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I've been thinking about how I can utilize my blog more. Especially since I've been more locked in. This is the link to the conversation I had with Gemini about it. 

https://g.co/gemini/share/4ac08b234028

I actually agree about trying a different blog approach for each week. Just to see which takes, which gets me closer to the goal. Which is public accountability, which helps me grow and develop. As well as building an audience. Which helps with my brand and business goals. 

When I say I've been locked in, I mean it. I've even been keeping track on this app I bought a few years ago. I totally forgot about it, it's called hello habit. 

Something Google should do is have a tab or place I can go to see all the apps I've bought. I had to scroll through my history to see what apps I've bought. But yeah, hello habit has been helping me to see my consistency. 

And I'm going to need that now that my schedule has changed. Instead of Saturday-Monday night. I now work Tuesday-Friday night. So more hours and different days. Which is good, don't get me wrong. I'm grateful to have my weekend, but I also see how that cuts into what I had been doing for the last 3 weeks or so. 

Tuesday was my cool down day, I got off and instead of going straight to sleep I would stay up and run errands. This way I could reset my sleep and my body.

Then Wednesday was school day, I would focus and get as much school work done as possible. Realistically I would either do one module each class, or I decided to do that month's work for one class and then do the month's work for the next class. So as of now I don't have to do any work for both my classes until April. But I'm thinking this week I'll knock out one module of each class or just do all the work for April for one class then the same next week for the other. Then in April I would just have finals for both classes. I haven't decided yet.

Thursday was my home lab day. I created the new YouTube channel where I go live and do a cybersecurity project for my resume. Not just for my resume but to build the skills to say I have the experience when I do the job applications. Also I would put my project on my LinkedIn page. So I'll have the video of me doing the project, and the post on LinkedIn, and add it to my resume. Then afterwards I would do job applications and assessments. 

Friday was my creative day, I work on YouTube videos and do some tufting. And when I get back into writing I would've spent this day working on my writing as well. Which is something I want to get back into... But I just haven't been feeling it. But yeah I would film my YouTube videos today, edit some or all and schedule post them.

So now with this new schedule, I think I'm still going to stick to my old schedule, I just have to be more focused. More locked in. So I get home, go to sleep. Then wake up, do my daily to-do chores, then lock in, then dinner and kids, then it's time to either rest again or head to the night job. But that's what I'm thinking right now. 

So I've been focused, which is why I haven't been writing in my blog like I should. An as most know, when I'm in my feelings I tend to shut down. I've not been in my feelings lately. But I have been trying to remain focused. Trying to stay locked in and build my life and keep on the right path. An that requires a certain level focus and dedication. 

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lock in?

What is the cost of focus? The cost of locking in on an idea or task until completion?

I think about this a lot. There are so many things I want to do with my life, with my time, my energy, my resources. Like I want to live a certain way and have certain things. An I understand the give and take of the universe. The push and pull of everything. An it's like so do it!!! But this is where the fear comes in. The crippling fear of failure, of embarrassment of not being enough. 

Another thing I think about when it comes to locking in…what does that look like? Like what is the daily movements or thoughts of someone locked in? An I started to think or am currently thinking. It means laser focus, it means a dedication that is unshaken. It means wake up, wash up, and work on your stuff. That means if it ain't about your stuff then it ain't nothing. No tv, no going out, no hanging out, no bullshit time wasting. Every moment is spent working on your health. Which would be spiritual and physical. Because your mental and emotional are targeted toward your dream, your goal. And even when you're not doing that you're resting which is how your mental and emotional health stay healthy. From simple rest, not drinking, not smoking, not going out, not having fun, not watching tv, your relaxation and wind down is sleep. Every waking moment is spent working towards your goal, exercising, meditating, learning…an the learning should be things to help you with your goal. I think when I think of locking in. That's what I need to do. That's how I lock in, that's how I would make 2026 the year that absolutely changes my life in a way that I always wanted to elevate my life.

I'm in a safe space right now in my life. I quit my job at the post office, I got a lil part time job that pays just enough to survive, I still got a little money in my savings account to supplement the difference. I'm driving my dream car, mentally and emotionally I feel completely at peace with my romantic life. Which is non-existent but that's ok because I know that means something major is on the way. It's kinda like the same thing with my career path. I'm not fully in my tech career but I know what to do to get there and I know it's coming. The degree, the certification, the friend in the field. It's all pointing me towards the fact that it'll happen. I just gotta do it, I gotta lock in. 

So for me that means no more YouTube, no watching YouTube, I don't go out, that's not my style. I only go out when I have a partner if that's her thing. I don't hangout with my friend(s), so that's not a distraction. Taking my kids places and doing things with them is not a distraction, plus that's something we do on weekends. I stopped the casual sex and I haven't had a drink in a few days now. So that distraction is gone. I've gotta really lock in. That means focusing on; 

-home labs 

-making YouTube videos

-exercising

-tufting

-school

-my career

The craziest part is I literally have the time. I only work 3 days a week. God has taken away most of the things that would lead me astray. The other things that distract me is more about my self control and discipline, my mastery of my mind. 

Crazy enough, your body, mind, and life can change in a matter of weeks. I'm talking about 30-90 days and BOOM!!! You're in a completely new reality. Your subconscious is completely altered by your daily actions and conscious thoughts. 

I haven't listened to music since I stopped talking to my ex, an that's ok as well, because I need to flood my subconscious with these affirmations as well. I need to become delusional about my

Future. I mean everything I want I am. An on top of my affirmations, controlling as much of my conscious mind as possible is another thing I need to really focus on, paying attention to how my reality is simply my subconscious speaking to me. So I need to pay attention and figure out what is it trying to tell me or teach me. I also need to confront some of my core beliefs, the subconscious ones that I can't see, I know they're there, they peak out occasionally. 

I'm going to try to document everything, if I don't make YouTube videos about this stuff, then I'll try to blog as much of it as possible. But I'm going to go for it. Really just do it, really give it my all. Not through will power either, not through sheer determination. But from humility, from God's grace, mercy, and guidance. I'm going to pray my way through this.