I am coming near my 90 days under Ginyard Trucking and have learned a heck of lot. I am going to be turning my leased truck in and have decided to look for investor partners to assist me with building out the transportation division, 13 Stones. As I like to speak positive and communicate what things went right, (although I am able to state where and how money or an opportunity was lossed) I must say that choosing the "right" partner has been a unique lesson. You hear that with marriage but I never really understood it. Granted people continue to change and grow so an ideal partner today may not be tomorrow. Follow your gut or shall I say instinct, it never lies.

On to bigger and better things. During my 90 days, I drove and worked inside the office brokering loads and dealing with drivers. Hire slow, fire fast. Follow your gut or shall I say instinct. No that is not a repeat. I could digress on the choosing the 'right' partner but I have moved on and learned. During this 90 days, I created a profitable-load spread sheet that is quite simple but proved to be quite effective. My software past has got me to thinking of an online version to make available for either a subscription fee or one time down load. Focus, focus yes it is in the industry, but focus.

So I am off to find the right partners, first advisor-investor partners that will keep me focused, in gear, profitable. Napoleon Hill speaks of creating a dream team so as the book states, I shall follow.

As sit in my cousin's Miami office, my truck parked nearby...I am thinking about my next steps. Yes, I leased a truck coined "butterfly" and my first 3 days on the road with a team driver, we racked up 2561 miles earning a total revenue of $4100. Yes, I hit my number the first week out. Granted there are a few things I need to work out to maximize profitability yet the first step has been met.

I have thus created a spreadsheet for identifying a profitable load and the proper allocation of funds so that the dispatcher can make negotiate a profitable load and the bookkeeper can allocate the funds appropriately. All in all, a very good experience thus far. Choosing loads every day isn't profitable and wastes too much time. Have decided to find some broker partners to gain loads easier, less negotiation, and steadier more predictable income.

I have come to the conclusion that it is more beneficial for me to be behind the desk, so to speak, as long as the truck is moving. A couple of hundred dollars each day, of course is helpful specially at the present moment, yet I could open up new lines of business and form partnerships and direct the business more efficiently.

Will be venturing out shortly and establishing - 13 stones. Although I have been flirting with the idea of Fliepan and Javakitty Transportation, I found a stone last night that has set my course so to speak.

Tonight, off to the beach. It was nice to be able to deliver a load in Miami, park the truck and then go visit my cousin. My ideal getting paid in my travels is paying off. Now to increase profitability.

As I plan on posting - 13 Stones business plan to the fliepan corporate site and/or the 13 stone site, I am quite proud of the introduction, which has been coined by many as my Manifesto.

The purpose of this document in its entirety, and specifically the next two pages is to provide you, the reader, with some insight and a brief background of my ideology and me. Without knowing who I am, where I have “come” from, or what I believe in, a positive-educated decision on your part, may not be forthcoming, as a decision not to act is a decision. As I have come to appreciate, your decision will not be so determined on the following business enterprises viability and profitability, as you experience it’s success each day as you purchase products in your daily life, yet more so on my ability to do what I am proposing. Put more simply, whether you think I can.

I am in the business of “business”. I define business as a systematized monetary platform that derives and delivers value and income for the benefit of all involved in a Company to experience and live a life they want. The Company becomes the vehicle for which to grow and improve the experience and lives of its Clients, Family, Investors, Partners, and Shareholders. The business foundation is created and set by the principals’ involved and their guiding principle’s as it pertains to family, life, love, joy, religion, and success (to name a few); and the amalgamation of those beliefs translated purposely unto and into the Company through the varying business interests.

As many of you know, I have always been a student of business and have taken great pride in reading, researching, and absorbing anything involved with business and the art of earning and creating value. Through my studies I have dabbled in various industries, held numerous positions, and started a couple of companies. I have sold both tangible products and intangible ideas successfully and profitability. Without going into any great detail in any one area, through my experiences and studies I have determined that the following business venture provides 5 key elements for success:

1. Ease of entry into industry

2. Minimal capital required

3. Ability to provide service each day

4. Ability to be profitable and returning invested capital within 90 days

5. A systematic business platform can be easily designed to build and grow

I have uncovered these elements through both research and experiencing the business in question. Granted, no business venture is guaranteed success and/or profits yet I can promise you that my success and your success are and will be directly related. As I have experienced many challenging ventures, I have come to appreciate there is really only two rules of business;

1. Don’t lose capital

2. Don’t forget rule number one

As I hope you see yourself, I have adopted the ideology of being an Allocator of Capital. As you consider allocating your capital, specifically your monies, I have taken to the allocation of my time and money and to the profitable management of our capital, to grow, so that we may enjoy and benefit from continued expansion, schooling, and mastery in the art of business.

As you read the following proposal, I have attempted to present and communicate the business effectively and efficiently, not so much simply as I chose to use the terms and words of the industry and you may not be versed in the terminology currently. The business is simple to understand and I have provided you the means by which I will report the operating activities, hence, expose and educate you on the terms I have found to be utilized throughout the industry so you may have a guide as you compare the Company to another embarking in the same line of business.

Please keep in mind that the plans that follow are not set in stone and more than likely will change. What will not change and what I want you to hold unto is the end goal. The goals will be achieved, that should not be so much of a concern. How we will achieve them may call for a reworking of plans, where I will need your faith, support, and positive energy. For some this may not be an easy task and will more than likely test your character and faith in me. To this I answer, similar to when you are driving at night along a dark road with no streetlights and your high beams on, you only have the ability to see approximately 200 feet ahead, yet you trust that the road continues and you will reach your destination. I present this analogy as a practiced and a philosophical thought. I have been researching the transportation industry for 2 years, obtained my commercial driving license (CDL) in May 2007, and spent June – August 2007 on the road driving trucks, to learn:

1. The needs and wants of a truck driver

2. How to find and negotiate freight to transport profitably

3. The business challenges by communicating with persons in the industry.

From this information and the study of other companies in the industry, I have uncovered and accumulated ways of doing business that should ensure a profitable enterprise. These “ways” of operating profitably include many varying variables that are known and others to be discovered through the actual operations of the business.

