OPP Update: June 2017

Hello blog readers:

On this first day of June, I'm having mixed emotions.  This morning I was on a high, but this afternoon, I've been brought back down to earth.  Perhaps this could be a wake-up call for me to get off my butt to take care of some business.  

Today started out to be a great day.  Less than two weeks ago, I was able to put my car into the shop to fix the damage sustained from an accident almost 3 months ago.  Today, I picked up my car from the shop, which means that I can resume my role as an Uber Driver, which is my second source of income.  

Later today, I received some disturbing news in regards to my first source of income, my Tan Physics customer service position.  As of late, the number of customer service calls have been dwindling. Today we had 4 customer service reps on the phone and the call volume was super slow.  Our supervisor made the decision to get 3 people off the phone.  I was one of the three who volunteered to sign off early (thus losing 5 hours of income).  

Later I received an e-mail from my supervisor, who says he will rearrange the schedule, which could mean that my hours will be cut.  With this Tan Physics customer service position, I'm making an average of $400 weekly, working 40 hours a week. If my hours get cut significantly, that could mean trouble as far as saving my money to get my new place.

Now that I'm settled in to my brother's place, May should have been a month to get the ball rolling with my ventures.  However, things have not worked out as planned.  

As you may have noticed, I don't have a blog posting since May 1st.  I won't lie....working 40 hours a week, though it's from home, wears me out!  When I'm done my work day, the majority of the time is spent either eating, napping or working out in the gym (which is a plus), which leaves me little time to promote myself or my business ventures.  On my days off, I'm either taking care of errands or visiting family, which again, leaves me little time to promote.  This will have to change if I'm going to continue on the Pathway to Prosperity.  

Throughout most of May, I was advertising my ClickBank affiliate links on the safelists.  However, advertising on the safelists alone will not get me to the promised land.  In May, I was supposed to start working on a report to advertise on a squeeze page (to build a list); I was supposed to learn more about blogging and to start applying what I've learned to this blog; I was supposed to resume my education with ClickBank University; finally, I was supposed to start finding other sources to advertise my businesses (mainly through social media).  Unfortunately, none of the above occurred.  

The one business opportunity I have revisited last month was SFI (Strong Future International).  My immediate goal with SFI is not to find new affiliates or to find new TripleClicks customers.  My goal at this point will be to learn the business as a whole.  SFI has several tools that can help me create an income for myself, so I want to educate myself on these tools, which in the end will help me market the business better as a whole.  

As you can see, I still have quite a bit of work to do.  It's good that I will begin driving again for Uber.  However, I also want to start building my long-term income.  

Have a good afternoon blog readers!