📆 Monday, 28 July 2025 | Meeting #006 | Social Media Business
Welcome to your Monday Morning Meeting — a behind-the-scenes log of how we’re building a lean, focused creative business across three verticals: a history podcast, a photography YouTube channel, and this blog, Zen Against The Machine.
Each week, we reflect on progress, challenges, and lessons as we fight to grow something meaningful — without burning out or selling out.
📝 TL;DR
- 📅 Showed Up: 4/7 days
- 🎙️ Podcast: Still paused due to overload
- 📸 YouTube Channel: Fell behind after injury and heatwave
- 🧘 ZATM Blog: Only arm on track — 6 weeks of consistency
🌡️Personal Overview
This week began strong: Monday to Wednesday saw solid momentum, especially for the YouTube channel.
But midweek, two things hit: a 37°C (99°F) heatwave and a dead air conditioner. Add a pulled back to the mix, and the rest of the week was spent lying on the floor in pain, staring at the ceiling.
Hot out of the gates — then fizzled fast.
With a business trip coming up (this is still a side hustle), the schedule’s taking another hit. The challenge this week: recover, recalibrate, and keep creating.
🧘 01 Zen Against The Machine (ZATM)
📅 Last Week’s Goal:
Keep up the blog cadence and start outlining the July Monthly Report.
✅ What Happened:
Six weeks straight of Monday Morning Meeting posts — a small but important win. This blog remains the project’s anchor, keeping everything (and me) grounded and accountable.
🎯 This Week’s Focus:
Finalize the ZATM logo and make real progress on the Monthly Report (dropping August 10).
📚 02 The History Podcast
🎙️ Episodes Published: 0
📅 Last Week’s Goal:
Only work on the script if it didn’t disrupt higher-priority tasks.
❌ What Happened:
No writing. Technically on target, but morale is slipping. We’re now 4 weeks behind schedule. With the business trip incoming, the timeline might slip further.
🎯 This Week’s Focus:
Same as last week — pick away at the script only if higher-priority work is unaffected.
📸 03 The Photography Channel
📹 Videos Published: 0
📅 Last Week’s Goal:
Publish the July 27 video and film 3–4 more videos to build a buffer.
❌ What Happened:
Momentum was there — until it wasn’t. The back injury killed productivity late in the week. Some editing got done, but not enough for a publish.
🎯 This Week’s Focus:
- Stay on schedule for August 3 upload
- Upload the delayed video on July 29
- Film 3–4 more videos during the business trip
📌 Follow the Journey
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See you next Monday. Stay focused. Stay building.
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