This Company is focused on maintaining the foundation of its Clients, Family, Investors, Partners and Shareholders, while improving your experience through creativity and passion.

Our success is built on a strategic foundation –

· Destined People

· Disciplined Thought

· Discipline Action

Combined with a quality service and relationship, mutual trust, integrity, and financial capacity.

The objectives of the Company:

1. Be a profitable enterprise that creates the freedom to maximize opportunities as they become available

2. Recruit self-motivated, goal driven, philosophical-oriented, creative, and passionate, positive thinking partners

3. Develop a solid, turn-key monetary identity in our targeted market areas

4. Realize a positive return on an investment within 9 months of acquisition

5. Invest in great firms at great prices. Invest for reoccurring revenue that will outlast the Energizer bunny.

As I am a student of Warren E. Buffett, I have adopted many of his corporate design(s), investment criteria and principles, and look to him and his business platform for business guidance. I have taken a holistic view of creating the ideal business platform and feel that I have identified a business driver for growth and expansion. More important than the capital I seek, I want business advisors and mentors in Banking, Logistics, Insurance (Property and Casualty), Strategic Corporate Investments, and Real Estate Development fields. If you, or someone you know, have the experience and skill set in one of these areas, I would really appreciate an opportunity to discuss further. Please contact me and/or pass along this plan with my contact information.

In closing, I would like to thank you in advance for considering my business proposal. I welcome all feedback and look forward to collecting the thoughts of my peers.

Thank you,

James A. Gore

Well what can I say. Its been a whirlwind of a couple of months. I was on the road, traveling around the eastern part of the US in a truck. It was truly amazing and another life altogether. After driving for a few months, I created 13 Stones to bring my transportation vision to fruition. Its been a phase of "commitments", specifically 8/31/07 but that will be for another day, another blog, or shall I say my journals for my kids to read.

After writing my business plan, I began implementing my plan and leased my first truck and hired a driver. 9/17/07. Got it on the road in 3 days where I began earning money as I returned to Atlanta. It feels good to bring an idea to fruition and begin reaping the awards or income. I am planning on bringing on my next truck(s), I am not sure why but the common logic in the industry is accumulate trucks in odd numbers. Its good to see I am on the cusp of logic as I have visualized operating 13.

My research has been steady as I have been understanding trading options. I still have a steep learning curve as I have yet to find a suitable mentor, although the stories of the Turtles has struck an accord. However, I did come across "The Science of Success" by Charles G. Koch. His book was amazing and written in the same fashion, geared to the same audience (employee, recruits, and investor/partners). The opening was just amazing and I literally read the book in one sitting.

Philosophically, I have adopted an attitude of ease and going with the flow of life. I have been concentrating on what I want, visualizing the end, and appreciating the journey. I realizing the I am the creator of my reality and that I manifest beautifully and everything always works out. All in all a great place to be, me in the time -space reality.

I have recieved my CDL license (5/15/07) and waiting to be picked up to begin "driving" my business. I have learned a lot in the past few weeks, during the time I was in CDL school. I realized the importance of seeing the best in everyone, making the best out of ever situation, and taking a moment to intend on what you want to happen. I am feeling very excited as I am about to start my new venture, which will carry over into my business. A predictable income stream for me to use as my foundation and growth of my empire.

90 days to profitability of any venture is my guidepost.

Next 90 days.

Earn $18,000 - Transportation - Driving min..
Set up "Keystone Trailer Services" business in Ga, hire a driver.
Have two trucks; one for long hauls, one for short hauls.
Insurance Certificates - 3

Instant Success training - June - Business Coach, July - Billionaire in Training, August -Real Estate.

Time to have more fun.

I read this on an associate's blog and thought it beneficial for my team's inspiration.

May 15th 2007 Posted to Wisdom From Others

Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005.

I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That’s it. No big deal. Just three stories.

The first story is about connecting the dots.

I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out?

It started before I was born. My biological mother was a young, unwed college graduate student, and she decided to put me up for adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates, so everything was all set for me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. Except that when I popped out they decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl. So my parents, who were on a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night asking: “We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?” They said: “Of course.” My biological mother later found out that my mother had never graduated from college and that my father had never graduated from high school. She refused to sign the final adoption papers. She only relented a few months later when my parents promised that I would someday go to college.

And 17 years later I did go to college. But I naively chose a college that was almost as expensive as Stanford, and all of my working-class parents’ savings were being spent on my college tuition. After six months, I couldn’t see the value in it. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out. And here I was spending all of the money my parents had saved their entire life. So I decided to drop out and trust that it would all work out OK. It was pretty scary at the time, but looking back it was one of the best decisions I ever made. The minute I dropped out I could stop taking the required classes that didn’t interest me, and begin dropping in on the ones that looked interesting.

It wasn’t all romantic. I didn’t have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends’ rooms, I returned coke bottles for the 5¢ deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it. And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on. Let me give you one example:

Reed College at that time offered perhaps the best calligraphy instruction in the country. Throughout the campus every poster, every label on every drawer, was beautifully hand calligraphed. Because I had dropped out and didn’t have to take the normal classes, I decided to take a calligraphy class to learn how to do this. I learned about serif and san serif typefaces, about varying the amount of space between different letter combinations, about what makes great typography great. It was beautiful, historical, artistically subtle in a way that science can’t capture, and I found it fascinating.

None of this had even a hope of any practical application in my life. But ten years later, when we were designing the first Macintosh computer, it all came back to me. And we designed it all into the Mac. It was the first computer with beautiful typography. If I had never dropped in on that single course in college, the Mac would have never had multiple typefaces or proportionally spaced fonts. And since Windows just copied the Mac, its likely that no personal computer would have them. If I had never dropped out, I would have never dropped in on this calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography that they do. Of course it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward when I was in college. But it was very, very clear looking backwards ten years later.

