I had accepted based on like 2 videos ago that I wouldn’t see any videos until the end of your maternity leave, so seeing these videos pop up makes me so so happy. It’s such a lovely surprise! Thanks for sharing about your goals. Love hearing this as I’m setting mine for 2025. ☺️
This was a good update. Maybe rewatching your old videos will help you remember some of your things from your previous bullet-journals. I like the idea of smart goals and breaking the goals down for each month in the year. Congratulations!
It’s crazy and amazing how in the indie industry hustle and hours working doesn’t necessarily mean more money. We can chill and still make money cause our old books are always finding readers!
Yesss exactly! But I also think it shows that setting up a solid foundation and putting in a lot of hard work upfront will pay off, even if it doesn’t feel like it at the time!
Honestly making videos about indie author financing makes it all the better to see where you are currently than where you were before or even in the future if you put it out now
Such a good point!! Ok awesome, I gotta wait out December to get the full picture and then I’ll have a baby, so it might take me a bit but I’m totally going to do it! 🥳
Yayyy! Ok awesome, I gotta wait out December to get the full picture and then I’ll have a baby so it might take me a bit but I’m totally going to do it! 🥳
I'm so happy to see you doing so well with life around your room. When I moved with my roommates last year, it was, shall we say, not the best experience. It's just so physically and emotionally tiring to move to a new place. I've been so pleased to see you here on UA-cam so much near the end of the year! Wishing you continued success and wellbeing!
You’ve got this momma! More grace grace grace with #2! My almost 4 year old gave up naps around 3 1/2 and it’s a game changer but now we encourage quiet time with books or quiet puzzle play ❤ so excited for you to meet babygirl! ❤❤❤
Thank you so much, I really need it haha! And I've heard such good things about quiet time, I'm hoping that will go well when we get to that point haha... thank youuu!
Super exciting that you met all your goals! WOW! From a person with a very small YT channel, I’m so impressed by your subs. 😊❤ Best of wishes to you with your growing family. It’s so special to see how much love your toddler has for a baby sister.
Thank you so much! And like I said in the video, it took 15 years to get here haha... My first 10ish years I had about 300ish total, so just remember the snowball effect and if you love it, don't give up! :) Thank you!
@ I’m loving the process of everything: writing, social media, YT, marketing, etc. I’ve recently shifted my channel from just writing to being more motivational and encouraging writers and creatives not to quit. I do talk about the power of manifestation, but mainly using it to believe in yourself and in the power around us. It has been a blast!
I got a lot done this year as well! I’m so proud of you and your accomplishments. I love your progress of your goals. I’ve only been a published author since 2021 (3 years as of March, almost 4 years)…
Congrats on your goals, Bethany! It's encouraging for me as I too started officially taking my writing seriously in November 2017 (for Nano actually). A bit intimidated that you published 15 books and I'm unpublished but it's not a competition so I'll be inspired instead. Penny in the Cone of Shame, aww! Ice cream comes in a cone so we'll call her "ice cream" - no shame there! As someone also dealing with a lot, hugs through the screen, we'll make it to the other side. This too shall pass ❤.
Thanks so much! It takes time, and so glad you're finding inspiration along the way, keep going! 🥰 Here’s to 2025 being an amazing year for both of us!
From a fellow mom of toddlers and a new baby, you made the right choice at the end 🤣😴 looking forward to hearing about your 2025 goals! I was so encouraged by how you said we should honor and recognize our progress even if we haven’t finished a goal per se, it was still good work that we did - that really reframed things for me and helped me make peace with my unfinished projects! Thank you and God bless on your delivery and maternity leave with Baby Girl 💜
I knew you couldn’t stay away from us that long 😊 btws your children’s book series, goals, and financial videos are my favorite so I’m so happy you decided to post this video 🙌🏾
I decided that 2025 is the year that I actually take writing and being a published author even if it’s though a writing website) seriously. This video helped me to realize that even though is taken me over eight years to publish my debut novel and it would take a lot longer to see a physical version of my book. I still have to be thankful that I decided to get out of my comfort zone and publish it on a writing website.
