More Than Just A Resolution

With a new decade coming up, I thought a lot about larger life choices and what direction I want my life and career to go. I made a couple brainstorming mind-map things, starting with this one. Major things I realized were that I feel like I’ve hit a career plateau and I need to push myself to keep learning new things, especially graphic design-wise. I also need to update my websites to reflect my current brand, and even gain clarity on what my brand IS! I do many things from my own comics (AER HEAD - which I just finished drawing!) to custom comics, to teaching, to design & more.

Also, the end of 2019 has been a bit rough for me, but I know 2020 will be a more positive future! “Know thyself” is key - I recognize negative thought patterns in myself and will take steps to catch myself and replace the negative thoughts with positive thoughts. It’s all about MINDSET!! For example, concerning AER HEAD, sometimes I think I’m working so hard on it but in the end, as an indie comic it won’t reach many people and not many people will care. WRONG! AER HEAD is AMAZING and if I can learn more about how to market it correctly, it WILL reach more people! Even by word of mouth alone - I had 85 backers for my Kickstarter and 27 patrons on my Patreon (yes there is some overlap with people supporting both :), as well as all of you on my mailing list, and that is FANTASTIC! Definitely already blessed with lots of support!

Keep in mind that all the post-it notes in the pic are NOT just “resolutions.” They are action items that I want to work towards in 2020. Sometimes just by labeling something as a “resolution,” it’s almost doomed to fail by mid-January. MINDSET!! I made another action-map based on items from these goals, which I’ll post in a future blog.

Life Tip

Even though this is the time of year when the holidays are bustling, take some time to reflect beyond just a resolution now instead of picking something the first week of January, then dismissing it mid-month. The start of a new decade is time to think BIG! Start with a larger goal and brainstorm some action steps you can take to work towards that goal, like “mini goals.”

Happy Holidays!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! YAY 2015!

Happy New Year!  This is one of the holiday comics I created for the FD Foundation - over 100 comics and still going strong!  I should really share more of these...

I was on vacation for 2 weeks in Michigan - one of the great things about freelancing is being flexible with my work hours.  However, I still had to work very hard to accomplish all my projects before I left for the break!  But now I'm back and the new year is off to a great start!  One of my 2015 resolutions is to do even better with the business side of freelancing.  I have lots of other exciting ideas and plans in the works and I can't wait to share them with you! 

The Daily Misfortune continues!  So my apartment building is pretty old and has these heat pipes that make such awful loud screeching noises that wake me up in the middle of the night.  Last Saturday they made the place super hot!  Not only because it was warmer weather outside, but those pipes were on full blast all day and night!  The next day, even though the temperature outside was the same, inside it decreased dramatically.  Someday I'll live in a place with my own thermostat.