Again, you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

My second story is about love and loss.

I was lucky — I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees. We had just released our finest creation — the Macintosh — a year earlier, and I had just turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get fired from a company you started? Well, as Apple grew we hired someone who I thought was very talented to run the company with me, and for the first year or so things went well. But then our visions of the future began to diverge and eventually we had a falling out. When we did, our Board of Directors sided with him. So at 30 I was out. And very publicly out. What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating.

I really didn’t know what to do for a few months. I felt that I had let the previous generation of entrepreneurs down - that I had dropped the baton as it was being passed to me. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to apologize for screwing up so badly. I was a very public failure, and I even thought about running away from the valley. But something slowly began to dawn on me — I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been rejected, but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over.

I didn’t see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.

During the next five years, I started a company named NeXT, another company named Pixar, and fell in love with an amazing woman who would become my wife. Pixar went on to create the worlds first computer animated feature film, Toy Story, and is now the most successful animation studio in the world. In a remarkable turn of events, Apple bought NeXT, I returned to Apple, and the technology we developed at NeXT is at the heart of Apple’s current renaissance. And Laurene and I have a wonderful family together.

I’m pretty sure none of this would have happened if I hadn’t been fired from Apple. It was awful tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.

My third story is about death.

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning, and it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas. I didn’t even know what a pancreas was. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable, and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctor’s code for prepare to die. It means to try to tell your kids everything you thought you’d have the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months. It means to make sure everything is buttoned up so that it will be as easy as possible for your family. It means to say your goodbyes.

I lived with that diagnosis all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy, where they stuck an endoscope down my throat, through my stomach and into my intestines, put a needle into my pancreas and got a few cells from the tumor. I was sedated, but my wife, who was there, told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’m fine now.

This was the closest I’ve been to facing death, and I hope its the closest I get for a few more decades. Having lived through it, I can now say this to you with a bit more certainty than when death was a useful but purely intellectual concept:

No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

When I was young, there was an amazing publication called The Whole Earth Catalog, which was one of the bibles of my generation. It was created by a fellow named Stewart Brand not far from here in Menlo Park, and he brought it to life with his poetic touch. This was in the late 1960’s, before personal computers and desktop publishing, so it was all made with typewriters, scissors, and polaroid cameras. It was sort of like Google in paperback form, 35 years before Google came along: it was idealistic, and overflowing with neat tools and great notions.

Stewart and his team put out several issues of The Whole Earth Catalog, and then when it had run its course, they put out a final issue. It was the mid-1970s, and I was your age. On the back cover of their final issue was a photograph of an early morning country road, the kind you might find yourself hitchhiking on if you were so adventurous. Beneath it were the words: “Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.” It was their farewell message as they signed off. Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish. And I have always wished that for myself. And now, as you graduate to begin a new, I wish that for you.

Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

Thank you all very much.

Everything is flowing easily and comfortably into my experience and business. I have set up my financial fund plans: Personal and JKM Income.

My personal fund plan consists of all the companies that pay on a monthly basis, investing in those companies. Such companies are Sprint, Bellsouth, Wells Fargo, etc to name a few. The reason for this fund is to invest in what you know and use investment plan logic.

My JKM Income fund consists of companies and funds that as a business investment income producing vehicles that produce high income with capital appreciation as a secondary strategy. I have identified Cohen & Steers Advantage Realty Income fund to start.

I have also begun setting aside my CD ladder fund which I will implement with BOA. The first ladder will be a year ladder starting with $4,000, set for 30, 90, 180, 270 days. This will be a good start for my laddering strategy that as a CD matures I will reinvest the monies every 3 months so I have a CD maturing 3 months initially,then begin my 6 month laddering strategy.

I am 5 weeks into my CDL classes and on target to have my license by mid May. I have set up a team driving approach with Chad G to drive with him that will allow me the flow and freedom to expedite my current investment strategies.

New monetary goal focus: $5,000 a week.

I decided to take a break from blogging and focus. I intended on taking a 2 month break and the report my results. I have had some really good break throughs and put myself into a very good position. I have begun my yoga - kundallini study and to date, very sore. But a good sore. It has helped me with my focus and visualization of the perfect experience that is called life.

My main purpose of this "word" is to communicate my intent.

9.00-10.11 Plan, goals, and review
10.12-11.22 research
11.23-12.13 ate, 3 phone calls, prepared for meeting
12.14-1.17 travel
1.18-1.59 chubb meeting
2.00-2.56 book research
2.57-3.47 travel
3.48-5.26 wrote two letters to be sent off tomorrow
5.27-6.39 ate
6.40-9.43 read, review, meditate on plans, 2 phone calls

I believe I found the perfect company to build out my insurance operations. The company has been around for 100+ years, focused on businesses and high net worth individuals. Global in nature and in the top 10 in regards to money and insurance assets in US. I am happy to say that I have achieved my cdl goal. I will be in class on weekends till April 1. I have been reading and reviewing a lot of different books. Researching their foreword and outline and how close they are all related. I have been expressing my book idea and collecting a lot of thoughts. As I become clearer with my book intent, the goal is to stay on purpose as I listen to other views. I am finding reading others books as an author changes the book experience, specifically as I have been more conscious of the framework. As I have a somewhat free day, meaning I am staying in the office for a better part, I will focus on some of the other 90 day tasks that I have set aside for tomorrow.

1/18/07

I had a whirlwind day. Found out partner has included me in the upcoming Feb weekend class. Finished up partners website, initial, and began working on phase 2 of the website, new interface and funcitionality. Found the ideal template, will begin creating it on the weekend.

