I got it 3 weeks ago.
I read it, implemented half the stuff he suggests on half my posts. I was going to go nuts with it, but meh, why.
This is what happened
So, this is where YOU go to buy it:
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He also knows his stuff with regard to this new THESIS theme we’re using.
Now, it could be improved. It needs more checklists, and more “just do it now,” stuff, but it’s perfect for most people. You write good content, and you make it sing.
GO buy this today.
Details. The right ones. The ones that matter, those are the ones I’m convinced will make the difference. And right now, I’m enjoying the giddy rush of making money writing and thinking instead of grinding out deals. I’m getting better–doing stuff joyfully, for the most part. But paying attention to the right details, to make everything sing and dance…while retaining the 2.0 fluidity that we love.
Nobody likes a perfectionist, but nobody hates a masterpiece. I don’t want to sanitize my work to perfection because the kind of writing that is excreted by committees blows chunks. I’ve almost completed my book, and it’s been in an improving state of almost completion for weeks, even though it’s consuming 3-4 hours of my time each day. And it’s 3-4 joyful hours. I think I’m a week or so from releasing it, and I wanted it out there and in the world’s hands before christmas, hence the santa hat.
But, really, the content was drafted. I don’t have the capacity to write production quality content in real time. I was taking on big damn topics: Drama, procrastination. There’s a chapter called f—k your parents. Those things weren’t going to work if they were hamfisted or shrill attempts. The writing itself had to be more solid than anything I’ve ever written, and it’s certainly a project that is about as hard as anything I’ve done.
Realize, I’ve read about 500 books in the business/self help/personal development genre in my lifetime. Everything from the excellent “7 Habits” to the mediocre “Cheese” to some trite & dangerous crap du jour like the Secret.
Right now, I’m not unhappy with the writing. That’s not to say I’m done with it. I’ve gone through it 5-6 times, and it’s shaping up to look really friggin’ cool. The last week has been uplifting–the feedback from my throng has been good, and now I look for more negative feedback to make sure it’s sharp as hell before I release it. I should be doing work on the Blog I’ve made, but that’ll come, and I intend to continue to improve this throughout its lifetime. There’s also so much more to write, there were 24 chapters called:
F—k yourself:
f–k clutter
f–k perfection
f–k whining
f–k obesity (free sample)
f–k procrastination
f–k indecision
f–k drama
f–k slacking
F—k Your tribe:
f–k your team
f–k your guru
f–k your job
f–k your stroller
f–k baby boomers
f–k The Jonses
f–k lawyers
f–k meetings
F—k your programming:
f–k self righteousness
f–k manners
f–k fear
f–k egotism
f–k entitlment
f–k compromise
f–k materialism
f–k your parents
The interior design I absolutely love, and the collaboration has been an utter blast. The marketing is going to be fun, too, an ‘anti’ self help book. We’re going through it over and over again to make sure it makes sense, it’s solidly constructed. It’s more work than you think, but the work will pay off, provided that the entire consumerist economy isn’t a worse problem than I had thought.
This will probably be the last PDF I do. While doing a PDF gives you good control and SOME interactivity, the real promise of ebooks is what they do that’s not book. In other words, Brian Clark was again, right. And I’ve ignored his advice because of Zen To Done’s inspiration. That was a PDF that felt like the best of both worlds, so I gave ‘er a whirl.
Anyway, this beast has consumed me for a while. I look forward to getting it done and off of my chest. I’ll probably have some version of this for sale next Monday, but it’s unlikely to be the ‘final’ version.
Also: more stuff on freelancing is coming. For those of you that requested the book download–I’m sorry I got ahead of myself. I was excited about Keith’s cool Aweber plugin for WordPress, and wanted to put it to use. (That’s another project that’s almost done. If you want an aweber box that’s 100% customizable, and 100% compatible with every WP theme, let me know, Keith and I’ve got something cool for you).
See you tomorrow. Back to th e mill.
I’m declaring December 1st, 2008, January First 2009. Stay with me here. I want 2009 to be a blast, an incredible year. And I know that things are going to be difficult, but I still want this to be the best possible year for me. So I’m starting early. I’m not going to have a listless december and watch ANYTHING happen. I’ll take new business, I’ll wrap up outstanding stuff.
