Today I have resolved to make the most out of a difficult time. I got the word this morning that I was sort of fired from my security guard job. I cannot say I am surprised and I knew it was coming but it stung nevertheless. I had another job in the works and the offer was rescinded so I went to a career fair this morning that turned out to be a royal joke. The joke wasn’t funny either. So now it is incumbent upon me to try a few things to make the most out of the shit sandwich that I have been fed.
Tomorrow I am headed to the library to pick up a book that I’ve placed a hold on about search engine optimization and I am going to look for a book on bookkeeping and accounting. My thinking is that maybe I could teach myself how to be a bookkeeper and sell my services remotely to local small businesses on an inexpensive basis. I believe libraries can be a bastion of learning and opportunity. One just has to seek them out so to speak. I need to be able to learn about SEO in order to make my website perform a little bit too.
As I told my therapist, I just need to expand my thinking and go beyond my typical comfort zone. If I can teach myself to be a bookkeeper, I could be a lot more valuable than simply doing remote data entry. I have a couple of ideas to pursue and some research that is worthwhile. I just have to attack the bull by the horns. Tomorrow I will plan on going to the library when it opens at 10:00 and spend several hours drumming up a plan of attack. This isn’t going to be easy and it is going to take a fair amount of time. I just have to have some hope that it will be worthwhile.
I could try my luck with marketing locally on Facebook Marketplace and Nextdoor to see if anything pops up. I wonder what these ads cost but I think they can be expensive. I shall have to see what the prices are. It all seems so overwhelming so I’ll need an angle of attack and to take things one step at a time. Mostly I need a cheerleader and I don’t really have one so I will have to be my own.