September 2007 - Update
I am now a novelist!!! I entered th Day Novel Contest. www.3daynovel.com. The winners will be announced in January. But regardless, I am a novelist and my book will be published! Yipee!
March 29, 2007 - Update
Free Time:
- I got to play a major role in a play and loved it! I got really good feedback too. It was a great experience and it was something I did with Daniel. I can’t wait to do another play - eventually...
- Financial:
- I can pay my mortgage and bills (yeah!)
- I still haven’t really saved anything
- I still need to make improvements on my house
- Career:
- I have been kind of going with the flow and the flow has brought me to radio. I now produce the Valley of the Stars radio show out of Front Royal, VA. That has led me into a whole new arena and it is fun and keeps me busy. Check out the website: www.bradhaynesvalleyofthestars.com.
- I C-host another radio show with my friends, Suzanne, and Barbara. It’s a lot of fun but not profitable - yet. www.justsayitradioshow.com.
- I am still fooling around with writing....
- Recreation/Free Time:
- I am currently in rehearsal for a local production of Our Town. I play Mrs Gibbs. It is hard, and fun and exciting. The show will be in Edinburg Aprill 19-22, 2007.
- Physical Fitness/health
- My diabetes and high blood pressure are still with me but are more controlled.
- I recently got trained in Reiki which is energy healing. It is wild! I will write about it soon.
- I am back to daily exercise!!!!
- Still don’t have health insurance
- still need dental work
- Relationships with Family and Friends:
- Daniel has turned 14 and we are clashing a lot more frequently. I am pushing him to succeed and he is reacting in a passive/aggressive way....
- Great family and great friends...
- No love life.....
- Personal Goals - later
November 9, 2005 - Update.
Well I have made some progress since February. I am a long way from where I want to be but in many ways I have gotten closer to my goals. During the next couple of weeks I will be coming back here to update you one each of the 7 areas of my life. Let’s Start with Financial.
- Financial Update:
- I still don’t make what I would like but I do have a steady income from my main client which gives me some stability. If it hadn’t been for unexpected events I would be doing ok. I got my first check from google this month and hope that gets to be something regular too.
- I am paying my bills but still must scrape. It is close.
- I still have debt...
- I still don’t have savings or retirement.
- I am making progress on the money management but i still have a ways to go.
- Career is next - check back soon!
February 26, 2003
In Chapter 1 of Jack Canfield’s book, “The Success Principles, How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be,” Jack asks the reader to start paying attention to “what is so”.
So I took a Personal Inventory Today to use as a benchmark to measure my success by at the end of this year. I used his suggested categories. So here is my start point: (This is where I am starting from. I will set goals based on this assessment.)
- Financial -
- I don’t bring in enough money each month
- I can not always pay my bills (or buy necessities such as heating oil)
- I have debt
- I don’t have savings or retirement
- I don’t practice good money management
- Career -
- What Works:
- I like what I am doing for BK Haynes (helping him promote his book, “How I Turned $50 into $5 Million in Country Property - Part-time,” but I do not make enough to pay my bills on this alone
- Each month I am earning more than the month before
- I have an increasing number of clients
- What doesn’t work:
- I have not been doing a good job of managing my web-sites and making them profitable but am working on it.
- I want more residual income and more freedom
- Other clients - I have not been managing my time well and it has effected my client relationship adversely.
- I do not belong to a master mind group or have a mentor yet.
- I need health insurance
- Time management
- Recreation/Free Time
- What works:
- I have recently joined a “game night” group which I enjoy.
- I have some friends who are supportive, fun, and interesting
- I get lots of invitations
- What doesn’t work or what I lack
- I would like to play bridge more
- I don’t have a boyfriend or lover
- I don’t take Daniel on historic day trips as often as I would like
- I would like to take a walking tour in Scotland and a Smithsonian Trip to Europe
- I would like to read more
- Would like to hike more
- Would like some really successful friends
- I would like more male friends
- Physical Fitness and Health
- 232 Lbs!
- Blood Pressure too High
- Blood Sugar too high
- cholesterol too high
- Yipes!!!
- Exercising but not enough
- Eating better but too much
- teeth need work
- Relationships with family and friends
- Wonderful family - They love me for who I am and have supported my in countless ways since I embarked on this journey
- Wonderful friends - My friends have become family.
- Would like to show appreciation more
- Like to host more dinner parties
- Want a boyfriend
- Would like to be more consistent with Daniel on Chores, consequences, etc.
- Would like more friends who are very successful
- Would like a mentor
- Personal Goals
- Lose 64 Lbs
- Have a clean, painted, fixed-up house
- write book
- ride in Bike Virginia
- Go to Church
- Star in a play
- Success web-site
- Be on tonight show
- Community Service
- Mentor inmate
- Help rail solution
- help theater shenandoah
- start dreambuilder network with kids
- success class
Keeping Momentum - March 10, 2005
The last couple of days, I have felt low. I have been overwhelmed by all the work ahead for promoting Mr. Haynes book, worried about some bills, overwhelmed with things I need to do for clients, and for myself and Daniel. It is easy to tell when I am feeling this way because the condition of my house reflects my inner chaos. Then the chaos around me effects my ability to handle it all.
When this happens, my tendency is to want to escape. I will watch TV, or suddenly feel tired and take a nap. Sometime I even become ill. I think this happens to a lot of people and is one of the obstacles to success. If I find a cure for this, I will share it but for now I am going to do the following.
I am going to break todays goals into small bites, and allow myself some down time between small successes. That way I might not get everything donebut I will not get nothing done.
Today I want to:
- Publish this site: it will not be complete but will take me a little closer.
- Spend two hours on Dr. Joe’s site:
- Set up newsletter sign up
- Turn his book into sections that can be downloaded
- Update wolfgangs’ section on
www.shenandoahshops.com
- Make one lampshade and mail it out
- Write one ad for BK Haynes (to go into RTIR)
That’s a lot and is not everything and it is 11 AM!!!!!
I better get started! More tomorro
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