Lis Carpenter - My BIG WHY

 

I don't remember keepimg a journal in my Blog about all the things I was doing as side hustles while I was completing my doctoral degree. 

Most people want to hide that shit, but the thing is we will never be free while we are hiding what we do. I hustled hard y'all, but I was out of alignment with my giftings and skills.

I AM AN EDUCATOR. I am a trained ESL teacher. I tutored over 2000 students one on one. I have built curriculums and designed assessments for students. I have taught students all over the world.

And, somewhere in all of this action, I decided that educators are just not paid well. The truth is educators who choose classroom teaching in the wrong place are not paid well. 

Lucky for me, the requirements kept changing to get hired in my county. And, instead of heading back to school for a Special Education degree, I chose to leave and work for online companies. 

But, my highest value is teaching students how to improve their results and their lives. I have mastered the skills it takes to get "good grades," yes. But, I want to teach you, reader, how to excel beyond school. The skills that you will learn from me will allow you to choose who you want to work with and give you confidence that you can learn any subject.

Go ahead and reach out liscarpenter[at]gmail.com or @maketodayextraordinary on Instagram.

The Cashflow Quadrant Week 3

01/12/20
I can see I have not applied to the schools that came from the Two Sigmas email. The rep told me that all of the schools have their own online platform, but we shall see. I keep going back to the thought of working for Cambly, but if I can get more than $10. Then, that is what I need to do-- meanwhile I have $10 waiting for me when I complete another Textbroker article.
$390 dollars to go for the next two weeks.
Plan - close a Cutco customer.

1/13/20
And, this is why I planned to check -in twice a day. I applied at the Two Sigmas schools. I did not interview for the telemarketing job. I cannot even remember the guy who kept putting me off for Cutco, but I am also thinking of Trudy.

1/17/20
Moving this blog entry to later in the day was a bad idea. I have not followed up for Cutco sales. There is a pull towards the low paying work. The lady Stacey Brown from the Living Stones church prayed for me and mentioned investments, and now I see this thing with Roger Salam, but I do not trust him because of Tasha Cooney's testimony of working with him for low pay.

The Cashflow Quadrant Week 2

Today I continue the social media marketing course through Elite Marketing Pro. The lure of network marketing is pretty strong with the idea of just teaching everyone to do 3 quality connections (which will change their lives) while you do 10-20.

I have a hang up. I desire to eat fresh, but the company that I am looking at would be delivering supplements that are nutraceuticals. I wonder if they have an interest in using hemp plastic instead of the conventional plastic?

1/7/20
Today I complete the Nancy Badillo training or most of it. I eliminated Patreon U and JVZoo training. I just could not see myself going back into the mess of Clickfunnels, Aweber, and ClickMajick. I see where D got her training from, and I am clear on my focus on writing for income.

...I did not complete the course. The target market choice was a little bit of a hang up. The thing is Russell decided to target himself and had a breakthrough. The same thing happened with Garrett J. White. I have the assumption like the prophet Eliyahu that I am the only one waking up, but targeting myself and providing what I need(ed) and value should be the sticker store. The sticker is message just like "Say I Won't"

1/8/20
I applied for a job in sales again today. The place is in Fort Myers and the reasoning was that it is the stereotypical 9-5 (except it's 8-5) and it will allow me to to have my 3 weeks of vacation. I don't mind doing the hustle for 2 years to get a business going. I keep thinking about Patreon because really, the problem of being an artist and not ever making your art is a real one.

1/9/20
Joe's birthday or re-birth day. We came from somewhere before we opened our eyes here. I had the thought 3 times "I do not feel like myself" today. And, I also had the thought that it was a good thing because that means that I am on a different, uncomfortable wavelength, and different things are coming. It took me a while yesterday to come to I will educate the Hebrews with my poems defaming the system and teaching them how to break the "new slavery."

1/10/20
Radical actions we take = results. New patterns take time to become normal. I am cutting a lot to focus on my dissertation. I do not need to track my creation of cash flow right now because I will be focusing on finishing my dissertation and taking additional teaching jobs.

