Be shockingly productive; lifestyle

Fellowship with my Christian Men’s Group.
Job Search.
Court things.
Bills paid as best I can.
Research.

Eat. Pray. Love.

Stop being afraid.

Exercise.

Exercise.

Find yet another gear to shift to and continue wiping my slate clean by 30.

Seeing a new girl. Its been amazing :) so happy.

Car is in top notch shape (just needs to be detailed)

Im at The Indianapolis Museum of Art for an Art class and meeting a friend in the cafe for lunch and some wine. Speaking of drinking I have only drank once in over 3 weeks!! im makin great progress on things.

Bills are paid and I been tutoring a new client at 20 bucks an hour and have had three appointments committed to and met by me :) now we are on a set schedule for the rest of the school year!! A couple more clients and basically I work for myself.

weeeeeeeeee!!

FRIDAY

the mechanic brings my car over here, we go to the atm to get him cash.
I need groceries.
I Need to print and fill out a form to get a replacement license plate and drop it off to the bmv.
I need to write and mail a letter to a judge in california, it needs to get there asap.
I need to tidy up the house, set up an appointment to tudor a womens 15 yr old in algebra and english.
I need to go for a jog.
I need to list my car on craigslist just to see what offers I get.
I need to go to the dealership and see what they would give me on a trade in to pay off my loan and leave with another car and possibly no loan.
I need to cook healthy.

SATURDAY

I spend all day dropping off applications because i too need a job BAAAAAADLY.
I will take any job right now just to work and be around people. i will drop off a ton of apps at the mall. holiday season coming up SOMEBODY should hire me

SUNDAY

in between all this ill be writing in my goal oriented site on 43Things to stay on track, mark my progress and keep moving forward. I go to church in the morning, will stick around to meet people, introduce myself to the pastor, connect with a small group and set up a time to meet for a mens bible study. then I watch football all day and continue filling out apps i picked up so i can turn them in

thats not much is it? there is room to add more. like reading, calling friends, possibly seeing whats up with my closest loved one here in Indiana. I really wish we would connect

its being fixed right now. Its the son in law of my neighbor taking it to his shop. It should be back to me around 7pm. this is a good thing.

I have a mechanic coming to look at my car today. They will tow it to their shop for free and get it fixed. I will have the money to pay them tomorrow for parts. I can do this.

I am going to make this right. I will get that car working, I will get a job at the mall, I will make it right with the girl I love (if only she would be willing to communicate, reading each others blogs is not communication). I want to make you happy.

I am the man you loved. The man who loves your kisses. The man who loves to show you affection, make you smile and lean on my strength if you ever need it. All I ask for is communication.

Car fixed, applications at the mall this week, all week and going back in all day every day until someone hires me. I dont care what the pay is. Its a job and a man should always generate income and be reliable.

I can do that. I will not drink. I will never drink again. I have the support of a few friends, some resources being researched with me. Money still coming in every week until I am hired and will work all day every day to make the money necessary to provide. I have the energy. I have the willingness. I have faith that I can.

Only a month left of class this semester and its working man Derrick all over again.

“Who moved my Cheese?” By Spencer Johnson

Amazing. Can read the entire thing in 90 minutes and it will change your life, or your career, or your mindset and perspective on life and change.

I read it 10 years ago and I am re-reading it now. It seems as if my cheese has been moved and I am in need of finding new cheese. lol

“If you do not change, you can become extinct” -Spencer Johnson

http://www.sitepoint.com/15-places-to-sell-your-photos/

1. tons of avenues to look into for selling photography (found a really cool site that offers many many places to sell my photos online)
2. need to go through all my artwork and see which ones are not on etsy.com and add my detailed descriptions of all of them.
3. Calculate how many weeks I have left of Unemployment benefits and do something with my artsy self.
4. Go for a jog
5. Clean the apt.
6. Make necessary phone calls
7. Catch up on school work
8. Check dates for registration for next semester
9. (none of your business)
10. put up flyers for my missing dog
11. Get cat liter that doesnt freakin stink
12. do the dishes
13. Write some short stories while at home wondering “what the hell should I be doing to best explore myself, develop myself, market that and deliver on it”
14. Find places to sell short stories
15. try my hand at some drawing with pencil or crayon or whatever
16. Make over my apt to WORK for me
17. Organize my bills and due dates (again)
18. Shut up and DO IT.
19. pray
20. have on productive music all day
21. put some posters and pictures up in my place, finally

I get an extra 200 a month from the government for now.

They also payed for school and my books.

Tell me its not shockingly productive to get the government to open their wallet and say “here Derrick, here’s $1400 bucks for school, oh and keep the rest. Oh and by the by, since you cant seem to find a job heres some weekly money to get you going. We will give you the state maximum.

Hey Derrick, since its a nice day out how about we finally stop taking taxes out and just give you 390 a week starting today.”

i said… “like a boss”

Moved into new apartment (will save hundreds on rent and utilities)

one week into a new College Semester (awesome)

applications in to Banks (will redo my resume today and get out MANY MANY more applications to Banks across Central Indiana, i dont care what bank I work for so long as I get my foot in the door to the financial industry. Id love to help people and be a young banker)

Quit drinking booze, this friday will be 3 weeks of no booze (heck yeah!!)

quit drinking energy drinks as well (good decision)

Growing friendships with new people (locally)

re-building friendships with people from states I used to live in (support and prayers no matter where it resides is fantastic)

Approved for financial aid, meaning school and books is on the Government this year (awesome, and I get to keep the rest which is much NEEDED)

I should get approved for an extension on my unemployment (which is WAAAAAAY NEEEEEDED)

im on my way to greatness once again. Theme song is still “final countdown” by Europe and “edge of Glory” by Gaga