Hi Friends,

Here is a story I have been thinking about as baby #2 is on the way:

"Use this rule if you’re often over-committed or too scattered.

If you’re not saying “HELL YEAH!” about something, say no.

When deciding whether to do something, if you feel anything less than “Wow! That would be amazing! Absolutely! Hell yeah!” — then say no.

When you say no to most things, you leave room in your life to really throw yourself completely into that rare thing that makes you say “HELL YEAH!”

Every event you get invited to. Every request to start a new project. If you’re not saying “HELL YEAH!” about it, say no.

We’re all busy. We’ve all taken on too much. Saying yes to less is the way out."

As I have baby #2 on the way soon, I have to make some choices on what I will focus on outside of being a dad.

Having been working on my animation characters, this is the most fun I've had "working" in a long time. I can get myself lost in this for hours without realizing I'm actually working. While that is not my full time job now, I can definitely see this turning into one in the future. Spreading positivity and happiness through my characters.

Further, back home on the Balkans, there have been 2 mass shootings in the last 2 days, where more than 20 children and young adults have been murdered/injured. This makes me want to push my message even more as it is clear we are in dire need of more positivity on television and internet.

My project is called "Bidi Dobar" meaning Be a Good Person in English, and is the message I want to push forward even more. We need more positive role models in the world, as all we see are either jerks who are making the headlines for bad reasons or people who are rich. The people we need to hear more from and admire are the ordinary people who are living their peaceful lives focusing on their families and friends.

I'm going to be opening up this edition of the newsletter as a collectible (supply of 10). If you buy it and decide to support me, all the money will be going towards speeding up the creation of my characters. As a return of how much it means to me, anyone who owns this collectible, I will open up 30 minutes of my time for you to help you with whatever you need, from career advice to content creation to whatever you can think of. No expiration date on this and you can use this 20 years from now if you wish. a

I noticed Ethereum Gas Fees are out of control right now, and some of you might not have a crypto wallet, so I have started a new page for those of you who wish to support me: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ivanovskia1.

I appreciate all of you for reading this, and no pressure to do anything. Only thing I can ask for is try to be the best person you can be each and every day.