20th
I hate being sick. Truth be told, I rarely get sick, as I am a vitamin popping crazy person. However, at least once a year my body betrays me and I get sick..
What’s so horrible is that I have very little energy to act on everything that pops into my head immediately. The contradiction is that when I’m sick and have to sleep a lot - I dream a lot, and think a lot, which puts tons of new ideas in my head. I can write them down sure, but I worry about losing them.
When you have a creative business, everyone has ideas about how you should run that business, where you should take it, who you should approach. I have a difficult time distilling that information and making practical decisions sometimes.
But two exercises have been exceedingly helpful this month. I have actually created a photography resume for myself. 10 years into this, and I finally took the time to write it out like I was applying for my own job. And damn if I don’t look much fancier on paper than I thought I would. I also have began keeping a file of these suggested business strategies, so that when I have the time (bed rest) I can go through them and analyze what actually may or may not be a viable strategy.
I’ve decided that like my accounting work, I have to schedule myself meetings with this file weekly, or the whole thing takes twice as long to sort out next time.
So now, when I can finally get out of this freaking bed again, I will have a better course of action with strategic planning.
Maybe I’ll write a book - Art School, Not Smart School - A How To Guide To Hacking It In A Smart School World.
