arareHappy New Year, my Badass Boos!

Sooo… I have a total of 145 separate goals that I’ve planned for 2019. I don’t necessarily get into every single one here, but I do layout a master plan for how I’d like 2019 to go. I’m SO excited about what this year will (hopefully) bring, and I hope this podcast will get you amped about your 2019 goals as well!

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MY CREATIVE GOALS FOR 2019!

PRODUCTIVITY GOALS:

• • Develop a solid schedule that works for me and my creative output / process while also keeping me healthy, happy, and balanced

• • Develop even DEEPER focus to finish projects on time!

• • Hit 1,000 fiction words per day with my writing regimen

• Hit 500 blog / non-fiction words per day with my writing regimen

HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND FITNESS:

• • Maintain a steady 4x a week exercise regimen

• • Maintain a delicious, steady, low-calorie, nutrient dense diet of mostly veggies, whole grains, and lean proteins via smoothies, buddha bowls, healthy breakfasts, soups/stews, and wholesome snacks for the whole year. I also recommend reading this Athletic Greens Review – Is It Worth the Price? for those who are planning to add greens powder to their diet.

• • Be able to jog for 40 minutes straight by training for it weekly

• Sleep WAY more (8-9 hours per night) + naps.

EMOTIONAL & SPIRITUAL HEALTH:

• • Engage in ACTIVE positive self-talk

• • Continue filling my blessings jar

• • Keep graduate school away from my spirit and my art

• • Continue a daily spiritual practice, through meditation, prayer, or just focused breathing

• • Deepen my spiritual practice through a study of chakras, astrology, tarot, scripture, and other practices

• Continue going to therapy and do the work of unlearning bad habits and toxic mindsets

CREATIVE UNI:

• Take as many courses as possible in TV Writing, Screenwriting, Directing, Filmmaking, Entrepreneurship, Business Marketing, Book Marketing, Creative Writing, and Game Design / Programming.

GRADUATE SCHOOL:

• • Use every aspect of grad school to build my business and forward my creative career as an ARTIST, not as an academic

• • Stay focused on what I am here for; staying in charge of my own destiny

• • Prioritize my needs, acknowledge my limitations, and set clear boundaries

• • SELF FIRST!

• • Take advantage of my waning responsibilities in grad school as an opportunity to build up other areas of creative entrepreneurship and creative interest

• • Finish and submit Masters’ Report

• • Finish and submit Masters’ Thesis

• • Finish History of Musical Theatre course

• • Finish teaching The Haunted Screen 150B course

• GET YOUR MFA DEGREE IN MAY 2019!!

RESESRCH, WORLDBUILDING, & SHADOW DEVELOPMENT:

• • Research and work on the story bible of the ASYLUM trilogy

• • Research and work on the story bible for THE WORLD OF NEVER AFTER (includes The Hitmen of Happily Ever After series, The ForNever Files series, and the Godsman series)

• • Research and work on the story bible for THE BOOKS OF EZEKIEL series

• • Research and work on the story bible for THE FORGOTTEN trilogy

• • Research and work on the story bible for the SENTIENT trilogy

• • Research and work on the story bible for the WHEN IN ROME TV mini-series

• Research and work on the story bible for the IMMORTAL TV series

THE BOHEMIAN BADASS:

• • Blog at least 1x a week at The Bohemian Badass

• • Podcast at least 1x a week at The Bohemian Badass for “The B-Badass Podcast”

• • Send 2-4 newsletters per month to our Creative Badass community

• • Finish and release the “Metaphor Maven” course suite

• • Finish and release the “Plot like a Badass” course suite

• • Finish and release “Writers UnBlocked” course suite

• Finish and release the “Breaking Badass” Challenge course suite

THE DOLLHOUSE:

• • Continue to publish short-form video content for The Dollhouse vlog and blog and podcast

• • Create and grow The Dollhouse’s “Single Mom Creative” community

• Support and love on single moms trying to hustle their ways to creative infamy!

MARKETING & COMMUNITY BUILDING:

• • Submit free book lead magnets to all free e-book sites
  • Optimize Patreon page for Rebel Ragdoll

• • Build out the websites and blogs for current businesses and brands

• • Build out the social media outlets for current businesses and brands

• • Author Relationships:
    • • Continue to forge really awesome rships with authors through select author collaborations and targeted NL swaps
    • Do massive USAT bestseller list push w/ boxset

• • Grow my OFFWORLD Community

• Research & activate marketing strategies for social media outlets like those mentioned by an SEO agency

CREATIVE PROJECTS I WANT TO FINISH:

Novels/Novellas

• Co-written USAT boxset novel

• The Books of Ezekiel
  • • The Lock In (BOE #3)
  • • Hollow Point (BOE #4)
  • Nom de Guerre (BOE #5)

• 2054 Series
  • • Novella #2 of the 2054 series
  • Novella #3 of the 2054 series

• The Hitmen of Happily Ever After
  • • Loosey, Goosey (HOHEA #1)
  • Rose n’ John Does (HOHEA #2)

• The Godsman
  • • The Godsman, #1
  • Forge of Death, #2

• The ASYLUM Series
  • • Sodom, #1
  • • Lustrum, #2
  • Sanctum, #3

Screenwriting

• • The Monster Between Us, #1

• • Sandman, #2

• Untitled Sandman Screenplay, #3

TV Writing

• • Ezekiel TV Workbook + Bible + Pilot

• • Immortal TV Workbook + Bible + Pilot

• • The Camille TV Workbook + Bible + Pilot

• • Surrogate TV Workbook + Bible + Pilot

• • Inherit the Earth TV Workbook + Bible + Pilot

• When in Rome (Wenin Roam) TV Workbook + Bible + Pilot

Playwriting

• Morien (full-length musical)

The Bohemian Badass

• • Self-care Journal for Artists and Entrepreneurs

• • Badass TV Series Development Checklist (at canva.com)

• Plot like a Badass course suite

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