Oh Baby!
So, who else felt the frustration of going into 2016 with so many things left unfinished from 2015? Am I alone in this struggle? No, I didn't think so. Just to name a few on my list...
1. Finish writing the Play, the book, the other book, the musical book
2. Market your company and services
3. Find more work "that pays"
4. Budget, budget, budget
5. Spend more time with your partner and your Mom (while she's with us)
6. Play with your dog Tony more
7. Connect with people in person more
8. That means getting out of the house more
9. Have fun, life passes by too fast
10. Take a trip or three or four, see a new state and a new country
11. Find time to meditate and listen to God (your choice)
12. Get back in the gym, eat better and exercise more
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and so on...
We make the list after list, some short, some long, but we all make the list either mentally or on paper. Then, when January hits it is the same old game. It is time to stop that. New Year, New Plan.
How do we change our strategy? As I sit and sit at the computer, there is very little time for all the minor tasks that need to be done by one person in a day. I can't afford to hire help yet, or can I? What ever happened to bartering for services... "He puts head in computer on desk and lets out a big sigh..."
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UGH! Feel like quitting yet? and we are just getting started. Yikes!
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What's the New Plan? Setting Priorities, they say, is the key. So, let's Fire the Old Behavior and the way you did things in the past. That's what I am doing. My 2015 self could have gotten a lot more done if I had behaved like a winner. He was complaining too much, not being thankful, he was procrastinating and wasting valuable time. He is FIRED?! Wait, No His Behavior is FIRED! (No, I am not being too hard on myself, I did manage to do a lot in 2015).
I hate to admit it, but the Donald has been right about a lot (and wrong about a lot too) and we all hate it when we know he is right. So, looking into this new year, "We" need to Fire a lot of things in our lives that are not working, our behaviors that led us to the wrong projects, the wrong people, the wrong relationships, the wrong doors.
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| Will Donald be our Next President? Can he really put us back on track since he has nothing to loose? |
The good news is we are firing behaviors in ourself and not people. We all know too well, you can not control other people, only what you do, how you react and what you allow in your life. Over the years, I am finally starting to learn we get to choose what stays and what goes in our own lives. We can take an active part in shaping our future. Whether it is in your home, your finances, your relationships, your faith, your community, your state government or our national government. WE HAVE THE POWER!
If it is not working in your life, OUT IT GOES. So, we look at what was working and what did not. Make that list first. 2015, what worked and what did not. Then, I think we are on to something.
1. Don't take this project, my gut says I am going to get burned.
2. Don't listen to this person's perspective of who I am.
3. You need to do this, why didn't you go do that or go meet that person?
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etc, etc...
If we get this right in 2016, then it will begin to rain, and I don't mean more flooding across the nation. Do you agree? Then you can join me and make that list today. 2015 - What Worked and What Didn't. Then make that Priority List like above, only don't number it. You can put them in order after you finish your list. This way, you get everything down that will be on your winning hit list for 2016. Then, I think it will take lots of prayer (if you do that) or meditation to order those priorities. This is the tricky part, if we get the priorities off it could mess up the entire game plan for 2016. Many spiritual leaders will tell you God is just going to take care of you. They are not wrong, but I think We need to stand up, and get ready to receive. Are you standing? Well, stand up. I just stood up with you. Raise those hands up high in the air, put your face to heaven and say this with me. "Dear Lord, I am a sinner and I am thankful for Your Grace and Your Mercy, I turn to you now with an open heart. Turn me into a winner for you oh Lord, use me in mighty ways. Bless my house and my family, Bless my country and this world Oh God. We wait for your return and say Let It Come Now, Rain Your Blessings on Me Oh God, so that I can be Your hands and feet in this world. Use me to heal, to feed, to love the world I am in now. Do all this in the Mighty name of your son, our savior Yeshua or Jesus. AMEN!
So, in 2015 we will say it like Trump (or at least think like him).
I'M A WINNER!
Happy New Year Everyone!
(read the section below for money making tips in 2016)
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There are WAY TO MANY talented writers, directors and actors around the globe that need more chances to get their work on stage. I met a talented team from Italy and I am now helping them with their musical. I know Big Things are in store for them in 2016. Doesn't that sound exciting?
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