The reason Iāve been sharing stories about old projects that didnāt quite take off is to illustrate that thereās no such thing as overnight success (I certainly donāt see myself as successful from an entrepreneurial standpointā¦ yet). Itās really all about the journeyāthe trials and errors, the āfailures.ā I think itās important to document the process and put it out there, and also to normalize trying new, sometimes seemingly random things, because thereās always something to learn.
So, after My Frenchy Life ā ļø, 27Eleven š», and WanderEscape ā ļøā¦ Iāll group four things together because there isnāt enough to say about each of them individually as they quickly joined the project graveyard š:
šŗļø Jeremieās Travels, a travel blog! I started this without any intention of making money, just to document my travels for family and friends. I wrote posts in both French and English, but after about 10 posts, I stopped ā. Even though I love the idea of documenting travels, I realized Iām not much of a storyteller in this format, and going through pictures and editing them was a paināultimately, I didnāt care enough to invest more time and energy.
šļø No One Likes A Dirty Beach. Living in Miami, I was at the beach daily, and seeing all the trash really bothered me, so I often took a bag to collect trash along the way. We also organized a few cleanups which were fun. At one point, I thought about organizing these cleanups myself and branding them.
š„ YouTube channel. Another attempt to document my life and travels. I knew nothing about video editing then, but technology helped (sort of)! I tweaked the Memories my iPhone created and posted them on YouTube. I stopped after 8 videos (theyāre still there, by the way here). I canāt say I learned much, but it did spark a deeper relationship with YouTube!
š¶ Our Lost Babies. This isnāt a light topic, but an important one that might become something later. Rosie and I have had four unsuccessful pregnancies, including three miscarriages and one late abortion. Weāve thought about creating something to support others in similar situations. We felt very alone, and surely we werenāt the only ones. We even started a website but havenāt developed it further yet. Rosie recently gave it another shot under a new name, but itās still early days. This is something we plan to tackle when the time is right, and we figure out the best approach.
Here we are, another four projects for the graveyard šŖ¦. I canāt say I learned too many lessons or gained new skills from these, but they are all part of the journey!
š This is part of my Entrepreneur Chroniclesāreal stories, real lessons. Dive into the full series here.