For the past two years, I set goals at the start of the year and then reviewed how I did at the end of the year [see 2010 and 2009]. I feel like this is working for me, so here go my goals for this year. I was able to have fewer goals this year (30 down from 36 last year) and then whittled down my top 10. Meaning, if I nail these 10 goals, and don’t achieve a single one of the others, I’ll consider it a very good year.
Performing:
- Get on stage 700 times
- Do 25 road gigs
- Perform in 5 sketch shows
- Act in 12 web videos
- Perform “How To Find Your Passion” for 24 audiences
- Kill for an entire set that is at least thirty minutes long
- Do two feature spots (45-50 minutes of show) at the venue where I did one feature spot last year
Learning:
- Take an acting class (or 1 on 1 coaching)
- Take two improv classes
- Take an advanced stand up class
- Become an expert at Apple Final Cut and Apple Motion
Commercials:
- Go on 104 commercial auditions
- Get 8 commercial call backs
- Book 3 commercials
Producing:
- Continue producing a weekly show
- Have an average attendance of fifteen audience members
Writing:
- Write every morning
- Create 24 new “A” minutes (aka write 240 minutes of stand up and throw out most of it)
- Get up to 25 minutes of killer standup, 35 minutes of solid stand up, and 50 respectable minutes
- Write 52 sketches
- Film, edit and post 15 sketches
- Enter five film contests
- Write first draft of the “Surviving SCU” script I outlined, then rewrite it twice
- Choose a show and write a spec script
- Write 52 blog posts that are not performance critiques
- Write a performance critique of every set within ten days of the performance
Traffic, Marketing and Financials:
- Average 2,500 unique visitors a month to the blog
- Earn $13,500 in entertainment and motivational speaking related activities
- Find a 10-20 hr a week job with health insurance that pays $500 a week
- Have my ebook downloaded 10,000 times
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TOP 10 GOALS (from the 30 above)
- Get on stage 700 times
- Get 8 commercial call backs
- Build to 25 minutes of killer standup, 35 minutes of solid stand up, and 50 passable minutes
- Choose a show and write a spec script
- Perform “How To Find Your Passion” for 24 audiences
- Write first draft of the “Surviving SCU” script I outlined, then rewrite it twice
- Take an acting class (or 1 on 1 coaching)
- Film, edit and post 15 sketches
- Kill for an entire set that is at least thirty minutes long
- Become an expert at Apple Final Cut and Apple Motion
Wanna join me in my public goal posting?
Post your goals in the comments below and I’ll email you a reminder the last week of December 2011 to see how you did in meeting your goals.
Once again, you have done it again my friend. I had some goals that we’re defined (because I was tweaking them), but not as specific as your goals. This is balls on accurate on how to define your comedy goals! A perfect working template.
Thanks again for sharing. I’ll continue to spread the word!
Cheers!
WayneMan