New Roadmap To Doing It All

Todays words from the digital man cave are about the update and re-prioritizing that has taken place for me. In just a few short days my life is going to flip, turn upside down. So I’d like to take a minute, just sit right there, as I explain how I’ll become the prince of this blog right here. (Anyone recognize that little throwback to classic 90s television there? Dunno about you but I enjoyed it)

Previously I posted about the kinds of things I like to keep me busy, and I think it is only fitting that I update that list as I transition and update my life. Let’s check in with what did and didn’t make the cut from the old list shall we.

The Old Stuff

• Be full-time significant other - This is still here. In theory I should have more time for this, but in reality I will need to act like I have a 7a-7p job in order to create the kind of life I feel everyone should have.
• Learn a new language – I hate to say it but I’ve stalled this one. I really really really want to be tri-lingual at the very least. That way my children can be tri-lingual at the very least, at some time in the future ffaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrr away. For now I’ve got my language CDs ready and waiting on MP3.
  
• Grow two side streams of income – At the moment I am only trying to grow one side stream of income.
• Start a new side stream of income – I believe this has happened, but the monetary reward is a long time coming. Like most new businesses.
• Help start 2 new businesses for someone else – These have stalled because the person stopped working on them in favor of other projects. So for the time being my work is done, but not complete.
• Work full-time – Crossing this off and I couldn’t be happier actually. Because this means full-time employee, not full-time business.
• Blog multiple times a week – Check and check.
• Full-time graduate school student – Moving along nicely.
• Maintain relationships with those around – This took a dive, mostly because of the hours I had to keep. But it’ll return in good form shortly.
• Sleep -HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA
• Buy a house - Off the list for at least 1 year. Too many other things happening that need both time and money. I think it’ll return when the novel has been finished. What novel you say? Read on.

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The New Stuff

• Read, Read, READ – This should have been on the list the first time, so I’m making up for it. If you have a local library and you do not take advantage of it, you are seriously missing out. I’ve got books mostly related to my other projects, but reading is reading.
• WDMC – I want to turn the digital man cave into something where the metrics make me blush. I’ve got benchmarks for said blushing, and I am working towards getting there. I don’t know what it means when I reach those points, but every great success story started with an idea and a plan even when the finish line was too far away to be seen.
• Write a novel – Since I’m doing so much more of this writing thing than I ever have before, I decided I wanted to try my hand at writing an actual book. I’ve heard it said many times that “Writers don’t try to write. Writers write. Even when it’s not important, they write.” So I’m writing. And I’ve got a target date of August 1, 2011.

TAKE NOTE! By August 1, 2011 I will have completed a novel. It may not be published by that time or even that year, but it will be written and ready for shopping around.

• Maintain writing projects – I’ve got three that I can think of and I’ve never thought writing was my strong suit. But here we are! And I think what I’ve been talking about and thinking about doing is being a writer for a living… Strange how life turns around on you.
• Fitness – I wrote about having Survival Skills back in May and central to that post was the idea of physical fitness to take care of yourself and those around you. Well in recent years I’ve let myself go…. somewhat. I look somewhat in shape, physically I”m still strong, and no doctor seems to be able to tell me I’m unhealthy (I don’t really look much overweight and my physicals all make me look like the picture of health), but I need to lose 25 pounds of fat all the same, and a pack on at least 10-15 pounds of solid muscle. That would satisfy my goals I think. Bike and bike routes, CHECK. Dumbbells and routines, CHECK.
• Travel – I think everyone should travel within your country, and definitely outside of your country. Personally I want to hit every continent several times. Not every country like some people, but different locations on each continent would be ideal for me. So obstacles have been removed, and the planning is on.

So that’s my new list! I know I’m not the only one trying to do it all. What does your list look like? Check back Sunday for more Words From The Digital Man Cave.

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