I now have a budget that matters–I’ll make my own peak experiences. That will come easily enough–getting through this year. I don’t have an ‘income goal’ per se–I must have money to make my life right, and I’ll simply have it. $43k left to retire my debt is necessary and definitely useful.
You can’t have a life of splendor without intensity, and you can’t have a life of splendor if you permit the cancer of mediocrity to be in any part of your life. I need to focus.
That puts my total income need at…$110k for 2009. I won’t settle for a penny less. But there’s good news: I love what I’m doing. Love it. I don’t get tired. I wake up at 5 with bursts of energy. So, I can do this. IF I make just under $10k/month…I get to live something damn close to DreamLife. (9166.67) to take out of the business. I can do that–that could be 6 blogs a month, which I could certainly do. I know I’ll have income from several sources. Having $9166.67/month to hit EVERYTHING (budget + taxes + debt retirement) is pretty slick. I need to have a WAY better cash position. I guess I need about $25k/cash to play right at this table.
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I know I need to bid, finish and bill on gigs to make this happen, and I’ve covered how to do that before. I just know the number I need to hit.
And in December? I’m going to hit $12,000 net net net to me.
But really, enough money stuff. Money is oxygen. I need it to live, but it’s not the purpose of life. It’s on the hierarchy, but again, who
I’ll track it though…and make some basic things to track money stuf.
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I have 4 planned ebooks in 2008/2009 that I’ve got in various stages:
1,2 & 3 are for sale. #4 is going to be how I did & am it, free for all.
They are in basecamp, outlined and orgainized (except for #4, that’s my gift to the world…such as it is).
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Additionally, I have to do rewrite Subprime. That’s 92,000 quality words due by 3/15/09. Not as big and nasty as it sounds becaue the bones are pretty good. It reads well, I just need to brighten up the colors.
As the rewrite takes place I need to secure the correct agent. That will take till June 1st, and I’ll make it happen. I know that if my submission merely waits in line, it won’t happen. I also know that I can annoy the hell out of those folks. But, I can take a middle path: I can give value first, & get noticed. Simple. I’m stalking 5 agents. I know what they’ve sold. I know who I want to represent me, and I know what THEY need. And I’m helping. If I have till 3/15/09 to do 92-94k words…then that means that I’ve got to write…94k words in 112 calendar days.
That’s going to be far fewer WORKING days–but still.
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Right now, I’m working to get to 175 # (en route to 159). I have reason to believe that through all my flailing fits and starts I’ll get there this time. Why? Because of where I’ve already been. I’ve lost a ton of weight as it is. And by March 1, 09, I’ll be 175#.
My basic plan is to do about 450 minutes of cardio a week, and do an intense weight training schedule (lifting 5 days/week). Working so far, well enough at least. That goal is truly the most important to me–I could fail everywhere, and if I finish 09 @ 175#, I’ll probably be happy.
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That’s pretty much it. Those are the big goals and dreams that matter to me, so Mark, there you have it. The big dream list.
To get there, I need to create a spreadsheet again. I talked about this once before, recently. I’m paring it down:
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What I’ll Be Tracking:
% of weight lost vs. goal, what pace I should be on, etc. (LBS lost, % to goal). We’re gonna call it a 50# goal, baby…for now. I’ll need to lose more, but we’ll go with 50# in 98 days. That’ll get me friggin’ close. Again: this goal is it. If I don’t recreate my body, it’s a failed year. Really. That’s not overstating it at all, the way I look is a symbol. I don’t have any doubt–none–that this will be the easiest goal this year.
Income earned (actual) % of pace, etc. I’m going to through December’s income in with 2009′s, because I want a head start on the new year. Consequently, I’m going to have till December 1, 09 to get to my goal.
Subprime Words ReWritten: There is a goal of 95k +/- 5k. The ending and beginning have to be perfected. (Subprime is mostly about men and women–the idiotic way we choose to pair off, simultaneously taking sex too seriously and too frivolously, making it a goal and a curse at the same time. The backdrop is the low rent folks that made up the industry). This will have a goal over a period of time.
This has to grind out next week. HAS to. Cause holy hell has it taken forever.
That drops on December 1, 2009. I want to see if I can make e-junkie populate it so it all works automatically, if not I’ll do it a couple of times a day.
