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Back to the Future Part III Helped Me Write Financial Goals With a Timeline

Published: May 15, 2020, 4:30 a.m.

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The movie Back to the Future Part III helped me write financial goals with a timeline.\\xa0 Plus an update from the first two weeks of May 2020:\\xa0 medical narration practice, auditioning, my new website, playing Ticket to Ride, and more!

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The last two weeks have been interesting!\\xa0 If you missed the last solo episode, here\\u2019s a super-quick recap.\\xa0 My husband lost his job two weeks ago, on Friday, May 1.\\xa0 His position was eliminated as a reduction in force (RIF).\\xa0 He\\u2019s agreed to be a stay-at-home Dad while I run my voiceover business full-time.

For years, I have felt like life was holding me back.\\xa0 I wanted to work, but I couldn\\u2019t.\\xa0 It really sucks that something negative had to impact my husband\\u2019s job to give me the chance I needed, but there\\u2019s nothing holding me back now!\\xa0 I am excited for the opportunity.\\xa0 My husband is being very supportive.\\xa0 And, I love what I\\u2019m doing.\\xa0 I\\u2019m excited to grow my business! \\xa0

You might be wondering why I don\\u2019t just find a traditional pharmacist job.\\xa0 There are a number of reasons.\\xa0 The biggest one is that for the past 2.5 years, I have been training to do voiceover work, and now I have the chance to do it.\\xa0 Plus, I need to see how much income I can bring in over the next six months, and my husband needs to see what kind of jobs are out there for him. \\xa0

Speaking of money, my husband and I had a \\u201ctalk.\\u201d\\xa0 It ended up having a Back to the Future Part III theme to it, which at least made it kinda fun. We set income goals and assigned them to a timeline.\\xa0 We got out the colored pencils and added green, yellow, and red marks on the timeline.\\xa0

Because my husband and I have a \\u201cbudget meeting\\u201d every two weeks, we know exactly where our money goes.\\xa0 We figured out how much monthly income we need to survive.\\xa0 We are \\u201cDave Ramsey People.\\u201d\\xa0 We graduated from Financial Peace University in March of 2013.\\xa0 Thanks to the program, we are excellent money managers, and our spending behaviors are well-controlled.\\xa0

Essentially, we figured out how long we can afford for my husband to stay unemployed while I build my voiceover business.\\xa0 We wrote down how much money I need to earn by December 2020, and every six months after that.\\xa0 If I\\u2019m not on track to support the family fully by January 2022, my husband needs to be employed again.\\xa0 It can take a while to find a job, so he\\u2019s thinking about next steps NOW.

Back to the movie reference.\\xa0 We know it\\u2019s ok for me to work full-time as a voice actor right now, and we know when it will be time for one or both of us to try something else.\\xa0 We will be ok until December.\\xa0 Then, the scary times are going to come a little faster\\u2026just like that train in Back to the Future Part III. \\xa0

What have I been doing, other than setting goals and playing with colored pencils? \\xa0

Here are the highlights

  • Practicing medical narration skills
  • Direct-marketing to potential clients
  • Auditioning
  • Expanding my LinkedIn network
  • Signed up for two voiceover pay-to-play sites. (They connect clients and voiceover professionals.) \\xa0
  • Participated in some webinars\\xa0
  • Finished two books:\\xa0 Story Brand by Donald Miller and The Power of Broke by Daymond John. \\xa0
  • Updated my LinkedIn \\u201cabout\\u201d section with my Brand Story
  • Audiobook narration lessons with Sean Pratt.\\xa0 I will \\u201cgraduate\\u201d in August.\\xa0
  • Updated my social media banners: LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
  • Got a sneak peak of my new website
  • Met with my voiceover accountability buddies on-line
  • Attended an on-line Mastermind with Medipreneurs co-founders Michelle Fritsch and Sue Paul and a group of bright and enthusiastic healthcare entrepreneurs\\xa0
  • Played Ticket to Ride Europe, Switzerland, and Japan
  • Attended Toastmasters via Zoom
  • Working on an on-line course!

May is turning out to be an interesting month!\\xa0 I\\u2019m working on my voiceover business full time, plugging away at goals, having fun with my family, and trying new things.\\xa0 I have a feeling a lot is going to happen in the next two weeks, and I\\u2019ll fill you in on Friday, May 29!\\xa0

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