> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.polyinnovator.space/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # NOW Page #14 Sept 2021 - URL: https://www.polyinnovator.space/now-page-14-sept-2021/ - Published: 2021-09-05T19:59:39.000Z - Updated: 2021-09-05T19:59:39.000Z - Description: A new time of year, and a big change in my work life. Not to mention the start of a new phase for PolyInnovator. Check out whats happening Now! - Author: Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator - Tags: 🍃 NOW Page I quit my job! Let's start with that, as I have been working with the Arc for about NINE years now. Let me be clear and state that I will still be working in some capacity, and I may someday go back to teaching. Although I have been feeling the effects of burnout quite a lot. I love my students that I teach, and I have a good boss. However I had written up my original draft for resignation back in 2019, and have been thinking about it for a long time. The reason why I didn't make a move, is that my students needed me. Plus my employer needed someone for the special classes I was teaching. Despite this I need a break, to try something else, and to make more income. All of my years there it has not been nearly enough to comfortably pay my bills. Meaning I've always had to work 2-3 jobs to make the bacon. When 2020 hit, everyone was knocked back, especially me as my work literally closed. I managed to stay afloat by teaching swim lessons. Something I continued this year, but that only lasts as long as it is warm. Plus I don't want to spend all my time juggling 12-15 clients, even if they are all amazing. It is a lot of work scheduling, even with Calendly. I stayed on board as a aqua fitness teacher so that I could help my classes get back on track after a big hiatus because of the quarantine. Now that has for the most part passed I can focus on myself. ## What am I doing... NOW? September 2021 Over the Summer I was the ONLY instructor for a couple classes, and in previous years I would relish in that. After not having much of a break for a long time I realized we really need more people. I waited all Summer for someone else to take up subbing, and no one was hired for that role. Teaching so much put me in a feeling of autopilot, and that my quality was inherently lower than my standard no matter how hard I tried. Now that I am making a drastic change in my life I can finally get a job with many more hours, which I have had to forego in the past because of my teaching commitments. HOWEVER. I am considering taking the chance of going all in on content creation. This is why I changed the next Phase of PolyInnovator to be about Swimming. Although I have so many things I can/want to offer the world I think the most potent right now is my deep knowledge of Swimming. From courses on [specialproject.io](http://specialproject.io/?ref=polyinnovator.space) streaming service, to long form articles and mini course articles on this very blog, and even a book I have been working on for a couple years. I have tons to offer digitally to my students new and old. I have been cooking up a lot. My issues have come from a lack of relaxation, and balance to my Four Pillars. It makes me not as productive as I would like. Which I am sure my guests on the PolyCast have been feeling the impact of by waiting so long. I've really been trying. By revamping the PolyInnovator style, starting a new season of the Polymath PolyCast, and even a new phase altogether it has rejuvenated me in a way. --- ## In a bigger view #MACRO, What's Coming up I'm still really struggling with productivity. Even this simple post I procrastinated by a day, and last month by a week. It is weird how I really want to these things, yet I am having a hard time getting myself to do any of them. As I mentioned before I believe that since most of my work is drying up in the pool world, no pun intended. 😉 That perhaps I can have an opportunity to solely focus on content creation. I've always had some sort of job. However if I could find a way to provide enough value to enough people, then I could sustain a mild income to pay the bills. I.e. Book, courses, and paid posts. Providing information to way more loads of people than I ever could before, not to mention not have to individualize nearly as much. Although I could even do that as well to make it even more special. Either I will work in a company to generate enough income to save up/pay debt, and/or focus more/completely on content creation. Perhaps it is finally time to timeblock every hour of my day, so that I can get to everything. OmniContent, Video game streaming, writing swimming book, creating videos/blogs/polycasts for swimming, and even more interviews down the line. All because I treat my schedule way more intensely.