It’s December 20th and Christmas is just around the corner and when many are looking for their vacation days to make a long holiday season break from work, I’m putting in as much work as I can!
Don’t get me wrong; work will not replace family time, and I will not work an unhealthy number of hours.
Let me explain, but first, if you haven’t read my previous post you can access it here!
It’s simply because the work I do in my affiliate marketing business is what I love to do.
This means that I’m not hurting for a retreat away from this work. It’s not so taxing like my past career.
It’s true when you love what you’re doing for work you don’t feel like to need to recover from it.
Do you know the feeling? Are you in the 9-5 grind right now longing for time off, or are you doing something you love and enjoying it?
Either way I hope you’re taking time to enjoy the holiday season and get some needed rest, down-time, family/friend time, or whatever you enjoy when you have time off!
Finish ahead
The reason I want to continue working is because I want to finish this year as far ahead as I can so I can start ahead in the new year.
Truth is I have a lot going on and would like to accomplish in the first quarter of 2025 and I don’t want to fall behind.
What are your plans for 2025?
This year it came about that in Canada TikTok was banned and the offices were shut down, which means there really isn’t a future for making money through TikTok in Canada.
For this reason, I’ve decided instead of continuing with my TikTok account I will look in to starting YouTube channel instead.
This would allow me to make longer videos and the crop and repurpose the content for short videos and reels along with text copy as well.
This is going to require me to revisit the training in my program related to starting a YouTube channel and start building those skills as I utilize YouTube.
As I work on building and using the YouTube channel I’ll be sharing my experience, what I do as I do it and any wins and roadblocks.
This will be a big part of the 1st quarter of 2025.
A turn of events
There has been another turn of events that occurred this morning.
My morning started by taking my wife to the clinic for some tests she needed done.
While she was there I took our little pooch Turbo to his vet appointment for a blood test.
About six weeks ago he got 3 ticks and after getting them removed he would later need a blood test to make sure he didn’t have lime disease.
Turbo handled it well I must say!
At that point it was time to pick up my wife and make our way to Canadian Tire to get a couple things we needed on sale.
Waiting with our dog in the car while my wife was shopping, I got a phone call.
I was informed I got the position I interviewed for after my last blog post.
I met with an employer several days prior for a warehousing type of role and was successful!
In case you’re not familiar with my situation, which I shared on previous posts, I haven’t made an income and haven’t been able to get work in about a year.
AS it takes time to build an affiliate marketing business to a place of making a full income, I haven’t arrived there yet.
I’ve been trying to get work to make an income while I build my business and after almost one year of job searching it has finally arrived! Thank God! Lots of prayers involved 😊
The start day is January 6th, 2025. Which is the second big reason I want to start 2025 ahead of the game.
Next Steps.
Before I start this new job on January 6th I want to be able to complete as much of my Google Coursera Digital Marketing course.
I’m going to need to redo my schedule and create a plan that will allow me to do my full-time job, work on my affiliate marketing business and finish the digital marketing course.
With a good plan and some discipline, I should be able to pull it off.
I figure after the 1st quarter I can assess how it’s going and make any necessary adjustments to continue positive growth.
I feel like it’s going to be a great start to 2025! What do you think about your 2025?
Please take a moment and share your thoughts with me by leaving a comment. Maybe you have a question about what you read or just want to say hi. Either way, I look forward to reading your comments!
Talk soon
Denny
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Hi Denny,
Thanks for sharing this! It’s inspiring to see your determination to keep pushing forward with your goals, even during the busy holiday season. Congratulations on the new job, that’s such fantastic news, and I’m sure it’ll bring new opportunities while you continue building your business.
Starting a YouTube channel sounds like a great plan, especially with the potential for repurposing content across platforms. I’ll definitely be following your journey and learning from your experiences.
Wishing you and your family (and Turbo!) a wonderful holiday season and an amazing start to 2025!
Meredith
Dear Denny, congratulations on getting the job. Now the juggling act begins. But you have the greatest attitude for making it work. My plans for 2025 include making videos for YouTube, TikTok, create lead ads for Facebook, and paying attention to my email list that builds up overtime. There is such potential in a new year. I have always loved reflecting, writing in my journal, and making plans for business, gardening In the spring time, and spontaneous ideas for the future at this time of year.
Many blessings and your new job and your affiliate marketing success.
Congratulations on your new job, Denny! I’m so happy for you. I understand now the push to get some affiliate marketing tasks done before the start of 2025. Like you say, doing what we enjoy, there’s no need to “recover” during the holidays. I’m itching to get ahead of the game, too! I’ve got a page and a half of tasks I want to knock out. Some will take time, and some are pretty quick. I am hoping to get a day job by spring, myself, so I’m also pushing to get these tasks in order and establish a rhythmic routine I can keep up when that happens. What a Christmas present for you and your family! So happy for you!
Nakina
Hi Denny – This was a very inspiring post. I take a lot of positivity out of it as instead of wallowing in the tick TikTok, you have chosen to pivot into a different platform. I congratulate you for your success on making this decision and I also congratulate you on receiving your new position. I wish you the continued best of success!
Hi Denny,
Happy holidays and a big congratulations on the new work opportunity!
All of these changes will definitely bring about a change in schedule on your part but I’m quite sure you’ll be able to manage it!
Reflecting on what went right in 2024 and what could have been improved is a definite must. I’ve also looked at that as well as what I’m looking forward to in 2025.
The best part of it all is that we know how to realign ourselves to give us the best possibility of success and be able to become the person capable of success as Dean calls it!
I know 2025 will start with a fantastic step for you so I know that your second step and any other steps after that will also be fantastic!
All the best!