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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Update to One Door Closes and Another Opens

Here is an update to my last post. I have been out of work since being laid off on August 31st. I have had more time to concentrate on my web design business, www.webdesign4him.com and have picked up several new clients. I am not making enough money from that to pay the bills but every little bit helps and I am working hard trying to expand that business.

One of our church members approached me upon hearing of my situation and offered me a telemarketing position with his company. This is great because I can do it from my home. I am not selling anything over the phone, all I have to do is setup appointments.

My daily routine now goes something like this. I get up around 5:30 am and start my day with prayer. Then I work on my website updates till around 7:00 am. I will eat breakfast and take a shower and then depending on my mood will either get dressed or stay in my pajamas. (Interesting point here is that when I do get dressed it seems that I accomplish much more during the day.)

I will continue working on websites till 9:30 am, then I begin making my telemarketing calls until 11:30 am. No sense calling people during lunch, so I take a break from 11:30 am till 1:00 pm. I will eat lunch and take a little walk if I feel up to it.

I dive back into telemarketing from 1:00 pm till 3:00 pm and then I end my official work day. The rest of my afternoon is spent doing "honey do" stuff around the house. I vacuum, do the dishes, take out trash, fold clothes etc. Sometimes (if the mood strikes me) I will cook dinner so it is ready when my wife arrives home from work around 6:30 pm.

The evenings are spent with my wife and I usually end up going to bed around 11:00 pm. I end my day with prayer and drift off to sleep knowing that I have done my best today and tomorrow will be the first day of the rest of my life.

You may ask, "Why the strict time schedule if you really don't have a job to go to?" My answer is simply that I have found I accomplish much more if I have a plan and stick to it. I try to stay disciplined and motivated. Of course there are some days where I just stay in my pajamas all day long and watch TV or mope around the house...after all I am only human!

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