Monthly Reviews
Redefine 2009: July in Review
We are now officially more than half-way through the year with only 5 months left of 2009. Per usual, let’s look back at the goals:
1. Redefine 2009
July’s focus was a redefinition of me as an improviser. And while the main focus was just to do something improv related every day, based on feedback from friends and coaches, the work has paid off in terms of my focus on more emotional reactions. The full breakdown is in July Focus in Review.
2. 53 Weekly Projects Challenge
For July, I wrote a birthday song, went to ComedySportz tournament, did some work for HTW, and researched writing a book.
3. Weekly Content Creation Challenge
July is up on Weekly Content Creation Roundup and includes a birthday video, CareerBuilder commercial, Subway Story, and 26 single pane cartoon ideas.
4. Establish 4 New Habits
So…. I completely forgot about the weekly review, whoops. I need to remember to do that each week (plus not hit snooze and exercise every day).
5. Improve My Taste
I’ve tried a handful of beers, none of which have been good or even manageable. While in Chicago I did try a bunch of new Chinese food, some of which I actually enjoyed. Also fried pickles = not very good.
6. Publish a Book
I finally did a little bit of research on this and it looks like I need to get to a minimum of about 20,000 words if I’m going to do a non-fiction book.
7. Get 100,000 views on YouTube
The short film is still in the works, but I did shoot two videos this month so hopefully we’ll have a few that get added to the count.
8. $10,000 in Supplemental Income
Other than some rent still no progress here.
9. Get on a Harold Team
I definitely think this past month’s work has improved the chances of this, however I have a number of things I still need to work on to get to the caliber of improviser for a Harold Team.
10. Get 1-Rated at Work
I’m more optimistic about this one after further discussion, but there are no guarantees. All I can keep doing is working hard and doing my best.
I’m happy with my start to the second half of the year–now I just have to keep that momentum with another successful monthly focus and an energized attitude towards my 10 goals.
