How do I find the time to do all these? It beats me. With my sleeping schedule, which is pretty messed up, and my energy bar, which is almost below 0, I am taking up a new challenge even more. I am currently back tutoring after many years. I feel like I’ve been living under a rock, though as much as I tried to keep up with the latest technology, there’s almost no end to all these. The standard of everything has slightly changed and I need to adapt. I remember I wanted something new a couple of months ago, and lately, I am surrounded by new things and challenges. On top of piling up things that I need to take care of, I finally take up a slot to tutor. I am mainly teaching conversational English and helping people improve their speaking abilities and vocabulary. In the past,I was teaching ESL children, which was more challenging. This time, I only want to teach young adults and only conversational English. I also focus on more professional skills, such as English for business and entrepreneurship, and helping people achieve their dream of finding their dream remote work. I mean, who wouldn’t want to work remotely these days? Most of the time, people where I am from needed to bruise up their English skill and some cultural awareness. These are something that I am mostly going to teach them.
As you see, my table was pretty messy, and I need to get my sh*t together. So, I was cleaning it up, especially now that I have to teach. I need the table to be clean and more space to scribble during the lesson. I removed items that I might not need as well. When the space is clean, working from home is more manageable, and I’d spend less time trying to go outside. These days, after 4 PM, it’s always raining heavily. You can see below.
Lately, I have been trying to clear my headspace for the upcoming Hive event and promotional events I am organizing here. It’s not casual; it is semi-formal, and I will do my best. So, I am currently working on making the promotional materials, which takes up much of my time.
That’s why if I am not too active curating lately and commenting, I could have 0 energy. As much as I want to explore Hive, my energy has been awful. I am doing my best to reply to everything being sent my way. Still, time feels like slipping away a lot lately, and I want to spend a day at ease, but I know that time will come and will have its period. Lately, I feel like I haven’t done my best.
I have been blessed lately, mostly with opportunities and things that come my way. As things in my family have been challenging, I am keeping a positive attitude, just as I learned these past weeks. I have been put into the worst situation ever, and this is one of the best times in my life when I could find my way again.
In another topic,I am delusional about money because I believe it is everywhere. When I struggled early this year, I sold snacks and cakes; the money was enough. There’s always something to do that could get us extra cash to survive. Having that kind of mindset gets me through anything. When you try to do something and be a good person, things will return to you. It’s not always monetary but comes in the form of opportunities or life works out for you.
The positive mindset I used to have is returning, and I am all for it. At one point, the people who surrounded me affected how I see life. While I’ve been hurt, too, I rarely become bitter. Every single person who has hurt me was a lesson. Yet, at some point, I managed to get bitter.
Whenever people complain about their job, life, or salary, I have no time for such things. I would rather keep my head down and work. While it could seem like I am often taken advantage of or borderline stupid for some, that’s okay, too. They just don’t know the game I am playing, and I don’t have to explain anything. I let people see what they want to see.
Lately, life has been filled with gratitude and thankfulness. I got what I requested: something new to help me grow. See you around!
 | 𝘔𝘢𝘤 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘢 & 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘳 . 𝘈 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴, 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨, 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴, 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴, 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺. 𝘚𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯! 𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘱𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬. 𝘈 𝘳𝘦-𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘰. |
Hello dear friend @macchiata, good morning
How great that you are resuming these English classes, and that the positive mentality is reigning.
I wish you much success.
I am happy about it and I plan on taking more students next year 😊
We are what we attract. I have been positive for many years and do my best to remove negativity from my life.
Love that smile, and hope you enjoy the extra money tutoring will bring.
Right? we are definitely what we attract. I remember when I was in the dump, I attracted people that were the same. I learned to create balance and boundaries too 😊
I remember when I was a wee boy being told by my mother ...
Misery loves company!
Well I am glad positive Mac is here!
Mac, I've never known anyone as hardworking as you are. Consistency pays and you just never stop.
Good luck with the tutoring, I know you'll be the best English tutor wot there is in the world eva!
I wish you nothing but happiness and contentment Mac, take care always :-)
🤣 I honestly was not that confident but we'll see how this goes. I mean, I am up for trying newer things in life and see how all this pan out. I just wish I am not such a lazy ass, I sleep a lot lately and I need my old superpower back given things I am trying to put into my plate 😅 Have a great weekend ahead Nathen, it's rainy season over here and been raining all day long.
I can understand how busy and tired you must feel, you've been doing a lot lately. But surely all your projects will be successful because you seem to be a very determined woman. And don't worry about a little bit of mess, we all have one at least for a while
😅 I really hope so. I am fairly determined when I want to do something. I want to make things work and find ways to do that. Most importantly, I am also doing this to survive 😂
Ha, I love this phrasing here. Honestly, I tend to feel the same and am wondering if it's something that resourceful people are prone to? MAybe money isn't everywhere (that seems to be the general consensus anyway) but when you know yourself to find ways, as you yourself pointed out, you tend to trust you're gonna find one this time around. :)
Good luck with teaching, I hope it doesn't get too stressful and that you get to enjoy it! :)
I could never subscribe to that idea. I grew up helping my mom ever since I was a kid and our family was the entrepreneurial kind. So, I was raised to see that money is everywhere 🤣 I could see a stump and I know ways to turn that stump into money. It's really helpful life lessons and makes you feel less attached to material things.
Although I have to admit, growing up I was shamed of this because my peers weren't that supportive. My only problem is that I got easily influenced by my closest friend and they could tell me all sorts of things and I would believe it. Just like that time, one of them told me, " only the stupid people study and a genius kid would never have to" so, I spent many years of not studying, while I still did great, I could certainly do better with studying 🤣
I thoroughly enjoy educating people and exposing them to something new. Though with children, I'd give it up and I'd prefer to leave the room😅
Totally agree! It's great you have such a positive mindset and I could feel it reading through your entire post. I used to do tutoring and looking back, I think there is a sense of satisfaction helping people (who want to help themselves) do better. It's a feeling that no money can buy.
All the best! Do remember to rest too! (Hive can wait :P)
There's definitely that satisfaction when you're able to help someone do better. It's great to see when people improve and I get joy in that. Honestly, that was also the reason I got so interested with being a curator 7 years ago. It's that feeling of being able to help people having their work gets the recognition they deserve.
Hive definitely can wait. I wish I was just that 20 years old again who can stay up for days 🤣
Hahaha you are still young!
You are so busybee, congrats for coming back to tutoring again and good luck. You'll gonna be more busy I guess. And good job surviving all the challenges. On the other hand congrats again with those opportunities that come your way. Grabbing then and taking in on is the best course here, yeah 🤗✨
hahahaha I don't know if I am a busy bee tbh. I felt like I am less busier than I've ever been considering now I sleep 6-7 hours/day. In the past, I barely slept🤣 I am really thankful for opportunities that come my way lately, considering after things I've been through pretty much this year.
I love your content, taking one or two things from it. Great you are back to tutoring after some years and nice that you are taking things slow while enjoying the fun and process.
someone told me, if it's not fun, why do it? and that stuck to me 😆 I only do things that i think fun, otherwise, I would prefer to leave.
That's right. You can't enjoy anything not done for fun because it will feel as if you are forced to do it and that doesn't make it good.
Take your time so you don't feel overwhelmed. I wish you success in your tutoring career. 💕
Thank you @amiegeoffrey! all the best to you as well😊
We can go beyond our imagination amd that's the power of obliterating negativity in our lives..
It contributes nothing so why do we need to focus on that one.
You're so busy and I'm wishing you continues success.