This post might be helpful to you to find resources on your quest to leave the template life behind!
It is my attempt to keep older content relevant!
Hi @illestbambi ! Hope you are taking action! You might be glad to know I included your post in my curated library post. https://steemit.com/idea-economy/@the-traveller/idea-economy-curated-library-post

If you have suggestions for other posts of yourself or others that are related to the concepts in this post I'd love to include them in my weekly curated post. I explain here why I make this curated library post.