@rutlandjoe-crypto4Taking steps to move career, business forward ... I call it a win
Three DMs took me about 10 minutes Saturday morning. They'd been waiting on me for nine days.
Nine days ago I wrote five direct messages to editors, pitching a paid editorial workflow audit. I sent one. The other four sat in a draft. Not because the pitch was bad. I'd read it a dozen times. They just sat there, and every day I found something else to do.
Saturday morning I opened the draft and sent three of them. Ten minutes, maybe.
The fourth I'm holding on purpose. That editor connected with me here on LinkedIn first, and I want to thank them for that before I show up with a pitch. That's just manners.
The very first one I sent, to the strongest prospect of the five, hasn't replied yet. It's been a full day. It was a Saturday, and this is an editor in chief. I'm not reading one thing into it.
Here's what I keep chewing on. Sending those three cost me 10 minutes. Not sending them cost me nine days, and it took no effort at all. Doing nothing is easy like that.
Then I spent Saturday evening watching college football (#HookEm baby), cigars and all. Earned that one.
Now, on a Sunday morning, editing MLB stories for an outlet I work for and then writing NFL stories for another outlet I work for right now. Gotta bring in revenue to pay the bills. Also, will check the Google Search Console numbers for all GSR Network platforms.
The journey continues ...
If it's sitting in your drafts, send it.
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Must be nice to plan a cigar and football break after sending just three emails! 🚬🏈
Between my core job, process engineering, system design, and trying to stay sane, my only "break" recently was a forced trip to Ibiza because someone literally had to drag me away from my laptop. 🏝️
If I waited for procrastination, I’d never rest. Seriously, how do you actually turn your brain off after those 10 minutes? 🙃😄
Hi Tetyana Leyendecker ... I admit that I do more than just send out emails. I have one almost full-time role as an editor for baseball sites, a publisher for a baseball site, founder of my company (which I have my own hands in a lot), and, well, life. My brain finally shuts down as I drift off to sleep at night. Maybe I grab a quick nap during the day, too, but only after having gotten up way too early in the morning my time in Austin, Texas. I agree, though, that procrastination can be a little devilish way for me to avoid doing something that I either need to do or haven't gotten around to doing.
It is nice to step out on my porch and look up into the sky, saying thanks to the Universe for what I do have in my life, and, yes, having a cigar. Thanks for your kind note on Sunday. I appreciate it Tetyana. I admire what you are doing in the AI world, too.
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Must be nice to plan a cigar and football break after sending just three emails! 🚬🏈
Between my core job, process engineering, system design, and trying to stay sane, my only "break" recently was a forced trip to Ibiza because someone literally had to drag me away from my laptop. 🏝️
If I waited for procrastination, I’d never rest. Seriously, how do you actually turn your brain off after those 10 minutes? 🙃😄
Hi Tetyana Leyendecker ... I admit that I do more than just send out emails. I have one almost full-time role as an editor for baseball sites, a publisher for a baseball site, founder of my company (which I have my own hands in a lot), and, well, life. My brain finally shuts down as I drift off to sleep at night. Maybe I grab a quick nap during the day, too, but only after having gotten up way too early in the morning my time in Austin, Texas. I agree, though, that procrastination can be a little devilish way for me to avoid doing something that I either need to do or haven't gotten around to doing.
It is nice to step out on my porch and look up into the sky, saying thanks to the Universe for what I do have in my life, and, yes, having a cigar. Thanks for your kind note on Sunday. I appreciate it Tetyana. I admire what you are doing in the AI world, too.