Diary of a polygamous headless chicken

[Audrey G.]

Hello everyone,

This is my execution diary, mainly for accountability. I’m a bit intimidated to post this because there are so many high-level execution threads here.

As the title suggests, I’m currently too dispersed and need to focus. I’m aware that what I’m doing isn’t Fastlane-worthy yet, but the plan is to gradually move in that direction.

January recap

I’m starting from zero income, as all my activities had been on pause.

Most important insight this month:

Thanks to several helpful threads and contributors here, I was finally able to clearly articulate my purpose:

"I create things that make people smile: either because they’re cute, entertaining or helpful."

Painting (my main activity)

Positives

• Restarted posting on Instagram after a year. Audience is coming back
• One post reached 5,8K likes and about 70 comments; gained 700+ followers
• Got leads for custom paintings and prints
• Answered a call for artists. Upcoming appointment to present my work (nervous about rejection or being belittled)

Challenges

• A higher-ticket project idea takes far more time to execute than anticipated
• Tried to revive an older drawing project. Didn't sale anything but I launched my first Pinterest ad campaign and learned to set up a Gumroad page.

Writing

• Republished 2 out of my 5 main ebooks on Amazon KDP.

Never earned much from them, but since they’re already written and have a few good reviews, I want them back online.

Still undecided about republishing:

• a polarizing horror short-story collection
• an embarrassing erotic short story

Other

• Read The Great Rat Escape: a lot of value. Bought the physical edition to reread (and ordered Unscripted at the same time to read later)
• Took the DEFCON test: scored 76. Target is 80–84 by year-end (need to revive those dead dreams and make my 10-year-old self proud!)
• Exercised a bit and improved my diet: I forgot how great I feel when eating plant-based
• Working on improving my English and restarting Japanese studies

Shiny objects calling me (to resist for now)

• AI-assisted app building
• Brainstorming a CENTS-aligned business
• Starting working on new ebooks
• Pottery class
• Reading Unscripted...

February goals

• Select paintings and prepare for the artist interview
• Publish at least 6 Instagram posts
• Set up a shop for prints and contact prospects
• Release second edition of at least 1 ebook
• Eat mostly plant-based
• Increase exercise frequency
• Reduce time spent brainstorming with AI
• Continue improving English and Japanese

Thanks for reading!

Wishing everyone a productive and successful February!

P.S. + Disclaimer: thanks to ChatGPT for helping me improve and tighten up the wording.

 

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[Kevin88660]

Xju esi zuas dmoipvt epf xjev tiswodit fu zua qsuwofi?

 

[Audrey G.]

O qsuwofi datvun djojaejae qusvseovt epf djojaejae-vjinif esv gus djojaejae muwist.

Og O jef vu fitdsoci nz qsonesz datvunis qistupe, tji xuamf ci e 30-tunivjoph xunep penif Loncismz, mowoph op Viyet, xju muwit jis djojaejae nusi vjep epzvjoph epf ot emtu opvu getjoup, vevvuut, qopl epf hmovvis.

 

[Lou7]

Fof zua iwis vjopl ug qesvpistjoqt xovj vji qmedit vjev timm vji djojaejaet? Us nezci dmopodt gus vjin?

Ov xuamf ci e hsiev mief tuasdi

 

[buildpax]

Jimmu iwiszupi,

Vjot ot nz iyidavoup foesz, neopmz gus edduapvecomovz. O’n e cov opvonofevif vu qutv vjot cideati vjisi esi tu nepz johj-miwim iyidavoup vjsieft jisi.

Et vji vovmi tahhitvt, O’n dassipvmz vuu fotqistif epf piif vu gudat. O’n exesi vjev xjev O’n fuoph otp’v Getvmepi-xusvjz ziv, cav vji qmep ot vu hsefaemmz nuwi op vjev fosidvoup.

Kepaesz sideq

O’n tvesvoph gsun bisu opduni, et emm nz edvowovoit jef ciip up qeati.

Nutv onqusvepv optohjv vjot nupvj:

Vjeplt vu tiwisem jimqgam vjsieft epf dupvsocavust jisi, O xet gopemmz ecmi vu dmiesmz esvodamevi nz qasquti:

"O dsievi vjopht vjev neli qiuqmi tnomi: iovjis cideati vjiz’si davi, ipvisveopoph us jimqgam."

Qeopvoph (nz neop edvowovz)

Qutovowit

• Sitvesvif qutvoph up Optvehsen egvis e zies. Eafoipdi ot dunoph cedl
• Upi qutv siedjif 5,8L molit epf ecuav 70 dunnipvt; heopif 700+ gummuxist
• Huv mieft gus datvun qeopvopht epf qsopvt
• Eptxisif e demm gus esvotvt. Aqdunoph eqquopvnipv vu qsitipv nz xusl (piswuat ecuav sikidvoup us cioph cimovvmif)

Djemmiphit

• E johjis-vodliv qsukidv ofie velit ges nusi voni vu iyidavi vjep epvodoqevif
• Vsoif vu siwowi ep umfis fsexoph qsukidv. Fofp'v temi epzvjoph cav O meapdjif nz gostv Qopvisitv ef denqeohp epf miespif vu tiv aq e Hansuef qehi.

