I finally got a chance to listen to the recording (I was out of the studio the last two days) so to answer your questions:

I did learn a lot from listening to the audio, so much so that I listened to it twice. The first action I took was to start making lists. I now have a daily and monthly To Do list that I’m sticking to. Google calendar makes it unbelievably easy to plan out my days, weeks and months and unlike a print calendar, this one will be accessible from my phone at all times.

Why this is important: Over the Christmas break I had a lot of time to think about what I really wanted to do in my career. I was sick for 5 weeks straight, ya it sucked but it also gave me a chance to step back and take stock of my career. I can see now that my biggest problem in the last few years since I graduated, was being pulled in to many directions. So one of my goals for this year is to work on less projects at once to get more out-the-door this year.

The second thing, actually the thing that stuck out the most for me in the interview was about not being wishy-washy with prices or charging too little to not scare off clients. I am so guilty of this mainly due to the fact that I entered the field in 2008 during the economy crash.

The third thing that stuck out for me was the part about studying what successful people in the field you are in are doing/have done etc. I know that I did this kind of research back in school but I should get back into doing it. Also because I changed my focus from Children books to book covers and graphic novels.

The other points made in the audio like tracking spending and being social are things I already do on a week to week basis. For example I attend (online) 3-5 industry twitter chats a week and have for the last few years. I also belong to a few other online groups that I actively participate in on a weekly basses. I also attend and exhibit at all the local conventions in my area. Striking up conversations with random strangers has never been a problem for me.

As it is now almost 3am I should probably head off to bed. Thanks again for all your awesome work and I look forward to checking out more stuff tomorrow.

The strategies or concepts that resonate with me in recent posts I’ve
read or interviews I’ve heard are as follows:

1.Make goals lists and check them off when they are are done ASAP.
2.Make time to accomplish therm
3.Make a point of meeting people offline

I am taking action to put these to work immediately in my business.
I am also implementing the DBS Blueprint to make my business planning
and implementation more concise.

Thanks for helping me launch, measure, monitor and adjust my new
business more effectively.

I hope that others will take advantage of this great information and move themselves forward on their pathway to success.

Continued Success!

Jamie