Stop Overthinking!

Authentic Seyi
July 15, 2023

It was on November 2nd 2022.

Putting on a thick cardigan.

Long cotton socks on my legs..

Sipping hot tea..

Guess why?

Harmattan just gets started down north..Nigeria.

And I too, decided to get serious with being a freelancer on Upwork..

What service will I be offering?

Copywriting.

I am a wonder Copywriter after all.😂

( If you knew me around 300 followers you'll understand this title)

So here is my plan:

1. Learn how to set up an Upwork profile.

~ Watch YoTube videos.

~ Listen to Podcasts

2.Learn how to write proposals/Cover letters.

~ Read books

~ Watch YT videos

~ Listen to Podcasts.

3.Get clients and earn $$

Perfect plan right?

So the next day,I got on YouTube and downloaded 5 videos on Upwork profile..

The first one was about 2hrs long..and as I watched it I took notes too.

I watched all of the videos..

But I wasn't satisfied.

I watched more videos and listened to Podcasts too..All of these process took about 8days..

Now time to learn how to write proposals..

The same process..but this time around it took 3 weeks..

I was happy that I was working on something..

So I decided to write my first proposal..

I wanted to be very perfect.

Not just perfect..

I wanted getting a reply from the client I'll be sending it too..

So I decided to watch more videos..

I did.. I wrote my proposal.

It was time to send it..

I was damn scared…I had so many what ifs question on my mind..

I sent it..and I got zero reply.

I gave up!

I felt I wasn't good enough.

And my career on Upwork ended abruptly!

So I got an idea to write an E book for struggling Writers.

And after practicing the following steps..I finished that book in 7 days.

So here are the simple steps I took:

1.Plan by night:Take action by day.

Right before your bedtime..

Take a sheet of paper and write out your plan for the action you want to work on.

Sleep on it.

This will help your subconscious mind work on your plan…and help you take action in the morning.

2. Make failure your Pal.

Nobody like to fail..

But you can't win when you don't fail.

So to make the whole process faster and easier..Take action faster,fail faster…and you'll win eventually

The process is more like:

Fail.

WIN.

You get right?

3.Just do it.

You don't feel like it..

Just do it.

You don't think it will work.

Just do it.

Worst possible outcome:

You'll get rejected.

Nothing more.

4. 5 second rule.

Anytime you don't feel like taking action.. just do this.

Action!

6. Embrace imperfection.

There's is no perfect man on Earth..

Nobody has known it all.

With the little knowledge you have.

Work on it..

You may:

Get disgraced.

Make mistakes.

Fall flat.

But it doesn't matter.

You'll get though this.

7. Detach from the outcome

If you see yourself taking a long time planning.. you're focusing on the outcome.

Forget the end result..

Focus on the process and everything will fall in palce.

Listen.

The only way to make it is to constantly put yourself out there..

The faster you do it.

The better you become.

If this helped you.

Send a reply saying how.

I'm really interested in your story.

I'll reply to all mails.

Talk to you soon.

*Overplanning Seyi*