Q2 (April through June) 2015: a quarterly look back
July 10, 2015
So how did I do with my Q2 plans?
Professional:
Finish the first draft of my writing project: add 20,000-40,000 words.
No. This obviously impacts my next quarter. I was going to be down on myself about it but realized that I’ve been holding down a full time paying job and full time momming while we continue working on childcare and surviving that means it’s OK that I haven’t made a ton more progress but I will and I’m willing to buy my time back.
Set up a mailing list for anyone who’s interested in reading the book(?) project to get updates when the time comes.
No: I did decide to use Mailchimp but tootled around waiting to see if anyone wanted to send me a referral.
Got off my duff and signed up because waiting would only benefit no one or not me.
Then realized I don’t think I want to use Mailchimp right now so maybe I’ll just take names and email addresses via Google Survey.
Test 3 possible business ideas.
No: I discarded several out of hand once I realized that the proposed target audience either wouldn’t pay for the goods/services, would be a pain to work with, or wasn’t viable with my preferred business structure.
Blog at least 3x/week.
Yes: I posted about 3-4x/week depending on the week.
Personal:
Spend a weekend with at least one friend we’d like to see annually.
Yes and yes: did this twice!
Visit LB’s cousins.
Yes: Ze LOVED meeting the cousins.
Get outside to walk 5 of 7 days per week.
Maybe: Most days, but 3-4 days per week sometimes, so I’ll call this a pass. The point is to get outside most days.
Q2 was crazy for work in our house, too. It’s awesome because you’re able to hit a lot of those financial goals, but limiting because you can’t dedicate a whole lot of time to anything else. Maybe things will shift a bit in Q3? It’s looking that way in our house.
Yes I love making the significant and noticeable progress but it really is a zero-sum game. You can’t do all things equally well at a high level unless you’ve given up sleep or something else 🙂 1 focus per quarter is good, I think.