I am a very ambitious man. I love to dream big and set goals that reach high up in the skies. To complete each and every one of them will take me somewhere between 5-10 years. And I’m ok with that. Beats working for someone else in a soul-crushing office environment, where you have to deal with personalities you never would hang out with in your free time.
A huge part of goal setting is chunking down your goals into mini-goals – or as I like to call them “mini victories”
I’ve put on a lot of weight from being on medication. The fattest I’ve ever been. So I have set a goal where I exercise 6 days a week – that means running 3 times a week and doing Hatha Yoga 3 times a week. The Yoga sessions last for 10-15 minutes – and let me tell you for beginners that’s more than enough.
I’ve decided that when I start to look reasonably good I will buy some ear bling to put in my left ear lobe. I’m gonna grow my hair long and wear a black bandana to go along with a nice zen pendant I bought off Etsy. It sounds funny but I have an entirely new look to go with my new physique. I’m going to look like the fucking man!
Its also going to be the right time to take a photograph of myself for this site and start shooting videos. Who would want to take self-development advice from a fat guy in his mid-thirties I certainly wouldn’t.
But only if I lose weight. Walking around with jewelry and long hair while im fat is going to make me look like a total moron. So that’s my treat to me, a small celebration if you will. An indicator that I’m committed and moving forward.
One of my longterm goals is to be able to live as a music producer, selling songs and beats online for people to sing and rap over. I also want to get into producing background music for people to buy and use in their YouTube videos, etc.
The breakdown of my goal as a producer involves learning my chosen DAW – Digital Audio Workstation. Its called Renoise and can look daunting to a beginner. Once I’ve got the basics down – I’m going to take online piano lessons in the form of a course. Another stage in my journey requires a small victory.
I’m going to treat myself with video equipment such as video lights and a tripod for my smartphone. This is so I can show my progress to my audience and maybe even recommend a course to budding artists.
But my dreams don’t stop there. I want to be able to live as a illustrator too one day. At the moment I’m following a free course you can find on drawabox.com. Once I’m done with the free course I’m going to treat myself with a set of greyscale markers from a brand called Arteza.
The next stage in my illustration journey involves finding a mentor over Patreon and to learn from the pros.
I can tell you that chunking down goals and visualizing yourself and your ideals on the journey help tremendously.
I hope you got any value of this post.
Until Next time – Bogdan