What I did today
Today has been a busy one. I’m beyond caffeinated and my face is hot. I don’t mean attractive, but actually hot to the touch. I’m assuming that doesn’t mean anything good, but I still have to finish up a bunch of work.
On the plus side, I sold a new piece of work on UpWork that will turn into a $1,200 piece of work over the next 2–3 weeks. The client seems a bit needy though, so there is a possibility that I end up making very little per hour. That being said, I had to take it since it’s the only work I got today.
Also on the plus side, I landed a new income stream! I’m now coaching and getting paid to do that! I got my first payment today and that really, really helps out.
On the negative side, my big client from yesterday did end up firing me. He was quite courteous and left a 5-star review, but I just wasn’t able to deliver what he was looking for. My goal next go-around is to make sure I deliver that value for that client.
On the very negative side, I found out I have a lump sum payment due for rent and I’m very negative on that. It’s going to be a big cash expense that I don’t really have a ton of room for right now.
So, in other words, I need to make more. And quickly.
What I made today
Job: $128
UpWork: $242.5
KDP: $2.09
Coaching: $150
Medium: <$0.00
Total: $520.5
Today’s pro-rated amount of monthly expenses
Expenses: $212
Today’s Income
$308.5
$2.09 of it was passive
How I’m feeling today
Well, today was a mixed bag. The lump payment I have to do isn’t great so I’m a little skeptical/worried about that.
I gotta figure this stuff out and figure out a way to make more or I’m not going to be able to cover debt.
My plan for tomorrow
Tomorrow is going to be busy. I have a big piece of work due tomorrow morning for a client that I haven’t really been able to spend a lot of time on yet. I’m going to have to put that together tomorrow morning and hopefully get it into a good spot before they ask to see it.
The other piece is the eBooks. I need to write and publish another one to get that up on the store. I need, optimally, one ebook a day being published for a week and I’m not there now. At all. So time to write more!
Past Pieces
Day 2
About the Author & The $0-$10K/Day Case Study
About the author and the $0-$1K/day project
Dean’s goal is to create $1,000/day in passive income through entrepreneurship. Too many people write “success porn” that skates over the struggles many face in entrepreneurship
The reason he writes brief posts here every day on Medium is to share his progress and his struggles. You get the unvarnished truth: what worked, what didn’t, and how much farther is there to go.
The hope is that this series of posts will inspire someone else out there to make their entrepreneurship dreams happen.
Dean Woods is currently a Marketer by day and an entrepreneur by night. Prior to his current job, Dean was a top performer at a top management consulting firm. Dean graduated with honors from The Wharton School.
