Being Deliberate

[milfus]

damn ted, looks like you are taking your licks, you got some serious ups and downsabout the music, all i can say is they are dumb, I have heard your stuff, and you would KILL at a folk festival.as for the tooth, that really sucks, I feel for ya, rest assured I am going to kfc tommorow to exact revenge in your honor on some chicken legs.

[devin]

Apr 24, 2008, 11:42pm, milfus wrote:I have heard your stuff, and you would KILL at a folk festival.as for the tooth, that really sucks, I feel for ya, rest assured I am going to kfc tommorow to exact revenge in your honor on some chicken legs.I second your music Ted...I think it's great.I wish I could help out...but the only dentistry I could manage would be the Tom Hanks "Castaway" figure skate special.At any rate, you're well on your way to a Master's in the Blues this month....man, you and a few others seem to be in the crosshairs right now, eh?We're pulling for ya. And I'm going to join Milfus in his revenge approach.

[milfus]

TONIGHT WE DINE ON CHICKEN!!!!!!!!!!!!! FOR TTTTTEEEEEEEDDDDDDDD!!oh come on, 300 was a bad ass movie

[milfus]

in a weird twist of events, i was just handed a box of chicken strips, i unleashed a war cry and im now eating them in front of each other and taunting them, we will show them!

[squids]

Apr 25, 2008, 3:38am, milfus wrote:TONIGHT WE DINE ON CHICKEN!!!!!!!!!!!!! FOR TTTTTEEEEEEEDDDDDDDD!!oh come on, 300 was a bad ass movieDude, will you marry me? I laugh more reading your posts than I have in the last 3 years combined. Chicken eaters, UNITE!

[tedsingingfox]

I am wiping tears of laughter from my eyes as I type this.You guys are the greatest. EVERY last one of you had better be at the Rally this year so I can hug your necks. And that includes you, My Sweet Cephalopod. (I know, I know....wishful thinking on my part.)ted

[rayzer]

Happy May 15! How was your month?Mine was busier than ever, but I took my renewed focus and made it happen. It was totally empowering. It also helped to keep my ‘actions’ from becoming my ‘goals.’Having my computer remind me to take time every two hours wasn't always fun. Sometimes at work, I got annoyed when the 'Breathe and be thankful' message popped up. I thought, “I don’t have time for that right now. Can’t you see I’m busy?” But I made myself do it anyway and was always happy that I did. It’s shocking how far away I can get between reminders. I’m still finding the balance between doing my job well and not letting it consume me. Having a reminder to claim a minute every two hours has been great for pulling me back. Thanks for the inspiration, Hummingbird!So, how did I do with my month?1. Re-read ‘Being Deliberate’ and re-focus, re-start, re-turn to being deliberate full-time.I’m really energized again. It’s still a major challenge to keep focused in the middle of it all, but I’m more determined than ever to do it.2. Write a good song and submit it to a listing.I took the time and wrote a good song. It’s called, ‘Come Between You.’ I submitted it to three listings.3. Finish the exercises in Chapter 3 and do Chapter 4 in ‘AaMIDIOftCC.’Done. The further I get in the book, the more I like it. Highly recommended. (Acoustic and MIDI Orchestration for the Contemporary Composer)Here are the actions that I will accomplish by June 15:1. Study a new genre of music.2. Write a good song in that new genre and submit it to at least one listing.3. Take four hours to go deeper with my software and build my skill set by learning at least 5 new things.4. Do chapter 5 in ‘AsMIDIOftCC.’5. Catch up on what’s been happening here (this forum never sleeps). Thanks for your help and support. You're truly amazing!Rayzer

[hummingbird]

hey rayzer, sounds like you are moving forward & achieving some of your goals. this is a great thread! I forgot I had to report in today... so I'll have to look back and see what I said I'd do. uh oh

[coachdebra]

