..because you just might get it. Never have truer words been spoken then over the last couple of weeks.
As was the purpose of creating this blog, I wanted to share my story and create a place for people to see that adjustments can be made that can effect your life dramatically. Through the sharing of my findings and even the sharing of some of the ventures I have taken on over the last couple of months I hope that I have expressed to you not only the ways to make and view money, but the ways that I am actually going about trying to make money!
Well, through weeks of looking around for little side gigs, I came to the conclusion that since I spend most of my day on the computer and can type like the Dickens, maybe I could make some extra money by doing some transcription work.
It seemed like a great idea as it fit my skill set, paid well, and there was ton of work out there for those that wanted to take it on. This is the point where I place my thumbs behind my suspender straps, and gently push them out while telling you that it did not take long for me to land my first job.
In the matter of days, there it was an acceptance!!! HOORAY!!!
I spent the next couple of days communicating with the client and everything was just great!
Twenty-Five hours of film that needed to be transcribed. Okay, no big deal, I knew that I had more than a week to complete it, before submitting it.
So when the materials arrived, I put in the first disk, grabbed my laptop, and sat down to begin growing my financial strength to out run my Piper and his Wave.
And then it hit me. This was not transcribing a speech from the National Archives, this was transcribing the words on a group of people giving a small seminar! To paint you an example of what it is like, I want you to imagine two things. First, a speech by President Kennedy and second a speech by someone who is not President Kennedy. Well guess which one I got? That's right. Kennedy's opposite.
Yep, it was everything I had asked for, but nothing that I had not completely thought through.
So, the last couple of days have been spent transcribing, and while it hasn't been really that bad (actually it has been quite enjoyable), I would like to leave you all with a small challenge. When you are on your computer and someone is speaking to you, or the TV is on, trying typing everything that they are saying!
So remember, be very careful about what you wish for!
As always, thank you...The Runner
mmmm...and aren't we all guilty of the same thing? The difference between you and the rest of us? You admit it, but in a calm, reassuring, nuturing way! I know that I have done more than my share of wishing..and later, realising that I had either bitten off more than I could chew - or wishing I had never even thought of the idea. Looking back - there's very little I regret, because in each instance I learned something important about myself. These lessons have stayed with me helping me to become the person I am...and the person I want to be. Thank you for your insight today, it gives me something to ponder.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you for your response! "Looking back - there's very little I regret, because in each instance I learned something important about myself", I could not agree more!
ReplyDeleteOk, tried it and......not for me. As far as being careful for what I wish for...that too, still gets the best of me more often than I'd like to admit. I really have to agree with Bunny, I've learned so much about myself everytime something that I wished for something that wasn't all it was cracked up to be. I don't really regret anything but I've learned from it and moved on. Some things were a little tougher than others as far as moving on, but it has really helped make me the person that I am today and the person that I want to be moving forward.
ReplyDeleteVery honest and appreciated!
ReplyDeleteThanks!