Over the weekend, while working on my daily draft (four lines of text to music each day) I managed to finish up the composition stage on one song. This happened to be a song I really enjoy, and I was able to get it into a rough demo. Today, I spent a lot of time …
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The Occupational Adventure (sm): Success checklist
I suppose at some point I’ll just assume that everyone is reading The Occupational Adventure (sm). Today, I’ll still use it as post-ammo though. The Occupational Adventure (sm): Success checklist How many can you check off? For how many can you devise a strategy to check off?
Capture the Song
I’ve got a lot on my mind, so you may notice that I’m frequently publishing short little entries. I’m still capturing at least 4-lines of lyrics to tape everyday, mostly with some accompaniment. Since I’ve gotten back into writing regularly, inspiration seems to come at odd times. Lyrically, I’m always prepared because I’ve got the …
New Layout, Finally!
We’ve finally got the new layout put in. It’s odd that this would come just as other changes are being made in my life. Anyway, thanks to Zack Scott for working on this real hard for me. Please drop by his site and thank him!
Day 10 of 48
Sometimes the news that hits you like a ton of bricks is actually what you expected all along. I can’t really explain any more than that, but today, Dan Miller’s 48 Days to the Work You Love has me recreate my resumé. This is probably the oddest resumé I’ve ever created, but maybe that’s been …
Behavioral Change Odds (Stacked in Your Favor)
Thanks to the outlet I have in space-age wasteland (and the fact that people continue to read it), I apparently have a 95% chance of making my vocational changes work. This Occupational Adventure post points out that: [A 1993 BYU study] shows the chances of a change being incorporated into one’s life in various scenarios. …
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The Lazy Way to Success: The Secret to Attracting Resources
Have you read The Lazy Way to Success yet today? The Lazy Way to Success: The Secret to Attracting Resources Wow, Uncle Fred knows exactly what I need to hear and when I need to hear it. December 9th is still looming out in the distance. But something needs to change on that date, ya …
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Day 3 of 48
Today, I read Chapter 4 of 48 Days… which started off talking about goals and actions. If there are two things I can handle, David Allen made sure they were goals and actions. Dan Miller outlines a 5-step decision-making process: State the Problem: Easy. My career and my calling don’t match. I don’t work in …
Day 2 of 48
Yesterday, I told you that updates on my 48 days to the work I love would be sparse. Oh well. Dan asks this today: If you want different results next year, what will you change in what you are doing now? I agreed yesterday that change is the key to progress. Something has to change, …
Day 1 of 48
Those of you who know I’m the prince of the non-sequitur probably aren’t alarmed at all by my title. To clear things up anyway it’s a reference to the beginning of my journey to the work I love. Tonight, I started reading Dan Miller’s 48 Days to the Work You Love. Dan suggests following the …