Brainstorming How to Tie March Project to Long Term Goals

Going into March, I needed to get clearer on exactly what I wanted and why. It’s been my goal for awhile to create the best videos I can possibly make. Why? I want to help people get better connected to how they can use leverage their unique perspectives on the world to make positive changes in their lives.

Creating my business’s first case study covering what we did for a motion design project

I’m interested in identity. I love listening to interview podcasts. My favorite is Armchair Expert, hosted by Dax Shepard and Monica Padman. They go deep. How did a particular guest come to be the person they are now? What unique experiences led them there?

What’s that one piece of them that just keeps making us ask questions? Makes us keep wondering, okay, but why did you chose to pick that fight in high school? Why were you ashamed of that particular thing?

My long term goal, right now, on March 3rd, 2022, is to help people better understand their own identities.

1. Create one to three minute long technical explainer videos for organizations and businesses with one to five employees whose missions I believe in.
2. Grow my personal brand centered around video production, video editing and storytelling.

My current life methodology is:

1. Create a clear picture in your mind of what you want.
2. Refine that picture by talking to people — why do you want what you want?
3. Take concrete action toward your goal. Accept that you don’t know exactly what to work on yet. (If you do know exactly what to work on, burn your goal. It’s not challenging you.) Devote everything you have to completing the concrete action to the best of your ability. Push yourself. Get uncomfortable. In the moments where you really don’t want to keep going, when you don’t want to write another draft of a blog post, give EVERYTHING. Write two more drafts past the point where you wanted to just submit.
4. Have a bent toward trying things you haven’t done yet. (Again, if you really have an idea of how to accomplish your “big picture” goal before you’ve started it, throw it away. Stop reading this article if you don’t want to push yourself.)
5. Become obsessed with the things you can control and be grateful.

Some ideas:

What counts as a mission based company?

How can I make my offered services 1% better?

Case Study — 60 Sec Ad

Starting my podcast — getting more advice from smart people

Practicing giving my elevator pitch a lot

Making an ad for myself and distributing it

Who can I model myself after?