Omg your video just pulled up for me so I gave it a go and watched... I actually I talked to you before about the Kickstarters! Just wanted yo say hi!!!! You are CRUSHING IT!!! ❤
whoo-hoo! Congrats on your goals! I'm about a third of finishing my goals, but I have such a huge goal/dream of mine that it actually seems a little out of touch 😂 but I'm determined lol
Even when we're super busy, it's awesome that we can still get a bunch done! 😃 I agree with checking off the Butter Book. You definitely made progress! You made great progress on goals. I have to remind myself how much I've gotten done. Sometimes, I want more done but I know anything worth pursuing takes time! I relaunched my Etsy store with funny shirts, pretty phone cases, and more products will become available in the upcoming months. I read a bunch! 🥰 I'm at 53 books. I read non-fiction, fiction, and manga. In previous years I would get between 7 - 11 books. So I'm super happy with the progress!👍 Writing wise I didn't really have a plan. The only plan I came up with for 2024 was reading and maintaining the Etsy store. I had TOO much stress in 2023 that I had stopped all goals completely because it caused health issues besides other stress added. Once 2024 hit though I wanted to get back to projects but laidback. I've maintained my Etsy store (technically relaunched because I said I was done with the platform but decided to give it another go on Nov 25th. Yep... I apparently want to see if I can get it to work with t-shirts. 🤷♀) I know one of my 2025 goals. Combine both my graphic design/art passion with writing stories passion. Action Steps: ☑Choose one project to revise: MPB ☑Choose one project to brainstorm (Snow Lantern) I've made some progress on MPB. Yay! :) I just chose the project to brainstorm today. I always need to remind myself of baby steps are necessary before leaps.
Thank you so much! Yayyy! Ok awesome, I gotta wait out December to get the full picture and then I’ll have a baby so it might take me a bit but I’m totally going to do it! 🥳
This was a great video! I love your honesty, even your "cheating." Is it cheating if you're making the to-do list? Sounds like you'll have an active little girl! Congratulations and I'm glad everything is normal. I'm impressed by all you've accomplished over the past year. My journey is a little different, so I'm in a writing circus. Juggling art, yoga instructor training, and writing. I'm hoping to put it all together in a writing coaching program, but like you said, no rush. Working toward things one day at a time is helpful for people who have had mental distress. Hopefully you get more sleep! And the construction doesn't drive you mental... :)
Im literally tearing up right now. Thank you for sharing all of this but specifically the part about dont give up when something doesn't happen in the time we wanted. I am struggling with PCOS to have a baby and my OBGYN just dropped me so I have wanted to give up trying to have a baby since praying also doesn't seem to be working but maybe I shouldn't give up. (Also probably should consider 80k in my unfinished book called Flood as still something achieved lol. Originally I didnt count it since it's still unfinished).
Oh my goodness, I’m so sorry, sending you a big hug. ❤️ I completely relate to the waiting season, it's soooo tough to be patient and faithful but can also be full of growth and goodness - hang in there! Also 80k is a HUUUUGE accomplishment, are you kidding?! You're doing amazing, keep rocking it!
Me and my friend making a story like a collab and we don’t know what stuff we need to put inside the book. Is that ok you can make a video, it will help everything with me and my friend! ❤ And congrats 🎉
Yay, I’m excited to do that video! And I actually don’t have a pen name so I’m not an expert on it, but I think I remember watching some very helpful UA-cam videos from other authors on that!
Yayyy! Ok awesome, I gotta wait out December to get the full picture and then I’ll have a baby so it might take me a bit but I’m totally going to do it! 🥳
Ahhh yay this made me so happy to hear because I don’t know much about audio editing and sometimes people complain, so it feels wonderful to hear something went right! 🥰
Haha yes! But I actually invited her to my first book signing at Barnes & Noble years ago, and she completely ignored it. So I decided she’s not worth my time. 😆
I had accepted based on like 2 videos ago that I wouldn’t see any videos until the end of your maternity leave, so seeing these videos pop up makes me so so happy. It’s such a lovely surprise! Thanks for sharing about your goals. Love hearing this as I’m setting mine for 2025. ☺️
I was about to say the same thing, so I will second your point. Such a pleasure to see, like a freind has just popped in for a chat.
Awww YAY! This made my day, thank you both! 🥰
This was a good update. Maybe rewatching your old videos will help you remember some of your things from your previous bullet-journals. I like the idea of smart goals and breaking the goals down for each month in the year. Congratulations!
Thanks for watching! I definitely need to do that, good idea!
It’s crazy and amazing how in the indie industry hustle and hours working doesn’t necessarily mean more money. We can chill and still make money cause our old books are always finding readers!
Yesss exactly! But I also think it shows that setting up a solid foundation and putting in a lot of hard work upfront will pay off, even if it doesn’t feel like it at the time!
Honestly making videos about indie author financing makes it all the better to see where you are currently than where you were before or even in the future if you put it out now
Such a good point!! Ok awesome, I gotta wait out December to get the full picture and then I’ll have a baby, so it might take me a bit but I’m totally going to do it! 🥳
Yes please create a 2024 indie income report. I love seeing those!
Yayyy! Ok awesome, I gotta wait out December to get the full picture and then I’ll have a baby so it might take me a bit but I’m totally going to do it! 🥳
I'm so happy to see you doing so well with life around your room. When I moved with my roommates last year, it was, shall we say, not the best experience. It's just so physically and emotionally tiring to move to a new place. I've been so pleased to see you here on UA-cam so much near the end of the year!
