Step 276: September Accomplishments and October Goals

I’m a few days late on this post because I wanted to write a week-long series about public education, though I’ve been mulling it over in my mind for a few days. The list of October goals is short. October is always a rejuvenating month for me. It always comes as a relief after a busy / hectic / frenetic summer that lasted well into September. October is my take it easy and take good care of myself month, and so it is my favorite of the year.

September Accomplishments:

1.) E-book marketing and expansion continues for Hope in Progress.
I’ve been working on the new formats and spoke with my brother-in-law about a new cover design. It took him about 5 seconds to think of something brilliant, and my sister, Weez, also had some good adds. I’ll post it when the cover is complete and the new formats are ready to roll.

2.) Secure some more sub or regular teaching gigs and private clients for Compass Yoga.
This one worked out better than I expected. This month I start teaching at Columbia Law School and New York Methodist Hospital in Park Slope, Brooklyn. I’m exploring some other avenues as well and will continue to track that progress here. I also made some decisions about Compass Yoga to really follow my passion of teaching to under-served populations who can benefit greatly from a regular practice. More to come on that front, too.

3.) Online writing portfolio needed.
I did some investigation into this with a variety of platforms. All of them had their pluses and minuses. Ultimately, I decided to set up a WordPress blog with just my writing as the center stage. I really like Michael Pollan’s website and started to use it as inspiration for the design. When the site is complete, there will be a link on this website and I’ll announce it in a post as well.

4.) My apartment needs a makeover.
It’s amazing what a little paint and some new soft goods will do. My home feels a little more homey now with some color and more personal touches.

5.) I need to put some more time into my new book idea around yoga and personal finance.
I started to sketch out a structure finding inspiration in a lot of how-to guides and workbooks. It’s a fun project that has my mind making new connections all the time between yoga and personal finance. The two are even more linked than I originally suspected.

6.) Continue to grease the skids of Innovation Station.
This one needs some work that I didn’t get to in September. I’ve got lost of notes and ideas scattered about but not the action plan I need and want. And I also want to do some more work on the actual contact. I’ll turn my attention toward that in October, speaking of which…

October Goals:
1.) Continue work on Innovation Station content and action plan.

2.) Spend some quality time with my new pup, Phineas. I adopted him unexpectedly in September, which was a huge surprise goal that has brought so much richness to my life in a very short time. This month I’ll take him in for an evaluation to become a therapy dog. I’d love to get us into the Reading to Dogs program.

3.) Continue working on yoga and personal finance book. Now that I’ve got a loose structure in place, I can start to fill it in with the fun stuff.

That’s it – 3 goals. Short and sweet, just like the glorious month of October. It will be gone before we know it, so I intend to enjoy it while it’s here.