📨 Friday Report XXVI — 7.3.21
Feliz sábado — oopsiesss!
I have been so productive, my lawd. Also, I got accidentally drunk yesterday after a Maezcal detox (blame Bami) and here we are!
I have some travel coming up so I’ve been locked in on work, but with that I’ve maed a few mistakes.
I completely forgot that I blocked off the last week of each quarter on my calendar for relaxation. Instead, I took myself to Cozumel for the week and beasted on new offerings from the cutest apartment. I actually think this is going to be my move instead of taking the last week of the quarter off because I had a BLAST.
Few things make me happy like secluding myself in a cute hotel or Airbnb and launching a bunch of shit.
My second mistake: I decided earlier this week that I wasn’t going to work weekends anymore…and then I never updated my Calendly availability so I had two consult calls this morning. I LOVE Saturday consults so I think I’m going to leave 11am — 1pm on Saturdays for calls.
Today was a career path consult and 1-on-1 help setting up a Notion dashboard. I mae have had more fun than they did; I love intimately helping humans sooo much.
Great mistakes nonetheless. I love what I do so much that I want to be sure that I don’t get lost in it. Even if work is fun, it’s still work and if I don’t prioritize rest, none of this is sustainable.
Before you reevaluate your life and decide what changes you’re going to make for the second half of 2021…
Let’s dive in!
- Did you peep the lady that almost ruined Tour de France? 🤣
- Aja Dang, back with a banger! Here are 4 lies about money told to women.
- My favorite takeaway was “the grooming gap”. Depending on the woman, it costs money to sustain your look and most men will never have to pay anything comparable to what we do.
- “The pandemic saw a boom in new Black-owned businesses — the largest surge in the last quarter-century.” And my business is one of them! 🥰
- Everyone’s about to quit their jobs and I’m here for itttt.
- This performance by Kirk Franklin and Lil Baby was LIFE. “Failure can never be your friend.”
- This fish tho?! 😯
- If you promote your business on Instagram you HAVE TO listen to this podcast about how unsustainable and tiring it is to combine e-commerce businesses and social media. Creator burnout is real and a lot of people are stepping away from using social media for their businesses.
- Apparently, SPAM calls in the States have gotten so bad that the FCC is stepping in.
- The largest ransomware attack in history occurred yesterday and the Russian hackers intentionally choose holiday weekends so that there are fewer devs available to fix it.
- I LOVE Eboni K. Williams SO MUCH! She wrote a book called “Pretty Powerful: Appearance, Substance, and Success” and I’m so excited to read it. I am the target demo!
- I love when people put me on to podcasts because they know I’m going to binge every episode at once. Chameleon is about this international scam targeting Hollywood that’s been going on for years and the FBI can’t seem to stop it nor file charges. You will absolutely never know what’s coming next.
- Kelis’ farm is literally goals. She said for years that she wanted this and she got it. An icon.
- Black TikTok is still on strike and I’m living for it.
What’s up with me?
- Life is but a consult dreammmm. I really love working with humans 1-on-1 and as I create new offerings that are easily scalable, I’m constantly wondering how I can continue to conduct consults as the empire grows.
- I feel SO much better! I thought I gained like 17 pounds from antibiotics, but I’m literally the same weight. 🤔 My face is still mucho puffy, even if my friends don’t notice, but my bawdy is coming back after being sick for so long. I have strength, I have energy and I’m able to get back to strength training + inversions. I couldn’t be happier!
Track of the Week
Shoutout to friends who say “Hey do you like this song? Use it for the Friday Report!” Bami put me on to Soundgasm by Rema at the perfect time. Listen on…
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- I’m taking over the homie Candace’s IG Stories until Tuesday! She’s off-the-grid in Peru and I’m so proud of her (and other small biz owners) for not being afraid to hop offline and live their lives! Be sure to follow along for lifestyle tips, self-care advice, nomad insight and how to streamline all the things.
- Everyday this week I’m going to drop an educational article for service-providers in your email inbox. Humans looking for help with efficiency, this is especially for you. Follow along!
- I lost my shoe.
That’s it for me! Per usual, I’m just so happy to be here and I love you all so much.
What changes are you going to make for the second half of the year? Are you craving more stability or spontaneity? You ready for the streets or trying to stay in the casa?
Please lmk, I love to hear from you.
Stay reflective,
Maegan
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