Wishing you continued success and wellbeing!
Ugh. Excuse my typo. I meant *move not room.
Thanks so much! Moving is all around exhausting for sure, I don’t want to do it again for a looong time. But thank you! ☺️
You’ve got this momma! More grace grace grace with #2! My almost 4 year old gave up naps around 3 1/2 and it’s a game changer but now we encourage quiet time with books or quiet puzzle play ❤ so excited for you to meet babygirl! ❤❤❤
Thank you so much, I really need it haha! And I've heard such good things about quiet time, I'm hoping that will go well when we get to that point haha... thank youuu!
Welcome back and congrats on baby number 2 in advance.
Yay thank you so much!
I love what you call "rambles"...they make your videos feel like an actual conversation.😂
Congratulations on meeting your goals and Baby Girl!🎉🎉🎉
Haha ok phew, that’s encouraging to hear haha, thank you!! 😊
Super exciting that you met all your goals! WOW! From a person with a very small YT channel, I’m so impressed by your subs. 😊❤
Best of wishes to you with your growing family. It’s so special to see how much love your toddler has for a baby sister.
Thank you so much! And like I said in the video, it took 15 years to get here haha... My first 10ish years I had about 300ish total, so just remember the snowball effect and if you love it, don't give up! :) Thank you!
@ I’m loving the process of everything: writing, social media, YT, marketing, etc. I’ve recently shifted my channel from just writing to being more motivational and encouraging writers and creatives not to quit. I do talk about the power of manifestation, but mainly using it to believe in yourself and in the power around us. It has been a blast!
Congratulations Bethany on all your accomplishments! You got a lot accomplished in 2024.
Thank you so much, it was more than I expected honestly!
@@BethanyAtazadeh 😇
I got a lot done this year as well! I’m so proud of you and your accomplishments. I love your progress of your goals. I’ve only been a published author since 2021 (3 years as of March, almost 4 years)…
Bethany, your goals are more like projects instead of actual goals, though. I’m still happy for your success.
Yay congrats! And thank you so much, I appreciate it. You’ve got this! 🙌🏻
Congrats on your goals, Bethany! It's encouraging for me as I too started officially taking my writing seriously in November 2017 (for Nano actually). A bit intimidated that you published 15 books and I'm unpublished but it's not a competition so I'll be inspired instead.
Penny in the Cone of Shame, aww! Ice cream comes in a cone so we'll call her "ice cream" - no shame there! As someone also dealing with a lot, hugs through the screen, we'll make it to the other side. This too shall pass ❤.
Thanks so much! It takes time, and so glad you're finding inspiration along the way, keep going! 🥰 Here’s to 2025 being an amazing year for both of us!
Such a satisfying checklist! So glad to hear about the baby. Your videos have been a huge help to me. Merry Christmas!
Thanks so much, I really appreciate that! Merry Christmas to you too!🎄
Congrats on your Christmas rainbow baby! Also thanks for sharing this, I'm watching it while I set my intentions for 2025.
Thank you so much! 🥰 and yay happy planning!
From a fellow mom of toddlers and a new baby, you made the right choice at the end 🤣😴 looking forward to hearing about your 2025 goals! I was so encouraged by how you said we should honor and recognize our progress even if we haven’t finished a goal per se, it was still good work that we did - that really reframed things for me and helped me make peace with my unfinished projects! Thank you and God bless on your delivery and maternity leave with Baby Girl 💜
Haha thank youuu! Sleep is so important 😂 so glad the video was encouraging, we gotta remind ourselves just how far we’ve come. Thank youuu!
I love this Bethany! Congrats on checking off those goals! I love the perspective of this video!
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
I knew you couldn’t stay away from us that long 😊 btws your children’s book series, goals, and financial videos are my favorite so I’m so happy you decided to post this video 🙌🏾
Haha I couldn’t! And thank you so much, I’m so happy to hear that!
I decided that 2025 is the year that I actually take writing and being a published author even if it’s though a writing website) seriously. This video helped me to realize that even though is taken me over eight years to publish my debut novel and it would take a lot longer to see a physical version of my book. I still have to be thankful that I decided to get out of my comfort zone and publish it on a writing website.
Yayyy that’s so exciting, you’ve got this!! 🙌🏻🥳
Omg your video just pulled up for me so I gave it a go and watched... I actually I talked to you before about the Kickstarters! Just wanted yo say hi!!!! You are CRUSHING IT!!! ❤
Haha yay! Thank you so much!
whoo-hoo! Congrats on your goals! I'm about a third of finishing my goals, but I have such a huge goal/dream of mine that it actually seems a little out of touch 😂 but I'm determined lol
Thank you! A third is an awesome accomplishment, that’s def worth celebrating!