1/11/20
I allowed Christy back into my life though I have pain because of it -- faithful are the wounds of a friend... my focus has moved to how much POWER can I put into dissertation research and really honor the work of a scholar. Dishonoring it, devaluing it has led to poor quality research. Today, I must choose a freelancer to help with the research and then get the lit review and background done this next septimal period.

Mr. Money Mustache + The Cashflow Quadrant (12/30/19 - 01/05/20)

12/30/2019 I did the 30 Day Money Challenge through the Doughroller Podcast not to long ago, and it was great because it introduced me to Mr. Money Mustache. I think Mr. Money Mustache retired at 30. But, it taught me about my poor spending habits and the foolish spending of my dad. It's great when you have great money managers as parents, but for the rest of us, we have to learn.

Mr. Money Mustache shared a novel idea. He used his blog as his accountability partner, posting his net worth once a week. I have in my mind to post my positive or negative gain for a day (no including the student loan interest compounding against me). So far today, I am at $15... my goal is to break the $1000/day mark so I can live independently again.

My living expenses were government subsidized -- I was getting money for being in school because my father received 100% military disability. I think it was $1080/mo. That covered rent and then some. I worked 2 contractor positions along with picking up substitute teaching jobs, and my income has not been at that level since. That was 2015.
1) WyzAnt Tutor
2) Brainfuse Tutor
3) Substitute Teacher
4) Student loan (kickback)
5) VA benefits from my dad It was nice being at $3,000/mo.

I could afford a vacation for me and my beau, but now, It time to rebuild, and instead of net worth tracking. I am using Robert Kiyosaki's guidance for escaping the rat race - cash flow tracking. Rule #1 - Pay Yourself First.

 Currently: 1) EF Kids Teacher

 9:23PM I did not get to $100 today, but I may have found a way to recover a few thousand in settlement money. What am I saying, I didn't find it. Spirit led me there by placing in me the inkling of an idea that I could settle with USAA on the debt owed them that I had fallen behind on.

12/31/19 Yeah, I think I will put these in week by week. My new goal is to change my environment. We are taught that to change our outer world we have to first change our inner world, but there was also the doctor who said if you stay in toxic relationships you will die. My father is killing me. I have decided again to see where I can WOOF and write my dissertation. My ma was adamant about me having the $1000 to cover my bills before I went anywhere. It is a snare to me, the debts. I think about and desire to consolidate, but my credit score is too low. J.O.B. --- Self-employed --- (network marketing is a glorified "S" not a "B."

12/1/20 Apply for ESL full time teaching jobs again because the target is $3K a month by 'ALMOST' any means necessary. I checked the last 4-5 websites on the list. I must return tomorrow. I know I should not pursue a university position though.

12/2/20 Today I have specific instruction: drop ship surf boards and boogie boards, and check in on Bethany to see if her period cramping has improved. I am really thinking that my ability to hear doesn't exist - I wasted much tiempo looking for surf board dropshippers only to land on "give us all your money" sites. I thought to ask my brother for access to his membership for dropshippers. Talked to Racquel. We are starting with Nancy Badillo's free stuff. Then, we are going to Arsha's stuff.

12/3/20 All this seeking of Divine counsel from above has made me certifiably insane. I'm going with the "led away by my own lusts" cap on this one. And, I will listen to my gut with the rest of life. The gut is sparked by the Divine. The heart and the brain may lie, but the gut (root) -- has it ever lied? So far, it has never misled me. So, AWAI approved me to promote for them. I have no idea what the commission percentages are for things, but they have promised another email with all of that.

12/4/20 I have the goal to get involved with one of the AWAI clubs ASAP. Spirit was telling me the Etsy move is not like a self-employed job or a regular employee job because sales can come in while I am not actively working. So, having a story is breaking the hourly wage paradigm. Network marketing is similar because you profit from the labor of others, but you are still more a high paid "S" than an business owner... unless you have a Ann Sieg type set up.

12/5/20 What's really nice here is I did not figure things out. I just decided to publish. I would write 1042 words 6 days out of the week, and I would be diligent in that one thing, to write, write on!