First let me start off by saying, AGH!!!!!! It took me like 5 minutes to figure out how to get back to my main page so I can post a new blog-lol! Modern technology is my current challenge!
To stay on track, today's 5 successes are:
1. Set up my Last.fm profile (boy is this website ever not user friendly).
2. Scheduled a phone meeting with a booking agent for next Monday. Funny thing about this is that I wrote out my 6 tasks for today and task #3 was simply - "Booking Agents". I had found an old Music Connection magazine that had contact info listed for most of the major booking agents, so I decided I would solicit each one that fit me today to see about getting one or two on board with helping me book a tour this summer/fall. I opened up my email and my publicist had introduced me to one of her booking contacts and now I have a phone meeting...saves me some work...unless of course the agency is unable to sign me. But we won't think about that. : )
3. I updated my Myspace page. I have been focusing so much on facebook these days I have neglected my Myspace. Are people still using it?
4. Did an email interview with PensEyeView.com.
5. Blasted my facebook peeps with an event - 1-Day CD Sale - Happy Birthday to me and actually sold a few CDs!
Next we move into the goal setting assignment. I went through the 20 focus areas Ariel suggested in her book and narrowed (well, if you wanna call it that - 17 out of 20?) my focus areas down to these:
1. Online & Social Networking Strategies
2. Website
3. PR - Print/Radio/Online
4. Booking
5. Songwriting
6. # of CDs/Downloads to Sell
7. $ to Earn
8. Film/TV Placements
9. Building Fan Base
10. How many people added to e-list?
11. # of people at next gig?
12. # of people at each gig for next 12 months?
13. Manager/Agent
14. Diversify Online Presence
15. Buy New Equipment
16. Personal Health
17. Mental Health
This is a general off the top, most urgent, 6 goals for page 15 in the book:
1. Get into alignment with my successful outcome
2. Book a tour
3. Get radio play
4. Set up affiliate links and other passive income stream sources
5. Sell CDs/downloads
6. Get my songs film/TV placements
As I said, this is a general listing. I will begin the process of specificity over the next few blog posts. As you can see by the general theme here, getting money flowing in is the most important thing right now.
I am realizing as I look over these goals and think about getting specific and detailed and setting dates. A feeling of, "Man, I hate this shit" comes to mind - lol! This is where I begin to get in my own way with procrastination.
Fear also comes up - "What if I write down a date and by that date it doesn't happen?" I tend to dream really big...so do I dream really big knowingly setting myself up for failure or do I dream really big, get my ass in alignment as in Goal 1, and make it happen? Wow, now that is really scary! We're gonna go for it!
1. Get into alignment with my successful outcome:
a. Do daily meditations and visualize and focus all my energy on my intended outcomes.
b. Make a dream/vision board and look at it daily. (I actually bought a big poster board and some cut outs yesterday at Michael's for this.)
c. Live as though my desired outcome is already fulfilled.
Deadline: Ongoing, daily!
2. Book a tour:
a. Access further action required after speaking with booking agency on Monday.
Deadline: July 19, 2010, revisit.
3. PR - Print/Radio/Online:
a. Continue working with public relations team to garner print/online CD reviews and interviews, posting snippets/links to my website as they come in.
b. Hire an intern to work on radio promotion. Place an ad on website listed in Ariel's book.
c. Win a campaign with Cyber PR for my online PR. : ) Blog my ass off!
Deadline: a) November 30, 2010; b) July 31, 2010: c) September 6, 2010 :)
4. Set up affiliate links and other passive income stream sources:
a. CafePress Store - get it happening again and promote it.
b. Get all my affiliates listed on my website and promote then when they have offers of interest to my fan base.
c. Research passive income streams.
Deadline: a) July 23, 2010; b) July 23, 2010; c) Ongoing, set up as required
5. Sell CDs/downloads:
a. Develop new and innovative ways to make urgency purchase offers on CD sales. Downloads are via CD Baby, ReverbNation, etc.
b. Live shows merch sales.
Deadline: both are ongoing
6. Get my songs film/TV placements:
a. Stay in touch with Robert Cheeke about his submitting my CDs to his movie producer friends.
b. Continue writing songs with Tony for Banshee Music Publishing placements.
Deadline: both are ongoing
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I am over the computer and left brain activities for today! I my 6 tasks for the day and have been staring at this computer screen too long. It's time to pick up my guitar and work on some new songs.
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