Last week, I started through Ariel Hyatt’s Music Success in Nine Weeks. It’s a great guide for improving communications and relationships with your fans.
Week 1 walks you through some basic concepts, and then concentrates on looking at the positive things you do daily to improve musically, and in life. As such, I’ve been writing down 5 positive things I’ve accomplished each day. It’s opening my eyes to what I’ve doing. Like most people, I find it easy to summarize my day, mentally, by seeing most of the things I did not complete –or begin. So, this is an important step for me.
The heart of Week 1: Goal Setting. I love writing goals. Since I was a kid, I’ve written lists detailing the things I wanted to achieve. So, you might imagine this is a fairly easy part for me. It is. The part where I lose ground is turning those goals into some sort of implementation plan. How am I going to book that Upper Midwest tour? What do I do to set up an Ireland trip?
That said, I know that, moving on, I’ll need to work hard to stay focused. I’m very good at laying groundwork, then losing focus when distractions arise. So, follow-through for the next 8 weeks is important. If I’m to get past my comfort zone of goal setting, and endless list-making, I need to keep my head down as I walk through each week, paying attention doing the smart things that will help me to reach my goals. So, I’m jumping in and will keep you, my friends, fans, and family, apprised of my progress each week. I’ll share the easy bits, as well as the speed bumps I hit.
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One Comment to "Ariel’s Music Success in Nine Weeks: Week 1"
Hey Jonathan,
Great entry but you seem to be a little behind in the contest. I suggest you sign up for Wave 2 of the contest which starts August 9th.
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Ariel