Jacques_Goodman

How I did it: Updated my blog.  Wrote 3 blog posts a week.  Excerpted them in a newsletter.  Sent it to all my contacts for 3 weeks in a row.  I got some calls.  had a meeting.  Made a proposal. Got an agreement.  Asked for half up front.  I am working!!! Read how I did it…

How I did it: Rather than make a long entry for each one, I simply made a list.  Many of these things are ephemera and experienced in an almost poetically sensual way so writing a bunch of analytical prose didn't help me get any clearer on them. Read how I did it…

How I did it: Just kept on keeping on.  I need to do some of them again, they are habits not goals.  Many rites of passage and although they seem unattainable, they come with time.  When you find a willing partner, al lot of the goals like kissing in the rain become a lot more doable. Read how I did it…

How I did it: Used the Pomodoro Technique.  Break each project into 30 minutes chunks.  No more than  5-7 chunks per project. Chunks are indivisible.  Helps to focus intently on stuff I don't want to do.  Eliminate distractions.  Keep motivation high on seemingly endless mind-numbing tasks. Read how I did it…

How I did it: I used to be able to run when I was a kid, so I kind of knew how to do it. I hadn't run for about 2 years.  i started by jogging a little bit.  Like a quarter mile at a 12 minute pace.  Then I walked for a quarter mile.  Ran a quarter mile.  etc.  Pretty soon the runs were a half mile.  And the pace was a 10 minute mile. In less than 2 weeks, i was running a 10 minute mile.  Read how I did it…

How I did it: Reading the manual will get you started. Then pick an easy pattern.  All the commercial patterns are pretty good. Pick something unlined and designed to be made out of woven, not knit material.  Start with cheap fabric, like muslin or broadcloth.  Another way to go is buy an overlock/serger.  With this kind of machine, you can make clothes out of close fitting knits.  If your patience is short, and the idea of hav… Read how I did it…

How I did it: My mom told me to cook for myself when I was 8 years old.  So I did.  We had the Joy of Cooking cookbook which has recipes for almost every American dish.  Pretty soon I was cooking for the whole family.  Read how I did it…

How I did it: I set my alarm clock an hour earlier in the morning.  Got up, smoked a cigarette, put the coffee on and turned the TV on to an On Demand yoga class.  I did the 45 minute workout along with Patti Abad.  And just kept doing it.  Every day to begin with for the first month or so.  If I overslept, I would put it on at 10:00 PM after the kids were asleep. The problem with a consistent practice going to yoga class is th… Read how I did it…