Yes, folks. It's the first week in October. Which means we've entered the Fourth Quarter of 2011.
Let us not fret about the passage of time. About where the other three quarters of this year went. About how we all could swear it was JUST New Year's Eve about two weeks ago. About how we quake in our boots when we realize that -- gasp! -- the "holiday season" is nearly upon us. (Again.)
Instead, let us take a deep breath.
Yes!!!
Do it.
Do it again.
Feel better? GOOD!!!!
Now, instead of freaking out, let's get positive. And proactive.
Grab yourself a warm beverage . . . .
. . . grab a pencil . . . .
. . . wield that little sucker like a javelin in your fingers . . . AND MAKE A LIST!!!!Because when it comes right down to it, there's hardly anything that can get your butt in gear better than brainstorming what you want and need to do, and getting it down on paper . . . where you can see it, and be proud of it, and where it is no longer rattling around in your brain to wake you up at 3:00 a.m.
Moreover, sharing that list with someone else gives you added visualization and accountability motivation. When you communicate to someone else what you intend to do, it means something more to you, and is far more positive than when you simply recite in your head, "I ought to get around to that. Damn. I still haven't. I suck."
So . . . here's my own list of what I want to accomplish in the Bean Up The Nose Art part of life in the Fourth Quarter. (The order is irrelevant to each's importance.)
1. Create new products (journals! phone covers! water bottles! travel mugs! for example!) and load those little puppies up for sale on a website like Cafe Press.
2. Finish, and publish on Kindle, my e-book: about how to begin marketing YOUR art!
3. Create 7-10 new greeting card images.
4. Get way far into website renovations.
5. Research licensing.
6. Research and apply for 2012 fairs.
That's the plan, folks. I've committed to it, by sharing it with you and the world :)
Now . . . what do YOU want to accomplish in this Fourth Quarter?!?!?!?
Let folks know! Log on below with a comment. Make your own blog post about it. Tell us on Twitter. Post it on your Facebook page.
The point: figure out where you want to be by Dec. 31. Write it down. Tell someone. And work to make it happen :) And we will all be cheering each other on.
Best of luck!!! You rock for trying!!!!
6 comments:
Okay, okay! I'm now on the record: finish a series of ten small paintings. I'll post them on my website, katebarrengos.com, as soon as they're done, promise. Thanks for the inspiration.
Love this comment, Kate, and your commitment! And you just so happen to be featured next on Beans :) We love the serendipitous timing.
OK, here is mine:
finish the poetry manuscript for my eBook and put it up on Amazon by the end of October
re-learn some of the old geeky web-building expertise I used to possess
learn how to make eBooks, not just write them - that is, do my own conversion with enough self-confidence that I can maybe help others with this too
And yes, thanks for the inspiration!
That is a great goal, Maria! And we will be cheering you on :)
10 New Paintings Completed!
THANKS TAMARA for providing some extra creative fuel. So fulfilling to deliver on a promise.
You can see them on my website, www.katebarrengos.com, View Images/tiny STUDIO Gallery.
Three of them are sold, and five are at STUDIO Gallery in San Francisco, part of their "tiny" show. For information, go to www.STUDIOGallerySF.com.
I love the way folks committed, and what they accomplished! Thanks for checking back in, Kate . . . and I happen to know that Maria got her e-book up, because I bought it. And we're doing a follow-up post December 26 :)
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