Alhamdulillah, today I focused on remaining consistent even when I didn't feel like continuing. I pushed through and kept working on my plan and project, which is a win in itself. **One thing I want to remember about today: 📌** Today I learned that consistency matters more than motivation. Even when I didn't feel like working, I feared Allah and continued my learning and project work. I also want to remember that we should always pray for those people who help us for free - especially teachers who provide quality knowledge without asking for anything in return. They may not know it, but they are helping us tremendously. Remember them in your prayers. **What time did I sleep last night and when did I wake up? ⏰** Sleep at 7 am and wake up at 3 pm. ### **How I Felt 💭** Felt overwhelmed with too many things on my mind. The roadmap is long, there are different types of freelancing to consider, and I found myself juggling between different options. This led to overthinking and self-doubt. ### **Challenges ⚠️** **⚠️ Self-Doubt:** Despite Allah's help over the past 15-20 days which cleared my mind and helped me continue, I still found myself doubting. This is a negative point - I need to trust in Allah's blessings more. **⚠️ Mental Overload:** Having the complete roadmap with all its branches and services is overwhelming. Too many things to think about at once. **⚠️ Loneliness in Journey:** Currently don't have anyone physically by my side to talk about these things. But Alhamdulillah, Allah is always there - listening, seeing, and feeling my emotions. He is guiding me through this process. ### **Small Wins 🏆** Remained consistent despite not feeling motivated Continued learning and working on my project Learned deeply about freelancing services roadmap Understood how to present services and create a pathway from starting point to higher-value services Learned about when to pivot or change services if something isn't working Identified opportunity to get additional service from previous client - planning to text him tomorrow

Sir Haroon Khalil assigned us all to post about, Why are You not Starting Content Creation? ▶️ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀? I wasn't starting Content Creation because of the Confusion about my niche, Is Drawing living thing Halal and Haram But I have completed my search and I am ready to Rock now Alhamdulilah Fear of being judged by people and family, I have always been an introvert person who has been hiding from everybody due to low confidence That low confidence made me, camera shy person who can't face and speak in front of camera or anybody else I still get shivers and chills before facing and speaking on camera But the thing is that I have improved a lot I don't hesitate anymore and becoming more confident now, Alhamdulilah And Guess what, Now I say that Who cares? Hah I told myself, Maria! People are living on your insecurities happily and you have been harming your innocent mind and soul from so many years Don't let their toxicity win and stop being harsh on your soul, you are strong and capable of doing everything and you will do it InshAllah I decided to not let them win and I am back stronger than before Alhamdulilah and I will win InshAllah, Hey you keep telling these things to yourself also, Ok? I am gonna Start Now, Yay! InshAllah ▶️ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄? I have a plan that I am going to start content creation this month and I will stay consistent InshAllah I will teach non living object illustrations like Game assets, weapons, T-shirt designs on Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop through my content to beginners who don't know anything about it Will teach them from scratch to end and teach them, how to create content for their target audience and solve their problem How to sell your work in cartoon, merchandise, book publishing companies by making strong profile and being consistent Strong profile will attract big brands and they will start earning and I will teach them techniques of outreaching clients, which I learned from this community, Alhamdulilah

Aaj ek interesting outreach strategy mere mind mein ayi. Hum usually Upwork aur Instagram cold DMs use karte hain, lekin mujhe laga ke shayad ek aur creative approach bhi try ki ja sakti hai. Idea yeh hai ke instead of directly messaging USA or Canada based lients, hum unki existing reels lekar unko repack, reframe aur reshape kar dein. Phir apne Instagram account se woh edited reel post kar ke unko tag kar dein. Target un clients ko rakhein jinki reach kam ho aur jo apni branding grow karna chahte hain. Iss tarah unko ek sample ka kaam mil jayega without asking, and maybe they get impressed and reach back. Mujhe lagta hai ke yeh approach cold DMs se thori different and more powerful ho sakti hai, kyun ke yeh directly value show karti hai. What do you all think about this strategy? Kya yeh effective ho sakti hai? I'd love to hear everyone thoughts.

Assalamu alaikum everyone If possible, please share the link to the micro-freelancing video. I missed it accidentally and now I’m unable to locate it. JazakAllah khair.

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيم - On Friday, my sister woke me up around 11:30 am. - She kept my daughter with her and then told me that my very close friend had a major accident on the highway. - Her car was completely destroyed, and only Allah saved her. - Hearing this, I was in shock for a while. - I quickly got ready and went to the hospital with my mom and sister. - When we reached, we found out that she was in surgery for her head injury, and it would take another 2–4 hours. - I was worried about Zaira as well, so I came back home, fed her, gave her food, changed her, and put her to sleep. - Then I went back to the hospital and met my friend — the moment I saw her, I couldn’t stop crying. - I don’t think I can ever forget this day; it was so emotionally overwhelming. - When I came home, I didn’t feel like doing anything because I was extremely upset. - Later my husband came to see me, we ate a little together, and then I took Zaira and went to sleep Note - And I’m sorry that my posts got delayed.