Time Schedule

9.00-10.12 goals, plans, appreciations
10.12-11.23 7 phone calls to business associates
11.24-12.58 - company research, sent 3 proposals
12.59-2.21 - 3 phone calls with business associates; new projects, upcoming projects, current projects
2.22-3.05 got ready for meetings
3.06-3.49 traveled
4.00-4.20 met with client about upcoming projects, expressed interest in one
4.21-4.40 travel
4.41-5.00 met with new prospect about some software business development, must review application to decide.
5.01-6.00 travel and read mono.
6.01-7.43 networked and met 10 new persons.
7.44-8.23 travel
8.24-9.25 rested and ate
9.26-2.23 worked on website

1/17/006

I have missed a few days and must say it I missed adding a new entry. I spent the last few days speaking to my advisors about blog and which areas I need to focus on to improve. How many days it take to form a habit. I only ask that question because of my missing of adding a new entry.

Based on the feedback from my advisors and some internal conflicts I have been experiencing, I have decided to publish my thoughts and my time schedule each day. As I have been spending a good amount of time transferring my activity for each of my tasks daily, I have opted to publish the tasks I wish to accomplish for the week on Sunday. This way I will be able to recount my task weekly and monthly.

Jan 14-20
1. Infinity FX 35 - Contact two dealers/sellers and see what price and financing I can negotiate.
2. One Recruit - Create an outline of the 10 chapters; Explore the sections of the first 3 chapters.
3. Partner with Titan - Create 10 questions to have partner ask CEO.
4. Add 2 certificates of CPCU program - Ask 5 insurance companies how this program will
benefit their operation.
5. Pay up bills - Determine 2 bills I can pay up and pay them.
6. CDL - Purchase partners website url, create, and upload website.
7. 3 lines of insurance - Contact 5 insurance companies and ask 5 questions and set interview.
8. Bond fund - Read 5 prospectuses; Spartan Gov, Spartan Invest, Strategic Inc, Total Bond,
Us Bond. Order category from smart money.
9. Create $5000 monthly income stream - Send out 5 proposals to companies of interest

Time Schedule
9.00-10.14 Reviewed goals and plans
10.15-11.23 Reviewed companies of interest sent out 2 proposals - Cox and Tmp Worldwide
11.23-11.58 Spoke to two associates and got ready for meeting
11.59-2.30 Traveled to meeting, read 5 chapters of Monopoly
2.30-3.45 Meeting with client about website
3.46-4.25 Travel
4.25-6.28 Created one recruit outline and 3 chapter sections.
6.28-7.23 Travel
7.24-8.39 Ate dinner
8.40-9.11 Wrote in blog.

I have come to realize that I am always working on researching. It has been noted that I should record all the time I am working on my business. Considering as I conclude this blog, I am going to read and research till bedtime. My day is filled with working on my goals and tasks.

Completed One Recruit task.

As I was working on the task, the idea of creating the book so that it can be read both front to back and back to front (similar to the movie pulp fiction). The benefit of thinking in these terms were serve the reader as one who is ready to apply and also one who is still thinking about applying.

Outline
Foreword
Chap 1 CEO in Training Chap 2 Be the Driver Chap 3 Operations
1. End Game 1. Are you thinking $'s or $$$$'s 1. Personal
2. Visualization 2. Choose 2. Business
3. Mental Atitude 3. Regardless, you ARE 3. Partnerships

Chap 4 Investments Chap 5 Advisors/Mentors Chap 6 Challenge
Chap 7 90 days Chap 8 Time Mgt Chap 9 Personal Development
Chap 10 Spiritual/Beliefs Afterword Application
Bibliography

1/13/06

In most of my tasks – I declared today Day of rest, which means I didn’t perform any physical action towards its completion. Thinking was the action today. I have been reviewing my week, looking at what I did that was right, or shall I say moved me forward, and how I can improve. I have been contemplating whether I should schedule each task and set time. I have been fighting this idea yet realize it may be increase my productivity 10 fold, specifically as I consider my consulting-income stream time.

As I have set the 2007 corporate guide, coming up with 2/3 ways of hitting each target would be better served through my project allocation time schedule. I implemented my dial a principle service. I amaze myself everyday. It’s a comforting feeling to know my mentors are a single dial away.

Operating Bond Fund by day 90
January – Read 25 Bond prospectuses
Read investment grade bond. Received my Smart money annual report and prospectus guide. Although these are all “Smart Money” funds it will allow me to order reports from specific industries in a phone call.

Earn Sales in 3 lines of Insurance by day 90
January – Find Insurance advisor-mentor-sponsoring agency
Day of rest

Create a guaranteed $5000 income stream by day 90 and for reoccurring for next 3 months
January –
Earned money practicing my presentation skills for 4 hours.

Trucking business line open and operating by day 90
January – Get license and/or know when I will have it.
Day of rest

Pay up Bills by day 90. 8730, 17.460 3 months
January – 8730 ($7,957.59)
Earned money practicing my presentation skills for 4 hours.

Add two certificates by day 90
January – Know which 2 certificates
Day of rest

Driving Infinity Fx35 by day 90
January – Determine if Lease or Buy
Day of rest

Partner with Titan Technology by day 90
January – Set interview meeting for first week of next month
Day of rest

One Recruit – Outline, Foreword, Chapter One by day 90
January – Outline
Day of rest

1/12/06

Very interesting day. Had a lot of fun honing my presenation skills. Got my dial a friend working which may become a unique business opportunity as I consider all the marketing promotional usage opportunites. I will add 15 more before I communicate en masse.

Operating Bond Fund by day 90
January – Read 25 Bond prospectuses
Read Inflation Protected prospectus (TIPS). Each fund that I have read so fare states that it can be converted or invest in anything it wants regardless of what it states now. Granted I understand the reasoning, still makes me question it. Returns were low yet what can your really expect from an inflation bond.

