💌 I stopped obsessing over the $10K month

The Backward's Law, show up anyway, take advantage of your current job

Hello from a very remote First Nations community,

This month, I expect to hit my first over $10K from 2 sources: travel nursing and Airbnb.

When you first encounter the financial freedom movement, you use an arbitrary number like making $10K in one month as a way to measure your success.

I went from coaching on Instagram to writing on Medium to doing freelance writing so I could achieve that $10K.

But doing that made me more confused than ever as I chased a random number I saw online.

One day, I decided I didn't want to chase that number anymore.

I didn't want an arbitrary number to define my success or happiness.

So I avoided all the projects that didn't align with me for now despite knowing I could make money with them (i.e., freelance writing, selling digital products).

And by following what feels right, in this case, doing travel nursing and doing Airbnb during my partner and I’s travels, I managed to achieve somehow that $10K I've wanted for so long.

The best part is that receiving that $…