I am a professional musician, worship leader, small business owner, and freelance writer with a chemical engineering degree. But that's just my resume; my profile of qualifications is only one of the ways in which I am unique. Here I chronicle my personal and professional goals and my efforts to achieve them. Occasionally I fail. Mostly, I take daily baby steps toward all my long-term goals. Much like the stories I pen, the songs I compose, and the businesses I run, I am always a work in progress.
Sadly, because they're different services. How great if I could just do the same thing twice. But I have the band at 9:30, and it's just me and my guitar at 11:15. Some 9:30 songs can't be done at 11:15 because I don't have drums and things. That, plus, I have more responsibility over worship stuff at 11:15, so sometimes I need to help plan the children's message, confessions, activities done around tables (this service isn't in the pews) - that sort of thing. At 9:30 I'm strictly responsible for music.
The bummer is, 11:15 isn't taking off. So it feels like a lot of work for very few (if any) people each week. That might be part of what's sapping my enthusiasm.
Posted: 11-4-2009 @ 8:29 am EST Edited: 11-5-2009 @ 7:34 am EST
Launch one new Potbelly song per week. Goal met with "Got You Where I Want You" and "All Out of Love."
Post at WordPress at least once per month.
Pending.
Launch one new Praise Band song per month.
Pending.
Write one new original song per month.
Pending.
Write new lyrics once per day through November. Goal met: "Invalid Item"
Earn at least $60 per pay period at Textbroker. Goal met.
Earn at least $25 per month at Helium.
Pending.
Complete one Prep challenge per day until complete. Goal met. I completed my premise last night.
Resign from Abbott by 6/1/10.
In progress.
Achieve a weight of 145.0 by Thanksgiving.
Trying-ish.
Weight: 152.8
Meals:
7:30am Coffee (1) and -ahem- ice cream (3) but only 3 points' worth!
9:30am Coffee (1)
12:00pm Mocha ZonePerfect bar (3.5)
2:00pm Reese's cup (2)
5:30pm Apple ZonePerfect bar (3)
7:00pm Chips (?), cheese dip, guacamole, guacamole salad, refried beans, and a margarita
Current real estate goal: Organize garage.
In progress. Keith thinks we should set up the treadmill in the garage and -gasp- start using it, because we've both gained weight since vacationing in August. I think he's out of his mind.
Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day.
Actually, no. But the 11-year-old and I have been catching Sponge Bob episodes in the morning before he gets on the bus, and I've caught myself analyzing them for antagonist and plot.
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