28/12/2022
Some of you won’t get the benefits of this season for a long time to come, so don’t waste it.
There’s a string of public holidays now and because everyone else is out reveling, they’ll leave you alone.
Spend all this time getting good at one or two high leverage skills.
That podcast you wanted to start? Get your mic ready and start practicing your intros.
Know what your voice sounds like when played back to you and make any necessary adjustments.
You wanted to go big on video (live/recorded)? Start finding the best spots in your home and making test shoots.
You want to build a newsletter? Spend this season creating free Christmas gifts you can use a lead magnets to build your emai list.
There’s just so much you can do now… and if you can muster the discipline, escape velocity will not be far.
Imagine a future Christmas where you’re not stressed or stranded, emotionally or financially?
Imagine an end of year feeling of “I wanted to do this and I did.”
Imagine spending next Christmas at any choice location in the world that you desire because your dreams paid off.
You see, my posts are relatable, not always because of creativity, but because of a retentive memory.
I’ve been there.
I grew up in financial uncertainty, hand to mouth.
I’m not even going to expatiate on how those experiences negatively shape your habits in order to perpetuate the cycle.
I had to go off script in order to break the old cycle and start a new one.
For a while, people saw me as ‘no fun’.
That’s okay. They were right.
I had no business trying to be fun when I was suffering.
My fight was different.
I fought the good fight and I won.
The last time I was ever broke at Christmas was 2012.
The things I had to do to stay afloat back then, I don’t have to do anymore.
That’s escape velocity.
Okay… back to the present.
Wave everyone else Merry Christmas and get into your cave.
You will win. But you must fight like you’re dying.
Rooting for you.
— John Obidi
PS: About those high leverage activities, I’ll share some for you on Night School tonight.
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