Being Deliberate

[coachdebra]

OK – I’m making goals for July 15th, because I’ll be in 3 weeks of 12 hour days of training in LA in June (and working with clients before I leave and in the mornings before classes!). Phew. I’ll have 2 whole days off the entire month!So, I won’t be keeping up with you guys much the next 6 weeks – I’ll miss you all! Here are my goals and tasks for July 15, 2008A sophisticated, beautiful website attracting and serving my clients exquisitely by June 1, 2008A fully developed marketing program using my website, blog and the internet to gross $1,500 passive income by September 1, 2008Actions by July 15, 2008:- Create the structure for the Resources Division and have the current resources transferred into the structure to be taken live by 6/1/08- Have the Artist’s EDGE Membership setup in WordPress with a new home page and “Quick Start” page written by 6/1/08- write and deliver an awesome Momentum and Motivation class for the Artist’s EDGE Membership by 5/20/08- On my return, spend 2 hours/week adding resources - Virtual Assisting team working seamlessly by 6/1/08 (so I don’t have to worry about them while in LA)- Have the affiliate program setup on the shopping cart and the “info” page for the affiliate program up- Have the sales page for the affiliate program written and ready to be put up.- Finish the contract for the joint venture w/Andrea and vetted by my lawyer- Have the editable manuscript in my hot little hands and create a schedule for the rewrite.- Create the autoresponder for new Artist's EDGE Members to ensure they get the most value out of the membership- Create a regular schedule for blogging, activities on forums and reading and commenting on other people's blogs.My coaching and speaking business grossing $100,000 creating transformation and success for my clients by December 31, 2008.Actions by July 15th:- Have all my current clients scheduled for July- Have my speaking schedule set for Fall with 2 new Conferences included in the schedule.- Be certified in NLP, Neurlinguistic Repatterning and Hypnosis- Soak up all the knowledge, skills and be ready to transform lives (even more!)A sexy size 4 by July 15th, 2008.Actions by July 15th-Walk at least 3 x/week-Before and after June – workout at gym 2x/week.- maintain my eating habits while in LA – watching my portion size and snacking.A beautiful home that is a joy to live and work in by August 15th 2008I’m putting this goal mostly on hold until I get back, but:Actions by June 1, 2008- Sell couch- New roommates furniture organized and arranged in livingroom- Buy swamp cooler – It’s 103 degrees today!!!!

[coachdebra]

Quote: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.Oh, Ted -- I just created it in a word document and saved it to my desktop. That way I could actually check back into the document once a week and make sure I was taking my actions. As you can see by my report -- I'm not 100% - but it really helps having it as a resource document when I'm deciding what's most important this week!And get that tooth fixed! My experience with a bad tooth is that they just don't get better on their own.Warm regards,Debra

[coachdebra]

Quote: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.’That's awesome! So, you've listed your actions -- I'm curious what goals those actions are serving?Just being a coach -- I kent hep masef Debra

[tedsingingfox]

May 15, 2008, 3:58pm, coachdebra wrote:Oh, Ted -- I just created it in a word document and saved it to my desktop. That way I could actually check back into the document once a week and make sure I was taking my actions. AH... GREAT idea. Thanks, Debra.And I'm seeing the oral surgeon on Tuesday of next week. As dentist-phobic as I am, I'm not willing to put this off for one minute longer than absolutely necessary. But, then, isn't that a form of being deliberate?

[hummingbird]

REPORT -- April 15 - May 14:-take good care of self. I've added several new clients over the next few weeks which means more teaching hours, and I have to be organized, and watch that I take care of myself, and don't just move from the keyboard to the computer when work is done.REPORT - didn’t do so good. Got busy, stopped the TLC, ended up getting sick & missing 2 or 3 days of work – which, being as I’m self-employed, affects the bottom line.SOLUTION: ordering Organic delivery again. Making non-fat yogurt smoothies every morning with 4 or 5 fruits & veg. Walking every day. - do books, file taxes (due by April 30th). Gonna take a weekend. Get out the adding machine, the envelopes, boxes & files, and go to it. Don't forget the kleenex.REPORT – half way thru. Plan to finish by the end of this weekend. Made a partial payment on what I likely owe so there will be no interest or late fees. Remembered that self-employed don’t have to file til June 15th. Duh.- work on collabs. Got a couple goin' on. Gotta keep up with them & get stuff submitted on time.REPORT – finished three. -compose and submit 4 to 6 instrumentals. Got the listings marked, create & produce the music & submit by deadline.REPORT – nah, didn’t write/compose/submit anything. Ended up making 4 videos instead, and wrote 2 lyrics, and some work on yet unfinished collabs.- continue writing screenplay. Yeah, so I signed up for Script Frenzy, wherein one challenges oneself to write a 100 page script in the month of April. eh... I gots lots of writin's ta do. Be nice if I could make 50 pages this first time out.REPORT – finished with 37 pages of script and a completed outline, my first time out. -5 pages of outline. okay so I'm thinking of writing a 'motivational' book. I'm mean, I've been thinking about it for awhile now and maybe it's time? So how about starting an outline of what it's gonna be about and stuff.REPORT – sidetracked by other things. Did find an old outline I'd started and expanded it a little.-buy that next piece of software so that I can... begin working on the CD.REPORT – ran out of money but it’s in the June budget-be thankful... over the course of the day, be awake enough to be aware of the present moment, feel my breath, taste the air, smell the blossoms, be grateful for this gift of life and music and friends.REPORT – ongoing.-----------------------------GOALS, May 15 - June 14:-take good care of self. -work on collabs. Oops, got 5 going on.-submissions – have 3 – 4 listings I can write for, work on that & get ‘em done-complete editing of voice over tape for one of my students-weekly updates of blogs & websites-weekly scheduling of students & other business tasks-buy that next piece of VI software so that I can begin working on the CD. It’s in the June budget-buy the video editing software I want & finish scoring one of the film clips I have as an exercise-buy the mic I’ve been renting.-begin working on the CD-get art supplies, organize painting & jewelry supplies for the summer-be thankful... over the course of the day, be awake enough to be aware of the present moment, feel my breath, taste the air, smell the blossoms, be grateful for this gift of life and music and friends.-have frequent naps-have printed off above list so can check it off as things are completed.