Earn Sales in 3 lines of Insurance by day 90
January – Find Insurance advisor-mentor-sponsoring agency
Thought about the few agents and agencies I spoke with this week. Have been considering the ideal situation. Do I go for office and working environment ease or choose experience. At the very least, one has got to learn something being in the same industry for more than a decade.

Create a guaranteed $5000 income stream by day 90 and for reoccurring for next 3 months
January –
Earned money practicing my presentation skills for 4 hours. Sent 3 thank you letters off to clients and prospects.

Trucking business line open and operating by day 90
January – Get license and/or know when I will have it.
Thought about the website and researched domain name. KeyStone-Trailers.com is available. Have to check with partner to see if that works.

Pay up Bills by day 90. 8730, 17.460 3 months
January – 8730 ($7,957.59)
Earned money practicing my presentation skills for 4 hours.

Add two certificates by day 90
January – Know which 2 certificates
Decided I have achieved goal and will complete the CPCU program. Next task, determine class and test time, cost.

Driving Infinity Fx35 by day 90
January – Determine if Lease or Buy
Visualized.


Partner with Titan Technology by day 90
January – Set interview meeting for first week of next month

Thought about what book(s) I could refer to, to prepare the questions for Wade to ask. The Sales Bible definitely, what else?

One Recruit – Outline, Foreword, Chapter One by day 90
January – Outline
Reviewed the past two outlines to determine framework.

Time Schedule
6.45-7.15 – Travel
7.16-12.05 – practice my presentation and communication skills
12.06 – 12.46 – relaxed and enjoyed downtown neter and meditated
12.46-1.31 traveled back to house
1.32-2.15 – cleaned up outside of house
2.16-3.12 – read and meditated
3.13-5.46 – appreciation and goals, read

1/11/06

Today was a good day. Spent most of it traveling from place to place. Came up with an advisor idea, implemented first phase. It’s amazing that I have read so many books and have very few notes to refer to. The books are all highlighted yet I never put all the ideas in book to refer to. Started one yet no financial information.

Operating Bond Fund by day 90
January – Read 25 Bond prospectuses
No Activity

Earn Sales in 3 lines of Insurance by day 90
January – Find Insurance advisor-mentor-sponsoring agency
Set appointment with Rena Normond for Monday.

Create a guaranteed $5000 income stream by day 90 and for reoccurring for next 3 months
January –
Set Security Business Development opportunity appointment for Monday

Trucking business line open and operating by day 90
January – Get license and/or know when I will have it.
Refined the mission and objective of company.

Pay up Bills by day 90. 8730, 17.460 3 months
January – 8730 ($7,957.59)
Paid up 607.41

Add two certificates by day 90
January – Know which 2 certificates
No Activity

Driving Infinity Fx35 by day 90
January – Determine if Lease or Buy
Physically touched two.

Partner with Titan Technology by day 90
January – Set interview meeting for first week of next month
No activity.

One Recruit – Outline, Foreword, Chapter One by day 90
January – Outline
Foreword - Manual Chap 7 – Choose to Succeed
Chap 1 – CEO in Training Chap 8 – Personal Development
Chap 2 – Be the driver Chap 9 – Meditation and Visualization
Chap 3 – Time Management Chap 10 – Spirituality
Chap 4 – 90 Day Plan Afterword – Challenge to Myself
Chap 5 – Operations Application
Chap 6 – Lines of Business Bibliography
Time Schedule
10.00-10.58 – Appreciations and goals
10.58-11.06 – responded to emails
11.07-11.53 – read neter and meditated
11.54-12.21 – got dressed, cleaned front of house
12.22-12.31 – spoke to rena, daya
12.31-1.28 – spoke to cedric about cdi
1.28-2.46 traveled to Decatur, ran some errands, traveled to book store
2.46-6.04 – worked on outline and came up with new idea.

Operating Bond Fund by day 90
January – Read 25 Bond prospectuses
New Market Income bond; Nice record and return.

Earn Sales in 3 lines of Insurance by day 90
January – Find Insurance advisor-mentor-sponsoring agency
Went to Allstate – met with Ken Gipson (good energy), Called JW Richards referred contact.

Create a guaranteed $5000 income stream by day 90 and for reoccurring for next 3 months
January –
Met with Johny B he is going to refer to me a 2 of his colleagues. One of the I know, will call tomorrow. Spoke to an associate about software Business Development opportunity.

Trucking business line (Keystone Trailers) open and operating by day 90
January – Get license and/or know when I will have it.
Spoke with partner. Agreed to me taking the class on the weekends starting Feb 1st. We also talked about strategy and the agreed positive outcome of a business partnership.

Pay up Bills by day 90. 8730, 17.460 3 months
January – 8730 ($8,539),
Received payment for prior service $300.

Add two certificates by day 90
January – Know which 2 certificates
Researched and am considering the CPCU program – 8 classes. Liked the general direction and will allow me a unique knowledge advantage.

Driving Infinity Fx35 by day 90
January – Determine if Lease or Buy
Physically touched one.

Partner with Titan Technology by day 90
January – Set interview meeting for first week of next month
Reread management profiles, went through the full site and go back to reading the forums. Come up with 10-15 Questions to have Wade ask.

One Recruit – Outline, Foreword, Chapter One by day 90
January – Outline
Foreword Chap 7 – Investment Operations
Chap 1 – Be the Driver Chap 8 - Vision
Chap 2 - Personal Development Chap 9 – Mental
Chap 3 – Time Management Chap 10 – Spirituality
Chap 4 – 90 Day Plan Afterword
Chap 5 – Business Oper Dev Application
Chap 6 – Comm. Sales & Mkt Bibliography

Time Schedule
9-10.42 Goals and appreciations
10.42-12.02 spoke to trucking partner
12.02-12.25 dressed
12.26-1.05 travel time
1.05-2.00 spoke to Johnny B about opportunities
2.01-2.15 travel to borders
2.16-2.47 outline for book
2.47-3.00 spoke to wade about titan
3.04-4.05 traveled to allstate
4.06-4.47 met with ken gipson of allstate
7.00-9.46 read finished working on goal

1/9/07

Great day. Celebrated with a drink of bliss.