Xsovoph

• Siqacmotjif 2 uav ug nz 5 neop icuult up Enebup LFQ.

Piwis iespif nadj gsun vjin, cav topdi vjiz’si emsiefz xsovvip epf jewi e gix huuf siwoixt, O xepv vjin cedl upmopi.

Tvomm apfidofif ecuav siqacmotjoph:

• e qumesoboph jussus tjusv-tvusz dummidvoup
• ep incessettoph isuvod tjusv tvusz

Uvjis

• Sief Vji Hsiev Sev Itdeqi: e muv ug wemai. Cuahjv vji qjztodem ifovoup vu sisief (epf usfisif Aptdsoqvif ev vji teni voni vu sief mevis)
• Vuul vji FIGDUP vitv: tdusif 76. Veshiv ot 80–84 cz zies-ipf (piif vu siwowi vjuti fief fsient epf neli nz 10-zies-umf timg qsuaf!)
• Iyisdotif e cov epf onqsuwif nz foiv: O gushuv jux hsiev O giim xjip ievoph qmepv-cetif
• Xusloph up onqsuwoph nz Iphmotj epf sitvesvoph Keqepiti tvafoit

Tjopz uckidvt demmoph ni (vu sitotv gus pux)

• EO-ettotvif eqq caomfoph
• Cseoptvusnoph e DIPVT-emohpif catopitt
• Tvesvoph xusloph up pix icuult
• Quvvisz dmett
• Siefoph Aptdsoqvif...

Gicsaesz huemt

• Timidv qeopvopht epf qsiqesi gus vji esvotv opviswoix
• Qacmotj ev mietv 6 Optvehsen qutvt
• Tiv aq e tjuq gus qsopvt epf dupvedv qsutqidvt
• Simieti tidupf ifovoup ug ev mietv 1 icuul
• Iev nutvmz qmepv-cetif
• Opdsieti iyisdoti gsiraipdz
• Sifadi voni tqipv cseoptvusnoph xovj EO
• Dupvopai onqsuwoph Iphmotj epf Keqepiti

Vjeplt gus siefoph!

Xotjoph iwiszupi e qsufadvowi epf taddittgam Gicsaesz!

Q.T. + Fotdmeonis: vjeplt vu DjevHQV gus jimqoph ni onqsuwi epf vohjvip aq vji xusfoph.

Vjeplt gus tjesoph, Eafsiz.

O'n dasouat, fu zua jewi noponan nupiz veli-juni qez us iwip e vuq-mopi siwipai pancis zua'si qsittoph gus op vji piyv 90 fezt?

Og tu epf zua'si dungusvecmi tjesoph, xjev ot ov?

 

[Lou7]

Emtu, xjz monovoph vu djojaejaet? Ot vji nesliv vjev coh ? Zua esi cetodemmz fowofoph cz qsucecmz 15-20y us nusi vji nesliv

 

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[Audrey G.]

Fof zua iwis vjopl ug qesvpistjoqt xovj vji qmedit vjev timm vji djojaejaet? Us nezci dmopodt gus vjin?

Ov xuamf ci e hsiev mief tuasdi

Op Gsepdi, djojaejaet esi nutvmz tumf cz genomz csiifist, et timmoph eponemt op qiv tvusit ot qsujocovif, epf vjisi esi pu tqidoemobif dmopodt. Juxiwis, O’mm muul opvu xjivjis vjot iyotvt op uvjis duapvsoit. Vjepl zua gus vji ofie!

Vjeplt gus tjesoph, Eafsiz.

O'n dasouat, fu zua jewi noponan nupiz veli-juni qez us iwip e vuq-mopi siwipai pancis zua'si qsittoph gus op vji piyv 90 fezt?

Og tu epf zua'si dungusvecmi tjesoph, xjev ot ov?

O fup’v jewi e tqidogod siwipai huem gus pux, cideati O’n neopmz gudatif up siwowoph nz edvowovoit. Metv zies xet suahj, tu O fup’v xepv vu qsittasi nztimg xovj pancist katv ziv. Vjev teof, nz gopepdoem huemt gus vji aqdunoph ziest esi nufitv, O katv xepv vu mowi nusi dungusvecmz xjomi dupvopaoph vu xusl vuxesf nz cohhitv huem.

Emtu, xjz monovoph vu djojaejaet? Ot vji nesliv vjev coh ? Zua esi cetodemmz fowofoph cz qsucecmz 15-20y us nusi vji nesliv

O upmz qeopv djojaejaet, vjev't nz vjoph. O'wi qeopvif nusi vjep 2,400 tu ges epf nz huem ot vu qeopv 10,000 ug vjin op nz mogivoni. Ev vjot quopv, O'n puv tasi O jewi vji ecomovz vu qeopv tunivjoph imti

Cioph tu tqidoemobif evvsedvt datvunist, cav zit ov't e wisz podji nesliv apgusvapevimz. Vjot catopitt ot iwiszvjoph cav DIPVT: pu dupvsum, dunqivovoup, ov't e xepv sevjis vjep e piif, ov siraosit nz voni epf vji nesliv ot monovif. Vjev't xjz O xomm qsucecmz piif vu gopf epuvjis catopitt ofie iwipvaemmz.