A while back I was tagged by my favorite Dane @JulieOfSuburbia To do my top ten list of things I wanted to do in 2010.
Click the pic for the list
It's only 3 months in and I'm re evaluating the list. A lot of the things have been nipped and tucked. Some of the names have changed to protect the innocent and interestingly enough something haven't changed at all.
I'm not going to go over the whole list and it's nips and tucks.
I'm narrowing my focus to 3 things
Not that I don't plan to do the other things. But sometimes You need to tell yourself to focus
From now on, beyond all the Fiestamovement stuff I do and talk about - my main goals are this:
1) Expand on Video Fight Club 2) Produce the Webseries Hat Trick 3) Publish my Novel 'Gone'
I've rallied against POD/Self Publishing in the past, and now I'm going to throw everything I've said out the window and see if I can make it work.
I'll be exploring companies with a new eye, picking one very soon and publishing my book.
I plan to also provide a version to download to Kindle, etc.
I hope as my friends and followers you'll take a chance on my novel - I've had some amazing feedback on it already. But you're the ones that are going to help me make the jump from Self Publish to National Distribution on Bookstore shelves.
I made this video way too long ago, and lost my momentum. I'm back baby!
I really hope this doesn't come off pompous, but I've suddenly become very aware of my own potential.
You know all those High School reports that said you weren't living up to your potential? I always thought those were BS lies, something they had to say. Like a father has to tell his daughter she's a beautiful princess, or tell his son he could be president.
It's all just a habitual lie we've learned to tell.
And not to doubt my own abilities, I've always know I had my own one man creative abilities. I've always had a "if you want something done right you've got to do it yourself" kind of attitude, which is why I've learned to do just about everything.
But now, with a focus (and let's not lie, a decent budget and the Ford name) behind me - I've come to see just how many things I could have been doing.
I think I want to create myself a new title 'Social Media Cross Promotion King' (still not pompous, right? sweet.)
I'd go in to details about this, but until I have things completed I'm going to fall back on my superstition of not jinxing things and keep quiet on the details.
Anthems have always been reserved for countries and schools, establishments and such. But there are those songs that you pull every now and then because some phase of your life is changing, or changed, coming to an end or a new begining.
These are my anthems
5) Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot Why: I pull this song up every time I just need to get my day going, kick myself in the pants. It's a motivator and a great song
4) Gray Matter - Head Why:I don't know how this came to be, but this is my audition song. the night Before, or that last thing I do before bolting out the door to an audition is listen to this song.
3) Pegboy - Strong Reaction Why: Similar to the previous two songs, or almost a combination therein possibly. This song is my fist pumping, get me out the door song.
2) The Damned - New Rose Why: New Rose comes out when I'm done sulking about past relationships and I'm ready for further punishment from the female species. I almost have to wonder if looking it up for this list, in itself isn't a sign of it's timely arrival to something new... ladies? hmmm
1) Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising Why: When all else fail, when the ships have been turned over and the skies have gone gray - There is this title track from one of my all time favorite punk bands. New Day Rising is a bullet of adrenaline shot strait in to your heart and there is no room for anything left in it's wake. It's go time.
So, what are you Anthems for different phases in your life?
This is the Official Personal blog of youtuber/video maker/author/comedian Sam Proof.
You may know him as Raz from Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! - He's also the host of the popular live streaming web show Failpire (with Co Host Natalia Reagan), the Improv Comedy team 'Donut Video' and his ever growing web presence.
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I have until this counter reaches Zero to research companies and publish my novel 'Gone'
