Stepping out from the darkness...

It is time for my voice to be heard. I have been work from home for the last 18+ months. I will not name my employer as it's not relevant information. I remember when I first heard about Covid-19 in December, I didn't really think it would be something that would escalate to being a full blown globally spread virus. I watched it go from being something referenced in amusement in my social media feed to being this thing that has impacted every part of daily life outside the home.

To be honest, Covid-19 hasn't really impacted my life outside the home all that much. I work from home. My job allows me to cover the bills, live in a house, drive a car, eat, and raise my teenagers and my dog. I am afforded a very small amount of flexible spending outside of those needs. I have not done much going out of any sort, as a lot of times I choose to spend the money differently instead of indulging unnecessary spending. That means that I don't have any real social interaction aside from going to the store for essentials. I am known to take our Siberian Husky to the local dog park on the weekends, I will stop at the Family Home to visit on a whim as we live in close proxemity, and I will occasionally visit my best friend in the neighboring city. Covid-19 has not really affected my day to day activities outside the home. I am not going to mention the struggles ahead involving my teenager returning to school, I will save that for another post. I digress...

I don't have cable TV (who needs it?). In reality, I watch very little TV. Any video content I have been watching as of late is all on YouTube. When I have done all the chores (or not) and have free time, I will spend time watching and getting inspired by the content produced by different individuals. For those who know me, know I am always looking to learn how to improve. Years ago I relearned, without any help, how to play the violin thru how-to and technique videos available on YouTube. I listen to the Rich Dad podcasts he uploads to YouTube, and I have a fascination for abandoned house videos, so much interesting content available uploaded from regular folks.

I have still not done well at adding time into my schedule for reading books, but I have taken steps to get back into a writing mode. For a majority of the last 9 months I was dealing with some life events and mental health issues associated with raising teenagers, but I have managed to actually get to a point of motivation again.

I have reached a very unique realization in life. All the pieces of advise from all the videos are making sense, all the information about budgeting, finances, business, personal and professional development, and so on . Nothing happens in life unless you put the work in to achieve it. Analyzing deeper, look at it in this way; is your life where you want it to be? Have you done all that you can, or is there more work to be done? The more time I spent pondering these questions, I soon came to an understanding that it was time to stop dreaming and to start putting my ideas into action.

I had reached a point of action. It was time to create a Brand, but what exactly is to be my substance? I can't come up with any stupid name, but something catchy that resembles ideas coming to life. I am going to bring the concepts of inspiration and motivation into a business, how is this even going to work? I have decided to create a two-part Brand. Part of the Brand is going to develop an online retail store, and the other will focus on self development, inspiration, and motivation. No more will I sit and wonder when something will happen for my life, I have begun a whole new journey.

The Brand, Action Unboxed, is still in the very early stages. I do have an online store up for the retail, but I am just now beginning the stages of advertising and getting the word out. The goal is to not lose momentum but instead make little changes each day to achieve more and keep reaching for the stars. Please stay tuned, because if I stay on track then I'll be putting out more blog posts and working on increasing my presence.