Dale Carnegie – Give honest sincere appreciation.


Operating Bond Fund by day 90
January – Read 25 Bond prospectuses
High Income, High Focused Income, Capital Income

Earn Sales in 3 lines of Insurance by day 90
January – Find Insurance advisor-mentor-sponsoring agency
Went to Allstate - called Ken Gipson, Called JW Richards referred me to two Independent agents to sponsor me with terms

Create a guaranteed $5000 income stream by day 90 and for reoccurring for next 3 months
January –
Called back to assist with communication company. Dan Shelton referred software Business Development opportunity.

Trucking business line open and operating by day 90
January – Get license and/or know when I will have it.
Wrote business 2-page business plan. Darn good

Pay up Bills by day 90. 8730, 17.460 3 months
January – 8730 ($8,565),
Called back two companies in the past. Will visit one tomorrow.

Add two certificates by day 90
January – Know which 2 certificates
Signed up with AICPCU.

Driving Infinity Fx35 by day 90
January – Determine if Lease or Buy
Called to check the color of one I saw.

Partner with Titan Technology by day 90
January – Set interview meeting for first week of next month
Read 2006 news.

One Recruit – Outline, Foreword, Chapter One by day 90
January – Outline
Thought about the outline and reviewed 5 books.


8.00-9.08 – wrote out goals and appreciations
9.08-9.30 – read 2006 titian news
9.31-9.47 – read neteru
9.47-10.12 – read for aicpcu site
10.13-11.00 - fidelity focus high income
11.01-11.53 - 25 puts, calls to allstate, spencer, jw
11.14-12.33 – walk to allstate
12.34-12.54 – read dale Carnegie
12.54-3.04 – traveled to see friend about this weekend, got phone calls returned
3.05-5.20 – worked on bplan.

I spent the better part of today comparing and refining my one year and 90 day goals. Many were parallel and had me achieve a specific industry line of business opening, operating this year with XX amount of dollars sold and earned. To get better at operating my business I figure that identifying the year-end goals, broken down by quarters, I should achieve the end goal. Yes I know, this is obvious and standard practice in most businesses. It’s funny how we lose the fundamentals. Defense wins games. Defense wins game.

Each goal is part of a bigger picture. My task is to create the initial end game and work backwards. To assist, I have spent day preparing my plan book with a separate entry, instead of the journal style entry prior. As I don’t want to carry more notebooks, I am simply going to dedicate a page to each task, and write and work on that page to create so at the end, I simply able to rip out the pages, type, and easily organized one way to achieve such a task.

I am not going to making any entry to each goal today. Although I did work on them, it was more on the refinement the achievement although clarity of vision, creates the foundation.

Time Schedule
8-10.01 Worked on refining one-year goals and 90-day plan
10.02-11.16 goals and appreciation, daily activity creation
11.16-12.15 read neter, meditated
12.15-12.25 25 puts to the green
12.25-12.47 Wrote in journal
12.48-1.15 read titan 2004/2005 news
1.17-2.58 read fidelity capital income prospectus (2 phone calls, 10 min each)
3.00-4.00 read chapt2 Dale Carnegie

1/6/07

Today was spent assessing my past week. As I have learned to be fond of monitoring my time, I allowed today simply to flow and went with my impulses. Focusing on specific tasks for the day is a rewarding experience. I researched the new perimeter retail space (near H. Russell’s Manhattan) for insurance agency retail space. Gauged the foot traffic, prospects, and if any other agency shops are opened or opening for business. Granted there are many office buildings nearby yet I feel if I go with a brand name – it should provide a “realized” capital gain if to know one else but me.

Dale Carnegie – Principle 1 – Don’t criticize, condemn, or complain.

Operating Bond Fund by day 90
January – Read 25 Bond prospectuses
Decided to time read a Fidelity bond prospectus, then add 10 min and schedule the reading of all prospectuses on a similar time basis. Thinking about Goal for the month. Do I strive to open up bond fund or read a specific amount of prospectuses? Just decided. Will read 25 prospectuses.

Earn Sales in 3 lines of Insurance by day 90
January – Find Insurance advisor-mentor-sponsoring agency
Started to think about who would qualify as the best advisor, who would qualify as the best mentor, and what agency would provide the best platform for me to grow quickly. Should I look for an all in one, at least for 3 months, and then determine if the same person(s) still prove to be the best.


Create a guaranteed $5000 income stream by day 90 and for reoccurring for next 3 months
January –
The challenge I am having is determining the appropriate lines. Do I seek out a project, contract work, or placement to achieve goal or do I focus on my intended 3 industries of business. I have weighed both sides and continue to lean toward my 3 industries. Yes, I could go for a project, and then allocate my time. Or I could choose a single industry, build stream in that line and then go into the other industries. Multiple streams of income are my true goal. I have performed each of the following to great success and I love to multi-task. I am happiest when I have a lot of things going on. Today was supposed to be my day off yet as I traveled these here are my thoughts.


Trucking business line open and operating by day 90
January – Get license and/or know when I will have it.
I am really excited about this line of business. Decided to create a business plan around it and give to partner. When I build his website, I will leverage his brand name and expand it to operating in Atlanta. This way it will be a research and development investment.
(Idea – Advertising – Alternating Batman signal light set, snap on’s)

Pay up Bills by day 90. 8730, 17.460 3 months
January – 8730 ($8,565)
Paid up 165 – B.S. Review and Reconcile year, personal and corporate from bank statements.

Add two certificates by day 90
January – Know which 2 certificates
As I read the varying bond prospectuses, I will keep tab on their accreditation. I will monitor the varying certificates and report, which ones come up the most.

