Being Deliberate

[rayzer]

Hey, Hummingbird,Not a bad month for someone that was sick and forgot about your list. Great idea to print and post your list. It feels so good to cross items off when they're done, doesn't it?

[rayzer]

Milfus,I'm proud of you, man. The act of getting up in front of people (no matter how many were there) and singing is a major accomplishment when you have severe stage fright. Next time do it for 3 people. It will come.It might feel like you're breaking even, but you're covering a lot of material in all those books and making great progress there, too.I want to encourage you to finish something for a listing this month and send it. Taking one all the way will feel great (and you'll get feedback). Nice work.Rayzer

[rayzer]

ArkJack,You're still shell shocked. Don't make any rash decisions right now. Your wife and kids didn't have you for a long time when you were working all those long hours, so you need to invest more heavily in them now, but keep your foot in the door here.A wise man told me back in November:Quote:I think the one thing I can add though for rayzer, is maybe declare at least one day or time block for each month where its your time..... no interference..... thats fair to ask for..... Your words really helped me sort this balance out. Do it. Be there again for your faimily, but claim your time, too.Looking forward to a great progress report on June 15, no matter how many things are on it.Rayzer

[hummingbird]

May 16, 2008, 9:53am, rayzer wrote:Hey, Hummingbird,Not a bad month for someone that was sick and forgot about your list. Great idea to print and post your list. It feels so good to cross items off when they're done, doesn't it?Yeah! I noticed I forgot to put procrastination on my list. I do think it's okay to 'procrastinate' now and then - recess is fun.Quote:That's awesome! So, you've listed your actions -- I'm curious what goals those actions are serving?I have two major goals in my life:1- live the most creative life possible. Been working on it for 17 years. It was a struggle, financially & in many other ways, but I now do this full-time. Play, nap, play some more. Drink chocolate milk. 2- be IN the music. Perform it, write it, study it, teach it, compose it, produce it, record it, licence it etc etc etc. Been working on this for 17 years too. Music is in me and of me. Learn the kazoo (I'll get there).so all my actions are around supporting these two major things.

[rayzer]

Quote: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?Hi Ted,Don't forget to check in with us. This month is gonna be a good one. I can feel it.PS--I hope the oral surgeon treats you right and gets you all fixed up.Rayzer

[tedsingingfox]

OK, Here's what I can come up with for this month.1) Cover the 3 things I didn't do last month...or at least remember what they were. (OK, that was a joke... I'm stalling for time.)2) I need to look into some of the other options for getting my stuff out there. Won't mention their names here, but if y'all want to help me build up a list of them, PM me. I will be loyal to TAXI until the day I die, but I KNOW even Michael Laskow wouldn't expect me to devote 100% to TAXI...my catalog is too small (but it's filled with great stuff!!! )3) I need to get back into a regular routine of playing the guitar (and working on refining the latest stuff, as well as trying to write some new tunes). I've been so sidetracked with my teeth issues (and my car issues, etc.) that I've allowed myself to use that as an excuse. I gotta stop that.4) I need to get caught up with my doctors. My car has been incapable of getting me down to Santa Fe (to my doctor's office) for more than 9 months now, and I honestly believe my health -both physical and mental/emotional- has suffered because of it. Now that I finally have reliable wheels again, I need to make a series of trips down to SFe AND Albuquerque. But then, with gas prices the way they are...5) I need to start looking for another job. Granted, until my teeth issues are taken care of, I can't really expect to get another job waiting tables or running the front desk of a hotel. But even in this service-industry dependent town, there has GOT to be some way of my earning more than $700 a month.6) Just to challenge myself, I need to randomly pick a listing in some genre I am NOT comfortable with and try to write something for it. I need to stretch myself further than I'm currently doing.There. That ought to be enough for June 15th.(Or I could add that I need to get laid...it's been 8 months...but I think that's a whole other thread. )Ted

[rayzer]

Thanks for checking in, Ted.Let's commit to making it a great month!Oh, and as for this:Quote:(Or I could add that I need to get laid...it's been 8 months...but I think that's a whole other thread. )Yeah, and a whole other website, too. Rayzer

[arkjack]

Hey rayzer, thanks for reminding me of where its at. I spent my whole day yesterday driving kids around, and hosted dinner for friends my wife wanted to have over. I put over 200 miles on the vehicles driving kids around. I went in the studio to work on cover tunes, and fell asleep at the console. Where is that thread on 'getting laid'??? There used to be a site called "the Vegas Taxi", which was totally unrelated to the music TAXI.... . and only 8 months??.... come on!!!! thats a drop in the bucket..... ArkJack

[rcase]

May 17, 2008, 4:10pm, tedsingingfox wrote:(Or I could add that I need to get laid...it's been 8 months...Where does that one fall in Maslow's Heirarchy? I forget.. (and too lazy to Google, how pathetic )

[tedsingingfox]

May 18, 2008, 8:45am, arkjack wrote:Where is that thread on 'getting laid'??? There used to be a site called "the Vegas Taxi", which was totally unrelated to the music TAXI.... . and only 8 months??.... come on!!!! thats a drop in the bucket..... ArkJack But, don't forget... I'm a single gay male who lived in San Francisco for TEN YEARS. If I wanted to, I could get laid 15 times a day (although I NEVER wanted to do that...twice a week was good, though ). I'm just having a little trouble making the adjustment. I guess the good news is that, after going SO long without...a quick 'fix' --and I chose that particular word VERY carefully-- isn't good enough any more. Believe it or not, I've been turning it (as in "a quick 'fix'") down lately. I'd rather go without than settle for that. Yeah, yeah, I know... since I'm turning it down, I shouldn't be bitching about not getting any... Thanks for the support, anyway, y'all. I truly mean that.