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“Life will always get busy. Make time to do the things you love.” 💖 ~Lailah Gifty Akita

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“Life will always get busy. Make time to do the things you love.” 💖 ~Lailah Gifty Akita
By Jessica L. Williams • Issue #283 • View online
With a shortened workweek this week, I feel like the days flew by. Work has been busy as we are scaling and changing to support that growth. In addition, Alice and I have been working on batching content for social media, the goal being to share tips, inspiration, and helpful information 3-4 times a week.
That got me thinking….are you following me on Instagram? If not, I’d love to connect over there. It could be your dose of #jesspicks in between newsletter issues. 😍
Alice is trying to get me into using reels (🙈), which feels like a huge undertaking, and video is not my strong suit. But we are baby-stepping our way into it. So far, posting this one and this one. 
As we move into summer and I’m listening to this training, I feel like it’s a good time to go into reflection and planning mode for the rest of the year. I hope that #jesspicks is a helpful resource to help you be an entrepreneur on your terms and help you through some of the overwhelm that can be a part of that journey.
So, please, if you have thoughts on other content that would be helpful for us to post here or on Instagram, I would really love to hear them.
On to the picks!

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  • ☀️. Doing: Ideal Day Mad Lib. Take a few minutes and answer some questions about what an ideal day looks like for you one year from now. I found this process insightful and plan on having the answers come back to me as a reminder in a few weeks. It is a good reminder of the life that I’m trying to build.
  • 🎧. Listening: Your Summer Rewind. Chicago hit the 80s this week, and this playlist popped up on my radar. Lots of Queen, Elton John, and Alessia Cara on mine. How about yours?
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⚡️ Ev Chapman 🚢 | (PRO) Creator
Being a creator and having a day job can be tough. Your process is never going to look the same as a full-time creator.

❌ Forget deep work, focus or cabin in the woods.
✅ Create systems that can get you shipping even through your worst days
gifts to our future self
gifts to our future self
“A gift for your future self is something you do today that makes your life easier, or better, at some point in the future. It is something that our present self does, with our future self in mind.”
Love this idea of doing things in the present to make your future self’s life easier. For me, that’s chatting with my VA at least once a week to see what’s needed, batch-captioning social media posts, and doing some cleaning around the house as I go.
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4 Questions Smart People Ask About Side Gigs (So They Don't Lose Their Jobs)
4 Questions Smart People Ask About Side Gigs (So They Don't Lose Their Jobs)
Before starting your side hustle, it’s essential to figure out where your company stands on the issue. So here are some questions you can ask before you start:
  1. Are side hustles even allowed?
  2. Is it a conflict of interest?
  3. Do I have to tell my boss? Or HR?
  4. How can I put my manager’s mind at ease?
I have always preferred to be super transparent with my employer, but it has not always worked out well. These are also good questions to find out during the interview process if you have to change jobs.
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#lifevibes
Love this reminder from Mary Oliver...
Love this reminder from Mary Oliver...
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