's more of an excuse to make the day with my partner a bit more special. I baked brownies for him and gave him a blanket with sleeves (WFH life). He got me a simple gold bracelet I’ve been eyeing for a while. Romance is alive.
And since this week is all about "love," I'd like to talk about self-love, especially in the realm of quitting experiences, people, or both.
💌 Is quitting self-love?
I had a tweet that did fairly well last week.
Here's what it said,
I tweeted this after letting go of one of my current freelancing clients.
They were a great client, but the problem was I was given more responsibilities that weren't part of the initial agreement. They hired me to be a writer, but I got tasks like SEO analysis, content strategy, on top of being the researcher, writer, and editor.
I had essentially become in charge of the company's blog.
You might be thinking that why would I let go of such a good opportunity? It had great pay, and the work was flexible. Trust me, it was a difficult decision. I felt entitled.
So I asked myself, "Am I really being entitled?"
The answer was no.
It's not an entitlement because I had suffered for more than a year before getting here. I learned what I liked doing and did not like doing.
If I stayed, I knew it would've become an instant replacement for the nursing job that I fought so hard to quit.
So even though logically, it didn't make sense to let go of the client, emotionally, it did. I knew I wouldn't do a great job becoming their SEO person, strategizing their content, and delivering high-quality articles. I was doing them a favour as much as I was doing myself a favour.
When I quit my nursing job, I promised myself to only do things that aligned with me.
I know the feeling of dread when waking up in the morning, not looking forward to the day. The lifestyle I chose lets me have less of those days.
Any relationship you take on life needs to be a two-way street.
It has to be working for both of you (of course, if you can afford to). There are enough opportunities to come around that you're bound to find something that will fit your needs and wants. Will it take longer? Probably.
Will it be more worth it? I'd like to think so.
So, what do you think? Was this an act of self-love or self-care? And have you ever experienced anything similar?
🧚 3 Fairy Tips for Multipassionate Creators
Going to spice this section up a little bit. Instead of giving you my advice, I'll be giving you other people's advice that resonated with me, and I hope that it resonates with you. 😊
[On Writing] Imitate, then innovate. If you're struggling to write, copy someone else. And then, put your own twist to it. Use your unique interests, life perspective, and skills to add something of value and then call it your own creation. Like Ali Abdaal, a popular YouTuber said, everything is a remix. He probably didn't come up with that, but that's who I learned it from. This tip came from this video.
[On Life] When starting out, generalize. Later on, specialize. This quick video by Ana Fabrega teaches us how children can succeed in a specialized world. We can't all be doing one thing from a young age as Tiger Woods did. Instead, children need to learn as many skills as possible, and later on, master a skill. As a creator, you want to steal this mindset. Soak everything in the first year or two, and then pick one to two things to be amazing at. That's what I’m doing.
[On Making Money Online] Develop a portfolio of income. Nothing in life is guaranteed. We start a side hustle because we can't rely on one job forever. This tweet by Daniel Vassallo is helping me think about how I want to create my income while also dabbling in many things.
Let me know what you think of the changes.
✨ Latest Work on the Internet
In case you're curious, here is my most recent work in the last two weeks.
✍️ Freelancing Isn’t Entrepreneurship–but It’s a Bridge That’ll Get You There
🎥 I don't know if I wanna go back to nursing (Nurse Identity Crisis)
🎉 Biggest win on YouTube: My channel passed 10,000 views in the last 90 days with 467 watch time hours and 180 subscribers. CRAZY!
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Hoping this newsletter to be more conversational. Reply back of what you’re seeing outside your window right now, so I know you made it to the end of this newsletter. Thank you, and I appreciate you.
P.S. I’m getting into digital art. This is my first attempt at using Procreate and making art. Maybe by the end of this year, I’ll get into NFTs if they’re still cool. What do you think?
With online love 💌 ,
Jerine