My 8-Week Goals

Step 1: My 8-Week Goals (To Be Completed By 9/11/2008)

• Awesome Apartment: My apartment will be simplified so that I have ample space for all of my things and nothing feels cramped. My dependable sublet-tenant will feel welcome and at home.
• Mucho Money: I will leave the country with an abundance of money – and return with more in the bank.
• Badass Biceps: I will tone up my arms, chest, abs, and legs to the point that I’ll want to sing “I believe in Miracles. You sexy thang!” when I look in the mirror.
• Confident Craft: I will shoot the “Around The World Project” with confidence, ease, and grace.

Step 2: Potential Obstacles

• Awesome Apartment
• I won’t start my subletter search soon enough.
• I’ll want to keep a lot of my stuff because I might need it someday.
• I won’t investigate storage because “it’s an unnecessary expense”.
• Mucho Money
• I won’t budget my time well and thus won’t complete my freelance projects before I leave for Thailand.
• I won’t work as much as I need to while I’m in Montana.
• I won’t watch my spending because I’m earning.
• Badass Biceps
• I won’t work out because I don’t like the gym.
• I’ll wait until the end of the day to work out and then be too tired.
• I’ll be over-ambitious and then crap out.
• I’ll put everything else as a higher priority.
• Confident Craft
• I won’t work on my craft outside of class because “I’m too busy.”
• I won’t know enough about the film to feel at ease.

Step 3: Solutions & Strategies

• Awesome Apartment
• I’ll send out emails to everyone ASAP and simply explain that I haven’t emptied my apartment completely yet.
• Anything that I haven’t used in over 2yrs won’t be used because I don’t know enough about it – so get rid of it.
• Research the closest storage facilities and see what they will charge for a very small space.
• Mucho Money
• I will set specific deadlines for my work and attach dollar amounts to them.
• I will pay all of my bills ASAP and then remind myself that my money is for a very specific and important goal: traveling around the world without attachment to back home.
• I will discuss my need to work with Emily before my trip and set specific afternoon/evening hours. I will work at least 5-7 hrs/day.
• Badass Biceps
• I will do calisthenics.
• I’ll do my work out as soon as I wake up every day.
• I’ll start small and add one rep each day.
• I won’t let myself do the other work until I’ve taken care of my body.
• Confident Craft
• I will carve specific times into my week to work on craft wherein I’m not allowed to do anything else.
• I will research my locations and let that fuel my character work.

What Tasks Will I Complete This Week (To Be Completed by 12am 7/24/2008)?

• General
• I will program all of the below tasks into my calendar, forcing myself to make time to complete them.
• Awesome Apartment
• Draft email about apartment, include pictures, and send to friends.
• Put away my laundry.
• Do a load of laundry.
• Take one bag of clothes/stuff to The Good Will
• Mucho Money
• I will pay all of my bills and credit card debts.
• I will complete the Maxon freelance project.
• Badass Biceps
• I will do the following exercises every morning:
• Plank: 30sec + (# of Days)
• Squat Lunges: # of Days
• Bicep/Tricep Isometrics: # of Days
• Pushups: # of Days
• Situps: # of Days
• I will go running on Friday
• I will water ski in Montana
• I will walk/hike in Montana
• Confident Craft
• I will rehearse my scene for acting class.
• I will write one blog post / record one video based on A.C.T.’s training