The Great Transition

(last updated 2022-05-29)

And thus it begins!

There’s definitely been a bit of fear creeping in at the thought of finally… doing this. But I’m not going to let that fear get in the way anymore. Nope. Time to move forward and do this.

So, as promised, here’s draft one of the plan (and, by the way, no movies, TV, news, sports news, or other wasted time for me until #3 through #7 are completed, if I ever go back to that wasted time junk that I keep trying to get away from but keep going back to as an escape from… life. I hope I don’t, except, as needed, as tools for accomplishing my world-changing goals.)

Execution of the plan begins… today. 😎

1. Cap work day at 6 hours–from leaving home to finishing up the last job. Leave the house at 10, finish last job by 4:00, giving time to complete other errands that must be done before businesses close. Continue this schedule until numbers 2 through 5 below are completed.
2. Complete at least one bullet-point item from #5 through #7 each day until all are completed (this will be a massive undertaking).
3. Choose new organization name by June 15th.
   • Schedule 15 minutes every day to work on this.
4. Finish up major sections of my personal blog site that inform/are related to what I’m trying to do to change the world (specifically, the pages/posts that detail what I believe) sections.
   • Schedule 30 minutes each day to complete this.
5. Finish Project, Step #1:
   • Reach out to professionals in the field to better understand mirror characters and what qualifies as a mirror character.
   • Choose characters (or if designing non-existing characters, choose unicode characters to use, and create font for them).
   • Complete transliteration engine web site.
6. Tie up all residual business loose ends to prepare business for sale or dissolution.
   • 1099 corrections
   • Missouri sales tax stuff
   • AutoZone labor claim stuff
   • Finish refunds of overcharges
   • Go through everything to make sure I’m solid with everything.
7. Complete all large-money purchases before fully letting go of auto mechanic work, such that there are no known “large-cap” bills that are pending/expected. This will allow me to know where I actually stand financially going into this next period of my life. These include the following:
   • Komatsu Mini Excavator
     • Replace pins and bushings in boom.
     • Paint exterior.
     • Buy seat
   • New Holland Excavator
     • Fix body
     • Paint
   • Homemade Trailer
     • Either
       • Fix the jack.
       • Replace wheel bearings
       • Paint
     • Or
       • Sell as is
   • Z4
     • Buy compressor bracket shims
     • Buy AC hose
     • Fix the AC
     • Fix the body/paint
     • Fix hissing noise
     • Fix odd idle when starting
   • Civic
     • Sell
   • Silverado
     • Fix 4WD
     • Diagnose, test transmission
     • Diagnose AC
   • Dodge Truck
     • Buy engine
     • Replace Engine
   • Ford Van
     • Fix body (Miguel’s contact)
     • Fix shifting issue (JustAnswer)
     • Spare Tire/Rim (JunkYard Dog)
     • Get alignment done
   • Buy New Car
     • Buy solid, excellent condition used car (e.g. Camry, Accord, etc.)
   • Buy hauling truck
     • Buy truck that has 4WD and can haul my equipment easily
   • Clothing
     • Fully outfit myself with casual clothing
     • Fully outfit myself with semi-casual clothing
     • Fully outfit myself with dress clothing
     • Fully outfit myself with good-quality shoes
     • Fully outfit myself with seasonal clothing
   • Travel
     • Dromedary bag
     • Water filter water bottles
   • Self Sufficiency
     • Food storage
       • Make sure supply is complete for food
       • Make sure supply is complete for water
     • Emergency Supplies
       • Enough basic household supplies for specified period of time.
       • Sufficient medical resources for reasonable number of injuries.
     • Self Sufficiency
       • Equipment to live self sufficiently.
         Grow containers
       • Grow lights, etc.
       • Power generators (solar, wind, hydro, etc.)
   • Camera Equipment
     • Video camera
     • Camera lenses
     • Camera stands, etc.
     • Video editing software
   • Housing
     • Buy a house
   • House furnishings
     • Couches
     • Refrigerator
     • Washer
     • Dryer
     • Microwave
     • Dishwasher
   • Non-Profit
     • Buy Domain name
     • Buy hosting contract
     • Register business
     • Get nonprofit status
     • Pay accountant to get everything together
   • Singles Site
     • Explore cost of having singles site created

So there we have it. Here we go, folks. Bring it on.

Lift the World

~ stephen