DAY 90 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
I've made a lot of stupid mistakes recently, and I've realized that if I don't confront my weak and unneccessary fears head-on, then I won't get anywhere. This means cold calling, mustering up the courage to apply to certain jobs, taking responsibility for the actions I've taken in the past...that kind of thing.
Today, after applying to three jobs, I figured out which niche sites I wanted to guest post for, in order to promote myself. That took too long, so in order to claim some progress, I sent a guest post query to a retro blog. I did some work for an internship I applied to weeks ago and got (a mistake that I now have to face head-on), and I managed to rewrite one ad out of an intended six for my copywriting portfolio. I worked hard and I feel tired, but I'm glad I did it-I feel like real progress was made for a chance, now that I've confronted things head-on. I also wrote fast and committed to a strict timeline on that internship, which is something I've never done before. I've really made pushes against my comfort zone today.
I want to start finding local companies to pitch services to, but I'd like to finish my copywriting portfolio first so I'd have something to show. That's why I'll make connections on niche forums tomorrow as the last task of the day. Before that, I want to finish that portfolio and start working on that on spec humor article I've been trying to write.
As for what I did this month...blogged too much, didn't spread my name enough. Struggled against bureaucracy, looked at a lot of jobs I didn't apply for. Basically, it stunk. I will do better this month.
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