New years resolutions + me = Never gonna happen!
I dont know if its just the word "Resolution" but Ive never kept up with any of them past the 2nd week of January! So Im better off writing a list of Goals because I seem to actually get those done! Maybe its cuz its a shorter word or I just enjoy checking them off! Yes I know im strange! :) Last year I started a list of goals for 2012 and surprisingly I got through most of them -I kept the list realistic & short to make sure it was possible to cross them off (some people would call that cheating but I think its genius!)… there were only around 20 of them! Woo Hoo! But theres still Sooooo Much that needs to get done! So for the year 2013 I decided that I would make a list of “100 Goals in 1000 days”Challenge! Its been pretty hard to even come up with 100 goals! Ive included business and personal goals in this huge list! I think that by sharing my list with my readers it will make me feel pressured to actually get them done! Im being vulnerable here so please bare with me lol! Believe it or not Im actually a private person! I know I blab a lot on my blog or Facebook but those are just about fun things or issues that I wouldnt mind sharing with a complete stranger waiting in line with me at Vons. But when it comes to super personal things I only have a small (I mean tiny) handful of people that I really open up to. I really dont like to burden others with my problems, thats why I try to always keep it light & fluffy! So I hope that opening up a little and sharing my list of goals with you may spark an interest for you to create a list of your own! If so please share! So wish me luck cuz here I go!!! Start Date: January 1, 2013 End Date: September 28, 2015 Don’t shoot me if I don’t get everything done… I know that life happens & throws us curve balls here & there… So it’ll be interesting to see how much I actually get done! To follow the progress click on the highlighted links! 1. Second shoot as much as possible 2. Dibble Dabble in every category of photography to see which feels right for me photography 3. Find an Album Designer & order Sample Album 4. Create web slideshow galleries 5. Purchase the Jasmine Star Business Workshop 6. Find an out source editor 7. Create a FAQ file for Wedding Clients 8. Get more organized with scheduling Blog, emails, editing, shooting 9. Post Collections on Website 10. Blog 3 times a week: Mon., Wed., & Fri. 11. Teach lil Jack to tie his shoes 12. Make Blog Templates 13. Add Reviews Page 14. Make a Client Shoot Timeline Checklist (frame it for office) 15. Research wedding blogs and find which are right for me 16. Make a documentary video for my website home page 17. Become non DVD business & use Pass Galleries instead 18. Buy External Hard drive & Flash 19. Update business cards 20. Sign Jack up for sports 21. Buy more 8GB CF cards 22. Sharpen Lenses 23. Purchase a video light 24. Update Contracts 25. Update Helpful tips 26. Create a system packet for myself & 2nd shooters 27. Save for a soft box off camera light 28. Perfect the External Flash 29. Buy & Read the EMyth Revised 30. Shoot every wedding with the goal of getting it published in a wedding blog or mag 31. Create a system for submitting publications 32. Create a family photobook for the year 2006 & 2012 33. Update both boys babybooks with info & photos 34. Order a signature Sample Album 35. Shoot an out of State Wedding 36. Take a road trip to anywhere other than Vegas! 37. Get Published on Green Wedding Shoes 38. Get Published on Style Me Pretty 39. Raise awareness, money & walk for Praider Willie, Down Syndrom, & Autism each year 40. Visit each state & collect a Memorabilia 41. Complete the Insanity Workout 42. Develop & begin sending goodie gifts to thank Clients 43. Create a series of styled shoots 44. Rent a boat house 45. Plan a huge family reunion with fun activities 46. Systemize a daily routine that incorporates family, taking care of household, & work 47. Shoot Max’s newborn photos & nursery 48. Go to a Country Concert! 49. Develop a Referral Gift 50. Continue studying the Bible to build a stronger relationship with God! 51. Improve the poses of my wedding party portraits 52. Designate an office area & decorate it 53. Create a Get to know My Clients Better Survey 54. Find 5 ways to differentiate my business 55. Work on Special needs awareness project 56. Try a new recipe for dinner once a week 57. Update Bio Page & photo yearly 58. Find my designated second shooter 59. Instagram 3 times a week 60. Setup a Pinterest Account & connect to blog 61. Do a styled shoot to attract ideal clients 62. Invent something! 63. Start doing Yoga 64. Take a zumba class 65. Take a kick boxing class 66. Update my wardrobe 67. Plan a kids Summer Bash! 68. Get my Desktop fixed & start using it for business 69. See Kevin Heart Live!!! 70. Go Camping 71. Save to Buy a house 72. Pay off equipment debts 73. Book around 15 weddings each year 74. Send out Anniversary cards to past clients 75. Implement client surveys for my services 76. Organize my email account 77. Create a FAQs post that links to all the questions & answers 78. Buy a 35mm lens 79. Have someone Design & create new website 80. Have a Date Night every 2 weeks! 81. Get Professionally Branded 82. Host a Comeback Contest! 83. Fly on an airplane for the first time 84. Go on a honeymoon! 85. Enjoy Maternity Leave 86. Take advantage of maternity leave time to sneak it some of these goals! 87. See fireflys! 88. Teach lil Jack to ride a big boy bike 89. Maintain friendships new & old! 90. Organize the laptop 91. Organizing personal photos 92. Create Thank you gifts for first & second shooters 93. Get over 1,000 Facebook LIKES! 94. Build friendships with other wedding vendors: event coordinators, flourist, makeup & hair artist, cake artist, branding artist etc. 95. Check into knot & wedding bee 96. Cherish the time that I have off with my boys 97. Take more photos of the fam bam 98. Do something drastic to my hair! 99. Go to Stage Coach or Coachella with my boo! 100. Plan a girls Bunco or Wine Night Oh & by the way Happy New Year!!! Xoxo
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Mrs. Greenspan
1/4/2013 03:10:26 am
to add to your list- Create profiles on Yelp, Weddingbee.com, theknot.com and any other source where can brag about you! :)
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Janelle Marina
1/4/2013 03:17:19 am
Haha thanks Jen I'll definitely have to check those out :)
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Katie Jackson
1/10/2013 02:04:50 am
I love this idea! I find it much easier to accomplish things when I have a larger quantity of smaller tasks. Crossing things off is so motivating! I need to make one of these for myself.....
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Janelle Marina
1/10/2013 03:30:50 am
Hi Katie!
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I'M JANELLE MARINA
Wife, Mama Shark, + Photographer. Most days, you'll find me in mismatched socks and a top knot, working behind my computer with a smile on my face, listening to Zac Brown Band and R&B --or, dancing in the kitchen with my 3 littles and hunka husband, seeing who could come up with the coolest dance moves. I'm a wedding photographer, West Elm lover, aspiring advocate for our buddies with special needs, and a Certified Dreamer since 1986. We live in a cozy city in Southern California and are always up for a good adventure. I enjoy telling stories with my camera, grubbing on spicy food, and solving the latest Dateline case.
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