Issue #161

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June 6, 2024

IN TODAY’S ISSUE:

• No pressure, no problem

• Why finishing is the key to consistent income

• Your next steps

FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK

Happy Thursday friends,

 

It’s been nothing but election talk around here lately, with surprise results from the Indian election coming in, and the UK election gearing up to be an interesting one as well. (It’ll be my first time voting as a permanent resident!)

2024 has felt like a year that’s restored balance to my life. It suddenly feels like it might be doing the same to (a few parts of) the world as well.

 

I’m having an incredibly relaxing week. My 12-year-old is in France on a school trip and my best friend is visiting from India over the weekend. Which means I’ve cleared my schedule and other than this newsletter and the Wordling Plus weekly call, I’m doing nothing except sleeping, reading, hanging out with people I love, and enjoying the sunny weather we’re having in Brighton.

 

For those of you who’ve been around for a while, you know that I have real trouble taking time off. Like many of us, I’ve created an identity as a hard worker, a survivor, and someone who gets the job done, no matter the cost (usually my mental well-being.)

 

I’ve done a lot of work over the last two years to unlearn these behaviors and destroy the beliefs that my worthiness and value come from how much I produce. I’ve made real gains, such as changing my relationship with toxic deadlines and Operation One Big Holiday, but I’m still a work-in-progress, and like anyone else, give into my bad habits time and time again.

 

So this week, I’m spending the week with no deadlines, no expectations, and no work. I’m giving myself blank space.

 

And I’m learning how to enjoy it.

 

Enjoy the issue!

 

Natasha Khullar Relph
Editor, The Wordling

 

HOW TO FINISH YOUR PROJECTS FASTER

In 2024, my focus has been on automation and delegation. I’ve finished a ton of small projects that will create stability and passive income, but that are so boring and unsexy, they’ll make you snore.

 

Some years, you finish an exciting book or novel and sign big contracts.

 

Others, you create passive revenue streams that generate consistent cash.

 

It doesn’t matter which stage you’re in or what priorities you’ve chosen for the year. What’s important is that you finish.

 

That each year, without fail, you tackle projects—big or small—that can be shipped in order to create new revenue streams.

 

And here’s what I’ve learned about finishing these projects:

• Get accountability and support: It’s relatively easy to find a writing community when you’re writing a book; harder when you’re building sales funnels or finishing blog posts. Find a community that provides accountability for all types of work, even the unglamorous tasks.
  
  
• Don’t let one bad day turn into a streak: Everyone has bad days. The reason you have unfinished projects lying around in some forgotten folder on your laptop is because you let that one bad day become ten, then twenty, then a hundred.
  
  
• Commit and get focused on one goal: When you truly commit—not just a wishy-washy effort that fizzles out—you build momentum that drives progress in ways you can’t predict. True commitment often leads to finishing ahead of schedule.
  
  
• Set milestones and plan on hitting them: Break your projects into smaller, manageable milestones and create a clear plan to achieve each one. And remember, the only people who get to the finish line, no matter how long it takes? Are the people who simply refuse to quit.

Let’s be honest: While these are easy mindset shifts, mastering them can take years. But once you do, you’ll finish everything you start—and finish it faster.

When you’re ready, here’s how I can help you:

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