2018 Comedy Goals Revisited

On January 1st, 2018 I posted my goals for this year. Since it’s the last day of the year, it’s time to go through them and see how I did. Black text is the original goal and bold text is how I did. 

Performing (1 out of 5 accomplished, and two half credits)

• Perform 600 times this year, including 400 club spots
  Did not hit 600. I performed 505 times this year – half credit
• Go on 30 acting auditions, get 3 callbacks
  Did not get to 30. Went on 22 auditions (not counting self-submission tapes), got 1 call back – half credit

• Perform at 8 college shows
  Did less than 8 colleges
  
• Do a stand-up set on TV that airs in its entirety (not a stand-up clip show)
  Did not do a TV set
• Do two acting gigs (non-stand up) that air on TV
  Yes! Did an ESPN commercial and a Netflix Show
  

Writing/Producing (1 out of 3 accomplished, 1 incomplete)

• Create 40 new minutes of material that I try on stage, turn 15 of those minutes into “A” jokes
  Goal accomplished
• Submit 5 writing packets
  Did fewer than five packets

• Sell a TV show
  Incomplete / pitches in progress
  
• Have a consistent entertainment writing job for 8+ weeks
  No 

Learning (2 out of 2 accomplished)

• Take two acting classes
  Took two acting classes
• Read 25 books
  Read 29 books

Financials (1 out of 2 accomplished)

• Get my new album, The United States of Russia, to hit #1 on the iTunes or Amazon comedy sales rankings
  Yes! Was number one on iTunes comedy on and off for a few days.
  
• Earn $40,000 from entertainment related business income
  Did not achieve
  

Misc (0 out of 2 accomplished)

• Average weight 174 pounds or less
  Average weight was closer to 178-179
• Do my morning routine 4 out of 7 days every week
  Did not do proper morning routine 4 days a week

Goals Overall – 5 out of 14 goals accomplished, plus two half credits, and one pending

Top 4 Goals (Out of 15) (2 out of 3 accomplished, one in process/incomplete)

• Create 40 new minutes of material that I try on stage, turn 15 of those minutes into “A” jokes Yes
• Sell a TV show Incomplete / Pitches in Progress
• Do a stand-up set on TV that airs in its entirety (not a stand-up clip show) No
• Get my new album, The United States of Russia, to hit #1 on the iTunes or Amazon comedy sales rankings Yes