Driving Infinity Fx35 by day 90
January – Determine if Lease or Buy
Researched infinity dealers and local owners. 2005’s are hitting the market; price range is 25-32k, and miles low 20’s. As I call on dealers, could lead to auto insurance sales.

Partner with Titan Technology by day 90
January – Set interview meeting for first week of next month.
Create a plan with Wade to get us a meeting whereby we use our skills to partner with Titan for a fee.

One Recruit – Outline, Foreword, Chapter One by day 90
January – Outline

Networking
New Business Relationship investment – 19.43 (Cigar shop)

1/5/06

Secure $5000 income
I communicated my plan 3 times today. Submitted resume proposal, mailed 2 thank you cards.

Paid up bills; current $8,730; 3 mos $17,460
Calculated earnings to objective a and b.

CDL license
Called certification school, Every Monday is a new class. Start date 1/15.

Sales in 3 lines of insurance
Talked to Mike L. about his agency, sales, and the sponsoring company. Would like to speak to an independent agency as well as speak to an insurance company currently providing protection.

Start Bond Fund
Called Fidelity Investments, Researched Water Sec, Muriel Sieb, Jack White and co, and Charles Schwab.

Driving Infinity FX35
Smiled and did the Infinity wave.

Add to certificates to license
Decided to find an insurance agent who has the most licenses and certifications.

Interview with Titan Technology
Reviewed Oracle forum page 20

One Recruit
Talked to advisor about the first chapter and foreword.

Time

9-9.27 Goals, appreciations, and earning budget.
9.28-10.58 Titan Oracle forum review
11.00-11.22 Conversations with Mike Lang Allstate.
11.25-12.22 Website business process improvements with designer
12.22-12.36 Bandlink update with partner
12.37-12.51 Finish Oracle forum review pg 20
12.52-1.40 meditation, read neter
1.42-2.40 Called Fidelity, went thru site with Rep. Got ready for 5pm dinner meeting
2.40-2.58 Reviewed Fidelity site
3.00 3.48 Called client about website. Reviewed Fidelity site
3.48-4.47 Travel to dinner meeting
5.05-7.47 Meeting with qualified candidate, along with business partner

Investment
Research $55.84

1/4/07

Secure $5000 income
Called Jimmy about contract with Win sonic. Reviewed Titan’s website. Stopped by to see Don Shelton, decided it would be best to email, phone call, then letter. Decided to send Donnelly a thank you card. Move closer to $800 driver paid class.

Paid up bills; current $8,730; 3 mos $17,460
Deposited $200 into account. Called Joe. Consulted client about business, secured website. Spoke to partner about project schedule completion, timeframe, and project size amount and quality creative designs and development, how one is a value appreciation and the other is a business principle.

CDL license
Spoke to partner. Partner provided a win-win solution whereby in exchange for a website he would fund license. We would need a 5-week turnaround to begin earning money. Partner convinced finding the work is easy.

Sales in 3 lines of insurance
Spoke to Fred today about his business, experience, history, and sales. Potential mortgage lending business. Provided me an AllState contact out of Stockbridge. Will talk tomorrow. Contacted Mortgage Hunters – Darius, checked how business was going and if has passed his real estate broker license. Taking it tomorrow (1/5/07). Still doing 20 a month. Called and talked associate Lenny Harris, He wants to open up a mortgage office here. Lenny and team do about 20/30 month in Maryland. Been operating for a 10 years. Got a contact from Marvin –Sean Dehaan.

Start Bond Fund
Decided to call the 5 provided OneStop Bond fund companies. Will call and request a
general prospectus from each, decided the best out of the 5, open up an account, start program. I will purchase 11 bond vehicle funds to create my Bond Fund. As I read and request prospectuses, it will become more clear on my bond intentions.

Driving Infinity FX35
Physically walked and look for visualization and manifestation.

Add to certificates to license
Researched the varying certificates. Class is starting. Will Register for site to see manuals, transcripts etc. Wow, Warren I am understanding and about to understand more.

Interview with Titan Technology
Researched website. Started reading the forums. Reviewed all strings and began reading the general string. There is 21 pages, finished one today. Figure I can read 2 a day and finish by the 15th. Next, read all the published news.


One Recruit
Spoke to Howard about my recruiting – application – CEO training program. As I spoke and listened to his body language and questions; compared the process to Msft, Apple, Goog, Yah, realized the beauty in the simplicity of the program. CEO and truck DRIVER – is interchangeable – and will be communicatively intertwined with each other to convey the mind frame and not the physical action.
Be the Driver – you (CEO) are appointed open up a line of business starting as the truck DRIVER. 1st objective is pass exam, raise $6400 fund for cdl certificate and license. Begin CEO training listening to two audiotapes per week while in the office. Each audio program must be listened to 3 times for the week. 2nd exam save XX amount of dollars to begin investment fund. 3rd objective open new line of business within 6 months.


Time Management
8-8.47 Goals and appreciation
8.489.54 Researched Titan and Harold Whaley.com
9.55-11.10 Read neter, meditated, excercised, got ready to travel
11.11-1.15 Made phone calls to Jimmy, Kathy about license picture. Traveled to Decatur, dropped off license, traveled to see Don Shelton, then traveled to meet with partner at barnes and noble.
1.16-1.30 Created 13 questions for 2pm conference call with Fred
1.31-2.00 talked with partner about time mgt, product quality, and time efficiency
2.01-2.45 spoke to Fred E about insurance
2.47-3.20 Consulted with client about business challenges and solutions
3.21-4.33 met with Howard F about his projects and 90 day plan action
4.34-4.57 wrote out what I did today for each of my 10 achievements
4.58-6.12 Looked for a meeting spot tomorrow
6.13 7.11 Called clients and business partner; filled in the achievement gaps.
7.11 – travel home.