Hey Folks! This has been a whirlwind and rollercoaster ride of a month. I knew when I set these goals that they were ambitious and I did that purposefully to get myself focused and pumped (and make myself confront my technophobia). It definitely did that!Before I report on my commitments, I want to share two other results that are huge and not on the list. I’ll be creating a joinly written product with my coaching mentor Andrea J. Lee. She has a workbook – Multiple Streams of Coaching Income. Those of you who saw me speak in November know that I've successfully used this in my business and I’m licensed by Andrea to teach this proprietary model to the peopel I work with. And I’m loving doing that. My clients and members are already reaping the rewards of that. And judging by the number of you who tried to squeeze into my room to hear this talk, you all want it too!So, I’ll be co-authoring the “Multiple Streams of Art Income Workbook” which will be complete by September for ebook download and I hope to have printed copies for the Road Rally in November!! I'm very excited to have this step by step tool for you to use to create your prosperous music business!The other result is less concrete but also more unpredictable and pure manifesting! I’ve been saying that I want to start working with Professional and Collegiate Athletes as a speaker and coach and I’ve just made a connection with a pro athlete (whose name I won’t mention) that I think is really going to help me break into that world. This was a friend of a business associate who has been really supportive of my ambitions. I’m so excited about this! Who knows where it will take me!Here are my results on my promises:A sophisticated, beautiful website attracting and serving my clients exquisitely by June 1, 2008Actions by May 15th:- Complete my research and hire a programmer to transform website into Wordpress and create blogDONE- Rewrite Home PageDONE- Create the structure for the Resources Division and have 30% of the pages upThis is going a bit slower and may actually have to wait until I return in July. The structure will be done soon – but I’m not going to have a lot of time to fill it with all the wonderful resources I have for you guys!My webguy is brilliant (and incredibly reasonable), but I’ve been so busy, we’ve had a hard time connecting to get stuff done. I’m meeting with him tomorrow and I’m hoping that he’ll be ready to take the main website and blog live. (By the way you won’t see that much difference, most of the changes are in the infrastructure – but I’ll be able to change things easily and whenever and from wherever I want!) Gods bless Word Press!!- Hire a new Virtual AssistantDONEAh – and this is what’s taken up most of my month. I hired a team in India and have been working many hours each week getting them fully up and running so that my Membership runs smoothly. Yes, outsourcing -- a blessing and a curse...- Have the shopping cart completely set up and functioning correctlyDONE!!!!!! DONE AND DONE!This is huge and stressful and DONE! Woo hooo!My coaching and speaking business grossing $100,000 creating transformation and success for my clients by December 31, 2008.Actions by May 15th:- 4 new clientsGot one without trying. Any takers? And again, I’ll pick this up in July.- Create the autoresponder for new Artist's EDGE Members to ensure they get the most value out of the membershipNot done – definitely high on the list for July.- Create a regular schedule for blogging, activities on forums and reading and commenting on other people's blogs.Also, not done and high on the list for July - but at least I've been more active on the TAXI forum (though not this week!)A sexy size 4 by June 15th, 2008.Actions by May 15thFor all of these things – I’ve been struggling a bit with my energy. So I haven’t been working out like I wanted, but I have been taking walks. I've recovered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, so I have to listen carefully to what my body wants.And last week when I weighed myself – I realized that I’d lost another 5 lbs, bringing the total up to 20lbs – and when you’re under 5’ tall, that’s a lot! I’m officially down to a size 6. I’m going to push this goal out to July 15 – because I know that June is going to be crazy. But I’ll be staying pretty near the beach in LA, so hopefully I’ll be able to squeeze several walks into my 12 hour days.A beautiful home that is a joy to live and work in by May 15th 2008Actions:- Study area set-up and organizedWorked on it quite a bit, but I’m not done with it.- Pictures up on the walls in all the roomsJuly- New roommates furniture organized and arrangedWe’ve made serious progress here – but waiting to sell my old couch to finish that. And probably not finishing it completely until I get back in July.- Living room - shelves organized and beautifully appointedJulyThank you all for your support – I feel the accountability rising all around me!This was a really long post – so I’ll make my goals in a new post.Debra

[tedsingingfox]

Without searching back through the old postings, I really don't remember much about what I originally posted for May 15th, other than the fact that I thought/felt they were kinda lame.Plus, I got seriously side-tracked with the broken tooth, et al.Give me till tomorrow afternoon and I'll come back with the re-cap AND the goals for June. I promise.Y'all OK with that?Ted