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A Hot One For The Ages.

“Everybody bombs – Richard Pryor.”

Yesterday I failed.

I got in front of a crowd, and didn’t make them laugh. It has been a long time since I have done this, and those 7 minutes felt like an eternity.

Looking into a group of people and not seeing them enjoy the moment lets you know the gravity of the task you are performing. Its a life check.

It reminds me how hard art is. How much work you have to put in to be good. To do a good job is to be cherished.

I have a recording of the set, and I will devour it this weekend. I promised myself I needed to hear the good and the bad, and I will put myself to that test. The hope is it to forge a stronger person inside.

More tests coming up – I plan on getting uncomfortable this year. Hopefully it forces some growth.

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Night Habits

Another day at work – another day thinking of my night habits.

Here is what I do before bed

1) Write down 3 things I am thankful for.

There is no list like I have in the morning. I would like to build one to keep me sane. The only thing that stops me is because of comedy, my schedule varies from night to night.

Which is unfair – considering my morning schedule can vary too.

Once the write three good things are cemented, here are a few things I would like to add

1) Write a to-do list for the following day
2) Read at least 20 pages in a book
3) Drink a large cup of water
4) Refill my water supplies for the day
5) Cut off all my electronics

This would put me in a more positive place before bed, and right my ship a little bit.

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Work in Progress

Another day at work, and another learning opportunity.

I am doing 5 habits that I enjoy as soon as I get into work.

1) Checking my bank accounts
2)Reading my RSS Reader
3)Checking IBM
4)Doing my HackDesign Study
5)Opening up Code School.

Once these are done – I seem to be ready for the day, pretty informed, and mentally sharp.

I don’t want to break the chain on this – so I want to learn to do this on the weekend.

This, in addition to writing my three things, and taking a crack at this journal.

Once these things are rooted, my next step will be to refine, and then slot these in a better time period of the day(early morning).

Here are 5 more things I would like to add to this:

1) Exercise
2)Creating a Post in this Journal..
3)Thanking someone via Social Media/Text/E-Mail
4)Meditation
5)Eating Breakfast.

Ill be shooting for this in the weeks to come, once this routine is locked in.

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Happy Birthday

Writing three things I am thankful for before bed seems to be helping my mental state improve.

I still need to pick back up with two habits I am slacking in. My to-do check-in and creation, and Fitocracy.

Maybe I need to slow it down, since I notice me slipping on one for another.

Drafting a post everyday and writing three things I am thankful for. I choose these two to focus on the rest of this month.

Also:

It’s my birthday.

For it, I have decided to take a rest from many of the things that drive my life in the negative direction – make note of them – and be aware, all the while trying to contribute to my positive habits.

A little reflection on the year past. What do I want to accomplish?

I hope this goes well.

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Deliberate Practice

This weekend was pretty good. I am learning how to do comedy. It is a great feeling.

This week I will be focusing on Work. I want to do this deliberate practice course – I really would like to learn how to focus on deep work.

Ill be paying my bills today and figuring out when I want to do some traveling. I am not sure how this will work, but I really want to see some more of the country.

And that is Monday.

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Sunday – I made this.

I made Sunday.

Applebee’s.
Comedy.
Sleep.
Recharge.

And I hope that’s where I will land. I think I will go to Baltimore this weekend. Why not.

I made Sunday.

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Saturday

Saturday – Trying to get in the rhythm of including the weekend into the week.

There is something about the weekend that makes me want to just relax and take everything away.

There is time to productive here. Hopefully this will be the first start, lets hope there is an update for tomorrow.

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Friday Musings

I realized after reading Seneca’s “Letters From a Stoic” that Romans had showers. They actually may have lived a life that is not too different than ours.

I am almost done that book – and I just ordered another one from Seth Godin. My count lies close to 40 books I need to finish up.

No Spark Challenge today. I don’t want to give up on that quite yet though.

After North Korea’s placement of missiles, almost looked at as a declaration of war – people have no idea about foreign policy or world events.

The only way a North Korean rocket would hit L.A would be if it were launched from San Francisco.

Happy Friday.

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Habit Slowdown.

I am typing this about an hour left late at work.

I didn’t quite do the challenge (Spark Challenge) Tuesday and Wednesday. House guests are here and I got lost in it – I am assuming that is the excuse I used mentally. A part of me is embarrassed to even do anything for some reason. There is a fear there.

No therapy this week, but I started this again, maybe it will help.

I want to make this a habit, and I may just focus on this for now to add on the things I have going on.

Realized I need to start writing on a daily basis, if I do it, then maybe my flow can return.

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Fitocracy Workout

I have started the Fitocracy Challenge –

I feel like this should help me build some muscle. Good news – I already feel sore from day one.

Hopefully ill work myself into some shape and cut a few pounds off in the process.

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