Dec 15 2009
Looking Back/Planning Ahead…
I’ve got so much crap to do…and I’m sure you do too. That’s the thing about New York City. Always: you were suppose to be somewhere 20 minutes ago, there’s an insane show tonight that you can’t get to, you have no money, rent is due, bills have to be paid, your toilet is all screwed up, and the G train sucks. With all of that going on, it’s good to take a moment and reflect on what you’ve accomplished this year. I’ll go first – 4 cabaret shows, 3 film scores, 2 moves, and 1 World Series victory. Okay, so maybe Matsui and crew get the nod for that last one…but hey, not bad. Now you go…. Cool, give yourself a pat on the back.
2010 is just around the corner. We want to get a lot of stuff done, right? Here’s the deal:
Recently, I got a hold of a journal I kept during my first year of high school. I was amazed to see how active I was and how many different things I saw through, wholly. I wrote my first musical that year. I conducted an orchestra for the first time. I wrote my first ballet – and it actually got performed!
It’s understood that I was 14 and not every project was platinum, but the important thing is that I was finishing things – A lot of things. This city is full of fantastic distractions but I’m not gonna blame my decrease in productivity on east coast babes and sweet local jazz. How do we achieve our goals and still get to do all the cool stuff that the city has to offer? Some advice I got from my orchestra director in high school… write your goals down. What is it that you want to get done today? This week? This month? Cross that stuff off as you dominate it. It worked for me back then, and hey, I bet it will work now. Kick your goals in the face and then treat yourself to an evening out at the Bowery Ballroom, Birdland, or maybe just a nice sugar kick at Dunkin Donuts. They just reopened the one by my apartment. I’m all about that.
I arrived in NYC in Sept of 2008 with nothing but a suitcase and a guitar. I did my fair share of moving along with the tide in ‘09 and I am extremely fortunate to have made some rockin’ friendships and experienced some killer musical fusion. I did my best to improvise in 2009, but 2010 is going to be all about clobbering some goals. I’ll be setting those in the next entry. What are some of your goals for 2010? Talk it up!
