🎃October Lookback: Changing, Committing, Creating and Leading 🎃

Let's take a look back on October! :)

quote/book of the month

‘‘Is there a ceiling on what our brains can understand?”

- Tim Urban, “Thinking Ladder”

Changing 💫

As 2024 comes to an end, there have been so many changes ranging from age, priorities, and lifestyle to relationships I never thought would end or even begin and goals that are now important to me. Change always occurs, it’s obvious. However, throughout this month I think I’ve experienced the most change ever.

1. The most exciting for me was the change in hair colour. It wasn’t dramatic, but it felt dramatic. I dyed part of my black hair red. Between discovering I had the right finances, overthinking the external feedback, deciding between the colours, etc. I’ve been pondering for a while now, but I finally committed!

2. Another aspect was changing my whole mindset with school! (More in the next section). However, I’m finally closing out my experience at community college and moving on to my higher degree work, which is super exciting!

3. Something that’s constantly been on my mind is media creation. I’ve always dreamt of working in media - from marketing and graphic design to film and directing; I’ve always loved exploring the creative field. Finally, this month, with a shove, I’ve changed my mindset from “I’m scared of what they will say” to “I honestly don’t care.” While dramatic, I’ve started consistently posting and am willing to fail on cool new projects.
   

inspirational intake!

Committing 🔒

With the three changing factors from the section above, I’ve realized a majority of my decisions and failures have occurred due to non-commitment. As much as I love having a billion jobs, TKS, school, friends, etc, there’s a reason it is so draining (that isn’t energy). All the activities in my life have meaning and intention behind it. With newfound intention, brain maps, conversation, etc., I’ve recommitted to some of my new goals and activities—sports. Sports have always been my passion with specification in dance and martial arts. Something about these communities keeps me wanting to achieve the next highest level. Starting muay thai and jujitsu later as an 18-year-old, I’ve noticed the barriers and hardships that make it difficult to ingrain them into life. Throughout work, family, and school, it has been hard to make it a habit like something that’s always been in my life, like karate. However, I hope to recommit to muay thai and jujitsu. What action steps am I taking?

• setting aside one day (Tuesdays) to go with the opportunity to go on other days

• continue talking to my mentor and other mentors about commitment and scheduling

• having an accountability friend to ensure that we both go, learn, and retain the information we learned that day

This intention to learn sports and adapt my schedule will lead to consistency and growth! So excited to see what it brings!

driving to my old and new commitments

Creation 🎥

Another aspect I’ve been dreaming about is creating. From last year’s TKS, numerous business events, opportunities, etc; there’s been a common piece of advice about creation. From content creation to articles, it’s vital for your growth and your self-branding. A small part of me has always dreamt about getting into the marketing and creative field. With that being said, I’ve been exploring opportunities to break into this field. One idea I’ve pursued is daily posting on my tiktok (@byalondrad) for November. In addition, continuing my love of neuroscience with TKS has challenged me to go deeper into neurodegeneration, with an emphasis on cognitive abilities. Can’t wait to see what this month brings in projects!

my learn article in progress

Leading 👑

Leading is not one of my strong suits. As my ventures begin to rise in the nonprofit and organization space, I know I vastly need to improve. With projects like Uppr and being the newfound director of BusinessWithHer, I hope to vastly work on numerous skills that could grow my strength in this field. An important area that comes from this is organization. To be a good leader, organization is vital to keep consistency in business and growth. With success in my co-owned projects, I’m looking into a small project to maximize my skills and personal/professional growth. With (@growthmediapod) being born, I hope to work on all my skills to see if I can scale up the success I have brought with other projects.

the start of growthmediapod!

October was a fun month with exciting projects, a good compromise in relationships, and life-changing experiences - I can’t wait to see what November brings!


Welcome November! 🎀

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