Week 5 – Building Everyday Mastery

“There’s so much to learn and not enough time to do it!”
Well, that’s what I told my husband this week. And honestly? I’ve never been more excited to feel overwhelmed. Meanwhile, this week has been crazy with late nights, missed posts, and AI discoveries. Plus, the kind of learning that makes your brain hurt in the best way. Actually, let me explain what I mean: information overload!

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The Real Numbers (Still Keeping It Honest)

First, here’s where we are at Week 5:

• 68 followers total (up from 42 last week – that’s 60% growth!)
• TikTok: 17
• Instagram: 24
• Facebook: 22
• Threads: 3
• Bluesky: 1
• LinkedIn: 2 (new!)
• Substack: 1
• 2 real comments from actual people

Admittedly, money is still tight, but I’m feeling different about it.

Oh, and that Caleb Ralston video? Still stuck at the 1-hour mark!

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Life as a Hands-On Nan

This week I’ve been juggling content creation with being a grandmother. As a result, this meant late nights to get my work done. Unfortunately, I actually missed a whole day of social posting.

But you know what? Life happens. That’s okay. This is what everyday mastery really looks like. It’s not about being perfect. Instead, it’s about showing up even when everything goes wrong.

On the bright side, my daughter is still writing in her journal every day. That small habit is sticking. Consequently, seeing her do this gives me hope that these tools actually work and can spark real personal growth.

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Information Overload vs. Everyday Mastery

Now here’s where this week got really exciting. I felt totally lost with creating content. Therefore, I started looking into how to use AI for making better posts and images.

Honestly? Wow.

What started as a simple “how do I make better posts?” search opened up a whole new world of information overload. Suddenly, my YouTube feed is full of videos about:

• Using AI to create content
• Building personal brands
• Creating content systems (way too advanced for me, but interesting)
• Building email lists
• Setting up automated marketing

I even got AI to make me a daily learning plan. Pretty funny, right? Essentially, I’m using artificial intelligence to learn how to be more real in my marketing.

AI is creeping into every area of life now—from marketing to even AI health coaches and therapists.

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The Big Mindset Change

However, here’s the breakthrough moment this week. I realized something important. Yes, sharing my personal story matters. But I also need to give my readers a clear reason to read my blog. What’s in it for them? That’s the heart of building a growth mindset—it’s not just about reflection, it’s about creating value that helps others grow too

In hindsight, this seems obvious now. But when you’re busy building something, sometimes you forget the basics. I was so focused on being real and honest that I forgot the main question every reader asks: “How does this help me?”

Speaking of helping people, I had a big realization about my e-book this week. The content was great—full of good stuff from two years of learning. However, the way it looked was terrible.

Fortunately, with AI’s help, I redesigned the whole thing. Frankly, the difference is amazing. It went from looking like something I made in my bedroom (which I did) to something that actually looks professional.

Now I’m getting it ready to sell. I’m also making a simpler version to give away for free. All those hours of work deserve to be seen properly and most importantly help those that need it.

Of course, this brings me to my biggest challenge right now. I’m the type of person who learns something new and wants to teach everyone for free right away. Honestly, I love sharing new ideas and helping people discover what I’ve learned.

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Selling My Knowledge

But here’s the truth: charging money for what you know isn’t greedy. It’s smart. If I want to help people long-term, I need to build something that can support itself. Truthfully, this is a huge mental shift for me. And honestly? It feels uncomfortable.

How do you put a price on something you love sharing? How do you know what’s worth paying for versus what should be free? These questions keep me up at night (along with getting content done). It’s why many creators experiment with price optimization—testing and adjusting prices to find what really works.

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Too Much to Learn, Not Enough Time

I’ve found a new problem this week. There’s so much cool stuff to learn that I’m getting distracted from actually doing what I already know. I think I need to set specific learning times. Some periods where I can go down educational rabbit holes. Then other times where I just focus on getting things done instead of the constant fight with information overload at random times.

The danger is becoming someone who’s always learning but never actually doing anything.

It’s a classic example of the problem of information overload, where too much input stops you from making progress—or worse, leads to burnout.

But discovering new tools and ideas is so exciting! Every video I watch gives me three new ideas. Then those ideas lead to five more questions. After that, those questions send me down another rabbit hole.

Psychologists have even studied this—research from the American Psychological Association shows that too much information can spike stress and lead to burnout if it’s not managed with healthy boundaries.

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Information Overload: What’s Actually Working

Even though I feel scattered, some good things are happening:

• My writing voice is getting stronger – these weekly posts help me find my real tone
• All this learning is building up – each new skill connects to the last one
• Meanwhile, people are starting to talk back – those 2 comments mean the world to me right now
• My daughter’s progress – seeing her journal every day proves these habits work
• More followers – 60% growth in one week isn’t luck; something is working

Beyond that, I’ve also started working on an old blog I gave up on a year ago. Back then, I had no idea what I was doing. Looking back, that content now is both embarrassing and encouraging. Clearly, I can see how much I’ve grown, even in just these five weeks.

It’s actually pretty exciting. Every day I’m learning new things and getting better at stuff. Surely one of these skills will start making me money at some point, right?

This content creation journey proves that even when the numbers are small, the invisible progress is massive. It’s self-improvement goals in action.

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Beating Information Overload with Small Habits

The truth is, information overload isn’t going anywhere. There will always be more tools, videos, and ideas than one person can handle. The trick is small habits—tiny, repeatable actions that cut through the noise.

Writing one post a week. Blocking off 30 minutes to learn instead of three hours. Choosing one tool and ignoring the other twenty.

These micro-steps might feel small, but they’re the only real way to keep moving forward when overwhelm threatens to freeze you.

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Information overload – In Summary

• Learning too much is a good problem – it means you’re growing fast, just keep the information overload in check
• Life will mess up your plans – so make sure you build flexibility into your routine
• Small habits spread to others too – watching my daughter journal proves it works
• Your value must be clear to readers – being real isn’t enough if it doesn’t help them
• How things look matters – good content that looks bad doesn’t help anyone
• Finally, pricing your knowledge is hard – and I really need to figure this out
• And above all, this is where a growth mindset keeps me moving

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What’s Next

Next week I’m focusing on organizing my learning chaos. I need set times for education versus actually getting stuff done. Otherwise, I’ll end up knowing everything but doing nothing.

I’m also going to test my redesigned e-book and see if anyone wants to buy it. Scary? Yes. Necessary? Absolutely.

Despite this, going from “give everything away for free” to “build a business that actually helps people” is harder than I thought. But my follower count is growing. I’m getting real comments. My skills are building up every day. Overall, this is personal growth in motion.

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A Final Thought

I’m 45 years old, learning things I never thought I’d need to know. I’m trying to balance being a grandmother with building a business. And I’m discovering that AI might just help people like me who started late in this digital world.

Money is still tight. But for the first time in weeks, I feel like I’m building something that could actually work. Not because it’s easy (it’s definitely not). Rather, it’s because every day I’m getting better than I was yesterday.

If you’re also drowning in information while trying to build something important, know that you’re not alone. Feeling overwhelmed means you’re growing. Working late nights means you care. Similarly, missing posts means you’re human.

And that AI rabbit hole you’re scared of? Jump in. It’s chaotic down here, but the view is incredible.

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If you’re on your own messy growth journey and want a daily reminder to keep going, check out the Everyday Mastery Shop. I’ve started adding tools and designs that keep me focused when overwhelm hits. Small habits, big changes.

👉 Then came the mushrooms—literally. Read Week 6: Falling in Love with AI (And Nobody Gets It).