Showing posts with label goals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label goals. Show all posts

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Drawing Challenge

Hey you guys! I finally got the list for my 30 days of drawing! As a reminder, I will be off facebook for the 30 days starting on the 19th of September. Just follow my blog to see my progress on these drawings! If I happen to have your phone number I will be texting you, probably from lack of social stimulation. Haha! Alright, wish me luck!

Day 1: Self-Portrait
Day 2: Favorite Animal
Day 3: Favorite Food
Day 4: Super Hero
Day 5: Super Villain
Day 6: Sequential Comic
Day 7: Graffiti you would put on a Wall
Day 8: Favorite Animated Character
Day 9: Favorite Talk Show Host
Day 10: Favorite Candy
Day 11: Scene from a Movie
Day 12: Most Memorable Past-time
Day 13: Re-Design a Book Cover
Day 14: Favorite Fairytale
Day 15: Family Portrait
Day 16: Inspiration
Day 17: Favorite Sweet
Day 18: ZOMBIES
Day 19: A Sea Creature
Day 20: An Actor and an Actress
Day 21: Something you want
Day 22: Tattoo Design
Day 23: Your Zodiac Sign
Day 24: A Couple
Day 25: Scenery
Day 26: Something you don’t like
Day 27: A Dragon
Day 28: A Martial Arts Battle
Day 29: A Place you want to go
Day 30: An outfit from your Dream Wardrobe

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Operation Reinvention; Stage One: Setting Goals

Hey, everyone! Sorry about not blogging in a while. I recently have been undergoing some soul-searching after my recent graduation to find out where I want to be in life. Immediately following graduation I've experienced some depression. After an internet search, I've discovered that post-graduation is actually quite common and can last for a long time. I've made some plans and job searching but I found that I lacked a lot of motivation. My self-esteem and confidence decreased as well as my motivation to do much of anything productive.

I don't like to feel like this. Being bored and unmotivated just drove me nuts! And lying around while chuckling at lolCats wasn't going to get me anywhere. "NO MORE!" I said to myself in annoyance. I get annoyed quite easily and found out that I was annoying myself! So this week I've decided to buckle down and sort myself out. Set some goals and improve myself. Until recently I thought that maybe I just needed to date again but that's the last thing I needed! If I don't like who I am right now then how the hell could I expect someone else to like me? Operation Reinvention is now executed.

Setting Goals

This is the first time that I actually wrote down and started tracking myself on my goals. I found this wonderful free tool called Joe's goals. Joe had made himself a goal tracking tool with daily checks and it even sends you an email if you haven't been using the tool in a while (unless you edit it to not to). I recommend this to anyone who wants to keep track of their progress and stay on track. So with this said, I wrote my goals down in a separate document according to time and goal type. Here is an example:

Japanese
5yrs: "To be semi-fluent in Japanese."
1yr: "To know at least 200 kanji characters"
6mth: "Know and memorize hiragana and katakana characters, 50 kanji and basic vocabulary for everyday items as well as basic conversational Japanese."
1mth: "Build up vocabulary and know Hiragana."
1wk: "Set up a morning routine to study Japanese."

Keep in mind that things could change and be adjusted. Nothing is written in stone. But having this written down in my Large Sticky Notes Gadgets for Win7 requires me to stare at it everyday and remind myself of it. The key here is to figure out your long term goal and break it up into smaller steps so you don't overwhelm yourself with such a big feet of effort and time. You should categorize your goals such like: Career, Artistic, Physical, Education, Financial, etc.

I must confess, even just getting started and writing these down gave me a sense of reassurance and confidence. I feel better all ready! If you find yourself feeling lost or in the dumps just keep in mind that you aren't going to get anywhere where if you sit around feeling sorry for yourself or just lack the knowledge to get started. Research! Action! It all comes down to action! The material you read are tools and sources for means of actually getting up and doing something! I've known some individuals that want to do more in their life. They are smart, they read books and material and soak up righteous information but they lack the action it takes to be successful. GET UP!! DO IT NOW!! STOP MAKING EXCUSES!! JUST F@!#ING DO IT! Life is short, its not going to spoon feed you everything. It's up to you to make the change!