What I’m Doing Right NOW!

People often ask me what I’m doing now.

Each time, I would type out a reply, describing where I’m at, what I’m focused on, and what I’m not.

So I created this page.

A simple link. Easy to remember. Easy to type.

It’s a nice reminder for myself, when I’m feeling unfocused. A public declaration of priorities.

(If I’m doing something that’s not on my list, is it something I want to add, or something I want to stop?)

What I’m Working On Right MEOW

I’m working full time, staying super focused, and avoiding all distractions.  I spend all of my time on these things (in addition to my full-time job):

Hustle (The Work)

Right now, I’m focusing on really pushing traffic, growth, and revenue for my main side hustle.  Here’s what that looks like:

• Considering taking on more SEO consulting clients.
• Helping my SEO clients get more leads and sales via their websites
• Writing authority guides on photography SEO and marketing and massive guest posts for other amazing websites.
• Working professionally as an SEO specialist for a badass web design agency here in Chicago.
• Mapping out new videos and optimizing current YouTube videos for my new channel (43,000+ downloads and counting) and enjoying the hell out of it. Here’s two of my favorites so far:

Heart (The Not Work)

• Playing with my wife and boys (5 years and 2 years.. the boys. The boys are 5 and 2. My wife is 33.)
• Swimming in my pool!
• Giving myself a mental break and eating whatever I want
• Scheduling my late-work nights with a goal of averaging 7 hours per night.

Those are my priorities. Honestly, there needs to be less on that list (I’m working on it).

I don’t want to do anything else right now. (This means I’m saying NO to pretty much everything until further notice.)

Things I’m Not Working on Right Now

• Meetups
• Coaching
• My own podcast (although I love being a guest on other people’s podcasts)
• Starring in the sequel to Inception where Sally Draper hires Leo & co to sort out Don’s past and incept him (but this would be the most rad thing ever right?)

People often ask me to do other things. I sincerely wish them the best, and often wish I could help more, but I say no to all requests, because I just need to focus on my work. For years, I spent most of my time saying YES to people’s requests, and that’s part of why I am where I am today, but I also helped them a lot more than I helped myself.

If my activities or priorities change, I’ll update this page. Last update was June, 2018.

This post comes courtesy of the /now movement started by Derek Sivers.

Read more about it here.