[squids]

Sorry I messed up your timetable, Vikki!!! I suck!!I'm working on it tomorrow. I've got a good deal of the gravel outta my voice, I'm taking acidophalus and Stresstabs with immune boost and I'm on antibiotics so tomorrow is the wonderful, exciting day I get to spend with your song. I cannot express to you how much I'm looking forward to that.....been hummin' on it for days but the vox was jes too crapped out yet. To jes spend a day in the studio...and on such a great song. Ahhhhh. It's a cure fo sho.

[hummingbird]

May 15, 2008, 8:03pm, squids wrote:Sorry I messed up your timetable, Vikki!!! I suck!!I'm working on it tomorrow. I've got a good deal of the gravel outta my voice, I'm taking acidophalus and Stresstabs with immune boost and I'm on antibiotics so tomorrow is the wonderful, exciting day I get to spend with your song. I cannot express to you how much I'm looking forward to that.....been hummin' on it for days but the vox was jes too crapped out yet. To jes spend a day in the studio...and on such a great song. Ahhhhh. It's a cure fo sho.No you don't suck. You're on this months timetable, not last month! I bin sick too. I know. We gonna have a hit, and good stuff takes time. Just get well & don't worry.

[milfus]

oi, I cant remember all my pledges, I did get through a bunch of books, but then I ended up having to buy just as many more, so I am gonna call that one a draw, I ended up doing like 4 listings halfway, least I am trying right? and the stage fright thing I have been kind of tenatively working on. I am going to have to use the same goals for this month, as the problems expanding with the solutions. I did however manage to sing (badly) in front of like two people, and I put 12 books under my belt, so I suppose its not a loss, just a continuation.

[arkjack]

Well, as you might have noticed from the posts I made in "to Renew or Not to Renew" which for some reason isn't around anymore, I've hit quite a wall in the music. The accounting business is doing pretty well, and I'm still spending a few nights and weekends keeping the project flow moving out and coming in. I guess that's all a good thing, the accounting business needed some attention and rebuilding. But the music is really suffering as a result. My submission box went to zero around the end of April when the last of previously submitted song critiques came in and I had not submitted to any listings with the current catalog. Feels too much like I'm wasting 5$ on submitting when I have lost so much confidence in the catalog in its current state and have no time (and to some extent no ambition) to go back and remix and tweak. I have been playing and getting my chops back, mostly on the cover catalog, and I wound up with a new Guild acoustic. ( I haven't told my wife about the new axe yet, which is saying something about the support I get at home). In my wife's eyes, making sure kids get rides to whatever activities, and working the mainstay business so I can write checks for whatever on demand, and whatever errand or household crisis of the moment is going on all trumps anything I want to do in music. Too some extent she's right about the priorities, but in the meantime my Taxi investment is going up in smoke. Since none of you really know me, I can only say that I am so much "go with the flow and let it roll" kind of person. As you can tell from the comments, there is a little thorn, but I can put up with it and trust that a better time will come along eventually.I still have a few songs on the bin I've been working on and some recording projects lined up when the time comes. But mainly, I'm not fully recovered from tax season, still half comatose. For the next month I'll still be working on my chops and the performing repetoire. For the first time in years I actually have dates on my calendar through the summer for performance gigs. I'm putting together a 'show' that will feature a 'tribute to Bob Dylan' for the first hour and 10 min set, then go on to a theme of other great American songwriters and songs, with educational commentary and history lessons in between songs. The one goal I want to set for June 15 is Photos. I have to get some new better and more current pictures for promotion and video as well. Who knows, maybe I'll wind up in Nashville Star.Keep plugging away.ArkJack

[rayzer]

Quote:That's awesome! So, you've listed your actions -- I'm curious what goals those actions are serving?My main goal is to make a living expressing myself through my music without compromising my values or neglecting my priorities along the way.The sub goals that give teeth to my main goal are to:Be a stronger songwriter and composerWrite marketable music from the heartGet more proficient at using the tools in my studioDon’t try to do it all on my ownBuild my music catalogCreate marketable music for film and television in multiple genresLive a long, healthy life that honors my prioritiesEnjoy the journey as long as I liveSpend time with my familyBe a 24/7 songwriter mentally and emotionallyBe a 24/7 songwriterMy actions are centered on achieving my sub goals. My sub goals are centered on achieving my main goal. Most of my goals are gradual and perpetual and there are too many variables in the equation, so attaching dates to them wouldn’t motivate me. In fact, dates would only serve to muddy the water for me.What I do every month is take a good look around, examine my goals and my progress and hazard a guess regarding the conditions for the month ahead. After that process is complete, I set attainable actions for that month and commit to them. As long as I'm keeping my actions in line with my goals and holding my goals up as the main thing, that's enough. With the exception of March 16 -April 15, this system has worked well for me.I won’t restate my goals on this thread every month, but rest assured that they factor heavily into my decision when I’m creating a list of actions for the next Day of Accountability.Rayzer