Do you have a New Year's Resolution for 2025? If you would ask me, that would be financial freedom. I have this philosophy that I am meant to do it if I know I am fit.
Take my New Year's Resolution this 2024. I meant it when I told myself that I would upskill in 2024. In the first quarter of 2024, my adviser asked me about my New Year's Resolution in front of the class. My answer to his question is to upskill. I studied basic Copywriting and SEO during my vacation to meet this goal. I also leveraged my writing skills during my first semester as a third-year student. This year is exhausting, but at least I have learned a lot.
Focusing on that goal also restricts me from publishing blogs because I know there's a better thing that needs a lot of focus. Here's a breakdown of my responsibilities.
In the year's third quarter, my classmates pushed me to become a communication officer. I don't have any goals for getting that position, but they appointed me, although I dislike it. What would I do then? Anyway, my role here is to write academic-related that needs my writing skills. I write scripts for an event, Facebook captions, permit letters, etc. It is only occasional, so I won't mind if I don't get paid. Regardless, it is still a good advantage since I see my name in the ending credits. I can use it as an experience aside from knowledge.
I got this sideline the same month I was qualified as a communication officer. This is intentional since I problematized where to get the money for the tour. Just a short story: I saw this opportunity when my virtual friend sought someone to write for her using ChatGPT. She declined the offer in our group chat and passed it to someone. Out of desperation, I contacted her if there was still a job vacancy, and the rest became history. I am her only active assistant, and I am getting paid accordingly. It's not big, but enough to sustain my financial goals.
As one of the outstanding students on our campus, I am in charge of leading our research. This means I know how to write a thesis and am the mastermind. You can read this special article, where I secured the first position. I won't mind leading them since I often get the highest grades in our research.
I am not very serious about this, but I look forward to being more active. I lost a lot of days because of my laziness and lack of strategy. But this year, I have plans to be consistent as far as possible. One of the problems that made me inconsistent was the time. I also ran out of ideas on what to content, although let's say that I have a few videos that earned me a lot of engagement.
To wrap up 2024, I can say it's a good year. Yet, I want to address problems that I think are my weaknesses and threats. Here are those:
One of the things that made me almost broke was not minding my expenses. I often eat street foods or fast food through those times when I know that I deserve it. Although I am not materialistic, I love to spend my money eating from fast food chains or convenience stores. It's not very helpful for my gratification. Spending my money on that is not bad, but I plan to control it.
While editing my TikTok video, I saw my double-chined face. It was not pleasing at all. I even need to hide it to make it appealing. I have an angle where I look handsome, and the rest seems crap. Maybe that's due to stress eating issues.
Let's admit the fact that we are not 100% productive daily. There's a period when we feel lost and want to lie in bed. Sometimes, I find myself in med scrolling in TikTok or playing on my iPad. It's a bad habit that I need to remove.
Although you are just trying to breathe and do what you want, we are not excuses for bashing. For example, I had a viral video promoting an erasable pen last time. I positioned that pen for those struggling with the "No Erasure Policy." That post garnered many negative comments, and I fear my professors will see it. It's not about my looks, but it's about how I deliver the premise of the item. I realized that I became unmindful about it and hoped to minimize it.
What if my responsibilities collided so I couldn't control them all? For instance, I need to review for our upcoming exams, revise our thesis, upload TikTok content, work with my friend, and write a caption for our Facebook Page. With this thought, I feel like I'm going to be insane.
A few days ago, my dog scratched me, and it bleeds. It is a minor scratch, and my dog has not yet been vaccinated for anti-rabies. Therefore, I decided to vaccinate at the nearest clinic and spent more than $20 for the injection. It is better to do it than feel lost since I don't want any regrets, although the transmission is low.
With that SWOT analysis, I think one of the opportunities t can do is financial freedom. I will write part 2 for this.