Going on year 6 to finish this book. Super motivated and on land lock no surfing so coffee house tour and writing in So cal has been liberating.
That's awesome, good luck!
Even when we're super busy, it's awesome that we can still get a bunch done! 😃 I agree with checking off the Butter Book. You definitely made progress! You made great progress on goals. I have to remind myself how much I've gotten done. Sometimes, I want more done but I know anything worth pursuing takes time! I relaunched my Etsy store with funny shirts, pretty phone cases, and more products will become available in the upcoming months. I read a bunch! 🥰 I'm at 53 books. I read non-fiction, fiction, and manga. In previous years I would get between 7 - 11 books. So I'm super happy with the progress!👍
Writing wise I didn't really have a plan. The only plan I came up with for 2024 was reading and maintaining the Etsy store. I had TOO much stress in 2023 that I had stopped all goals completely because it caused health issues besides other stress added. Once 2024 hit though I wanted to get back to projects but laidback. I've maintained my Etsy store (technically relaunched because I said I was done with the platform but decided to give it another go on Nov 25th. Yep... I apparently want to see if I can get it to work with t-shirts. 🤷♀)
I know one of my 2025 goals.
Combine both my graphic design/art passion with writing stories passion.
Action Steps:
☑Choose one project to revise: MPB
☑Choose one project to brainstorm (Snow Lantern)
I've made some progress on MPB. Yay! :) I just chose the project to brainstorm today. I always need to remind myself of baby steps are necessary before leaps.
Thank you! That’s so awesome you managed to accomplish so many fantastic goals in 2024-here’s to us getting even more fun stuff done in 2025! 🙌🏻🥳
@BethanyAtazadeh Yes totally! 🥳 I look forward to the new year.
Congrats on baby #2 and I would love a money break down. I’m actually starting my writing journey now so this is all really inspiring.
Thank you so much! Yayyy! Ok awesome, I gotta wait out December to get the full picture and then I’ll have a baby so it might take me a bit but I’m totally going to do it! 🥳
This was a great video! I love your honesty, even your "cheating." Is it cheating if you're making the to-do list?
Sounds like you'll have an active little girl! Congratulations and I'm glad everything is normal. I'm impressed by all you've accomplished over the past year. My journey is a little different, so I'm in a writing circus. Juggling art, yoga instructor training, and writing. I'm hoping to put it all together in a writing coaching program, but like you said, no rush. Working toward things one day at a time is helpful for people who have had mental distress.
Hopefully you get more sleep! And the construction doesn't drive you mental... :)
Haha thank you, and good point!! That’s awesome, you’ve got this! And heck yes to more sleep, here’s hoping haha!
Im literally tearing up right now. Thank you for sharing all of this but specifically the part about dont give up when something doesn't happen in the time we wanted. I am struggling with PCOS to have a baby and my OBGYN just dropped me so I have wanted to give up trying to have a baby since praying also doesn't seem to be working but maybe I shouldn't give up. (Also probably should consider 80k in my unfinished book called Flood as still something achieved lol. Originally I didnt count it since it's still unfinished).
Oh my goodness, I’m so sorry, sending you a big hug. ❤️ I completely relate to the waiting season, it's soooo tough to be patient and faithful but can also be full of growth and goodness - hang in there! Also 80k is a HUUUUGE accomplishment, are you kidding?! You're doing amazing, keep rocking it!
Me and my friend making a story like a collab and we don’t know what stuff we need to put inside the book. Is that ok you can make a video, it will help everything with me and my friend! ❤ And congrats 🎉
Sounds awesome! I don't know anything about that to make a video, but good luck to you, hope it goes well! :D
Definitely want a video of one years royalties. Would you have any advice on picking a pen name?
Yay, I’m excited to do that video! And I actually don’t have a pen name so I’m not an expert on it, but I think I remember watching some very helpful UA-cam videos from other authors on that!
That's pretty successful!
Thank you! It helps that I stopped letting myself add impossible goals 😆
I'd love a video on indie author finances if you're comfortable with that
Yayyy! Ok awesome, I gotta wait out December to get the full picture and then I’ll have a baby so it might take me a bit but I’m totally going to do it! 🥳
@ wishing you a healthy delivery and a happy holiday! 🫂✨
Whatever you do with audio editing, it gets rid of the background noise. 😊
Ahhh yay this made me so happy to hear because I don’t know much about audio editing and sometimes people complain, so it feels wonderful to hear something went right! 🥰
You should send a copy of each of your books or a picture of the whole line of books to your professor who said you suck. 😂
Haha yes! But I actually invited her to my first book signing at Barnes & Noble years ago, and she completely ignored it. So I decided she’s not worth my time. 😆
Good decision