2019 Comedy Goal Revisited

On January 1st, 2019 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 (2 out of 6 accomplished, one more still in progress)

• Record my fourth comedy album
  Completed! “Don’t Shake Your Miracle” will be out on February 7th. More details coming shortly.
• Publish my second book (details coming soon)
  In process. I have about 40 illustrations completed and the book text complete, but it’s taking longer than anticipated.
• Perform 500 times
  Performed 569 times
• Do a stand-up set on TV or Netflix that airs in its entirety (not a stand-up clip show)
  Did not do a TV/Netflix set
• Do two acting gigs (non-stand up) that air on TV
  Did not have two TV acting gigs
• Perform at a NACA showcase
  Did not perform at a NACA
• Perform at 10 colleges
  Did fewer than ten colleges

Writing/Producing (2.75 out of 4 completed)

• Create 40 new minutes of material that I try on stage, turn 20 of those minutes into “A” jokes
  Yes
• Write 5/7 days of every week
  Yes
• Film a sequel to The Slice and create 4 more videos
  I co-created a sequel called “The Shakedown” and created some other videos, although they were all part of one web series, so I’m only giving myself 75% credit
• Sell a TV show and get it on air
  Did not sell or get a show on air, although I came close more than once

Learning (2 out of 2 accomplished)

• Take at least one acting class
  Took one sketch acting class
• Read 20 books
  Read 23 books

Financials (0 out of 1 accomplished)

• Earn $40,000 from entertainment related business income
  Did not earn $40,000

Misc (0 out of 1 accomplished)

• Average weight 176 pounds or less
  Weight was above this

Top 5 Goals (2 out of 4 accomplished, one still in progress)

• Record my fourth comedy album Yes
• Publish my second book Halfway done
• Create 40 new minutes of material that I try on stage, turn 20 of those minutes into “A” jokes Yes
• Do a stand-up set on TV or Netflix that airs in its entirety No
• Sell a TV show and get it on air No

Overall note: This was the first year I separated “things I can control” and “things that depend on other people as well as on me” – I accomplished 6 out of 7 goals I could control (damn is minor weight loss hard!) with 1 still in progress. Of the things I couldn’t directly control, I was 0 for 6.