Sales $0
Expenses
Marketing Investment$1.67 (sbux)

1. Secure $5000 income
- Meeting with Jimmy for 1/5/07
- Created $800 salary for driver taken class

2. Pay up bills; current $8,730; 3 mos $17,460
- Met with urbanposhture.com quoted website-eFlyer at $3k

3. CDL license
- Talk to partner to
1. consider outside investment
2. fund me to get cdl

4. Sales in 3 lines of insurance
- Talked to advisor (Roy) about Norma B – Erie Ins to set up meeting to discuss options
- Set conference call with Fred E. to discuss independent agency, captive auto/home, Terrence Elliott, and partnering

5. Start Bond Fund
- Considered contacting One Stop Bond shops, collected names and numbers of five
- Decided to contact the 4 Bonds Companies offered and will pick one out of each category to include in fund

6. Driving Infinity FX35
- Watched and appreciated 3 similar vehicles varying colors

7. Add to certificates to license
8. Interview with Titan Technology
9. One Recruit
- After communicating with partner about CDL (Nick) thought about how I can use my 90-day bplan journal. Came up with the title of Chapter 1 “Be the Driver”
- Recruit Program – Training
1. $800 week ($38,400 /yr)
2. 6 month audio program on the road (2 per week)
3. End of 6 month must have Recruited 2
4. Saved $3,840

Time Schedule 9am – 7pm
9-9.22 – Posted to blogger 10 things to accomplish next 90 days, Advisor (Anne) response
9.22-9.29 – Check and respond to yahoo business email
9.30-10.24 – Write down goals and appreciations
10.25-10.54 – Read spiritual book – Neter
10.54-11.16 – Meditation
11.22-11.58 – Call backs (Choo confirm meeting; Fredando; Amber), got physically ready for 1 pm meeting
11.59-12.45 – travel time marta
12.45-12.59 – Walked to meeting talking to Partner (Nick) about CDL funding solutions
1.01- 2.02 – Met with Arthur and Choo Choo about website and eflyer
2.03-2.37 – Decided against traveling to get chain, went to Office Depot got 30 day bplanning journal
2.40-3.00 Smoked a cigar and thought about conversation with Nick and Art/Choo, got idea for the drivers of the company and One Recruit first chapter title – Be a Driver
3.01-3.02 Called Fred E to set conference call tomorrow
3.07-3.17 – Thought about writing in journal and went to Barnes and Noble to get coffee and plan till my 5 pm meeting.
3.18-3.45 – Talked to Rahim about the Vawn website, urbanposhture website, other opportunities on the table, scheduled a meeting with him for tomorrow at 1pm
3.47-4.50 – Bond fund research
4.51-5.01 – travel time to meeting
5.01-5.25 – Got coffee and settled
5.25-7.02 – Met with Amber talked about her project, how I could help, and what I was doing.



Sales $0
Urbanposhture – $2-3k Potential

Investments $20.59
Supplies – 4.31 (office depot)
Marketing – 1.61 (f2O)
1.67 (starbucks)
Travel – 13 (marta 7 day pass)

1. Secure $5000 monthly income – min 6 months guaranteed

Possible Solutions

A. Work with jimmy; work with him for approx 20 hours a week

B. Work with Titan; research company and have wade set up meeting

C. Monster jobs – 5 resume submissions a day

D. Randstadt – get a temp job to bring in some income while researching ideal contract and situation

E. Find a P/C insurance company, work as a producer that offers a salary and base…gain experience in the industry to create plan

2. Pay up bills. Determine total amount ($___________)

Possible Solutions

1. Join a company and negotiate a signing bonus
2. Identify and contact the 5 people I know that need a website

i. Nick

ii. Nate

iii. Choo

iv. Vawn

v. Arthur

3. SBA business – 100,000

3. CDL license –
1. Take 3-week course. Runs every 3 weeks.

i. Cost –6,400

1. $4000 course

2. $2400 $800/wk g&a fee

2. Take weekend course – starting Feb 1^st- April 1^st. Runs every 9 weeks

i. Cost – same

Possible Solutions

3. Earn $6,400
4. Create a business service income by doing websites for Nick, Nate’s driver and drivers’ Dad racing and company – In exchange for a $30k business partnership.

4. Earn money in 3 Personal lines of insurance –

(Sales Goal is Bond Fund Startup capital x 15% + $4550)

1. Life – NAA 10 leads @ $20 ea - $200 week
2. Health – Humana 10 appts@ $20 ea - $200 week
3. Auto/PC – Network $20 per prospect - $200 week

Possible Solutions

a. Determine and save costs for 3 months expense, projecting a 30% sales close ratio knowing just showing up will provide 30% or $2k a week. (Include E&O insurance in expense)

b. Create a business partnership with Norma Baher, where she advises based on her past experience

c. Contract as a P/C producer for an agency – get experience, salary, commission

5. Running Bond Fund
1. Starting with chapt 15 – buy bonds; call all companies request for a prospectus
2. Select 10 ten vehicle bonds that covers each segment and niche based on internal to be written criteria
3. Calculate min for each chosen vehicle bond (Start up Capital), what method I am able to add additional funds (mthly, qrtly, annly). Raise funds from personal line insurance sales paying 15% times start up capital each month for a bond endowment
4. Determine Bond Fund (start up capital).

i. Total __________

ii. Expense $4,550

iii. Income = startup capital x 15% each month till endowed

iv. Bond Endowed - /2007

6. Driving Infinity FX 35 dark blue, fully loaded 2005+ awd

i. Finance it

ii. Include in business partner income loan

iii. Save enough cash to buy it

7. Add 2 certificates to my P/C insurance license
1. ARM
2. CPCU
3. CIC

Possible Solutions

a. Determine costs and save up

b. Work for a p/c company get them to pay for it

c. Take online course and schedule one each month

8. Interview Titan Technology
1. Research company and management
2. Create a value prop case
3. Interview with Wade’s help

9. One Recruit
1. Create outline
2. Write foreword/afterword
3. Write chapter one

Possible Solutions

a. set aside time to work on book

b. set date and time page and/or word goals