- Review and schedule 3 posts to 3 different platforms via buffer. - Record vocals on Friday for Villainize & resume cover design notes. - Shoot 4 conceptional reels for social media at Wyrd in Portland. - Create an impromptu style post on FB in the style that performed well earlier this week and post on Facebook on Friday afternoon. - Put together a set of 5 LUTS that I want to use for my profile and brand.

Well, I thought I posted my commitments last week, but apparently I never hit send. So here's what I did: - Scrapped video 5 - changing direction from how I wrote it originally. - Scripted videos 5-12, with 5-10 in final form. - Recorded guitars for new ABD song - Modifying positioning and marketing for D4D to include more than just musicians longer term - while using YouTube as a funnel, finding people that want to work hard and achieve goals with the community is my top priority regarding this platform. - Edited guitars and bass for Mario and Zelda covers coming up (fun and marketing)

This weeks plan: Priority - the MUST do list: - Finish recording intro and end cards for Skool videos 1-4. While building in here, I've decided to post the videos both to YouTube and Skool as a lead magnet. People that find the videos and go through them are more likely to be solid members in here. - Thumbnails, titles, and descriptions for videos 2-4 - Retrack bass, drums, and vocals for next All But Denied release (finished guitars last week.) - Note: Regarding the new song, if not enough time for all, at least progress. If time, my additions: - Record drums on Super Mario cover for fun and marketing. (Guitars and bass done last week.) - Film videos 5-10 for Skool and YouTube (Scripted 8 new videos last week, 6 revised and final) - Test editing with Descript instead of Davinci Resolve. In theory, should shave off a lot of time AND bring up the quality of graphics and smoother edits. Your turn: - What are you committing to this week? Drop yours below! 👇

Weekly Check-In: Week of Dec 28th - Jan 4th What I committed to: - Mario cover with video - Marketing focus shift (where we target, not what we offer) - Thumbnails for videos 2-5 - Start this month's All But Denied song What actually got done: - Mario cover: Guitars and bass edited, still needs drums + video - Marketing shift: Strategic clarity (being implemented through YouTube/Skool plan) - Thumbnails: Not done yet - ABD song: Not started So... 0 out of 4 completed. But here's what I chose to prioritize instead: New Year hit and I realized: I can keep putting off the infrastructure problems that slow me down, or I can actually fix them. I chose fix them: - Studio lighting: 20-30+ lights reconnected, organized, remote-controlled - Video setup: NDI + audio routing solved (can now do Cubase walkthroughs without friction) - Exercise space: Rebuilt and functional Why this mattered more: - I've been avoiding Cubase tutorial videos for months because setup was too complicated. Now I can just hit record. - I've been inconsistent with exercise because the space wasn't set up after we had a storm and I had to move everything in.. Now it is. These aren't tasks that move the needle this week. But they remove friction that's been slowing me down for months. The other priority: Relationship - My girlfriend and I have been ships in the night with how busy life has been. New Year felt like the right time to actually spend quality time together instead of just passing each other. The honest assessment: I didn't execute the plan I committed to. But I chose to invest in infrastructure and relationship that serve the long-term better than forcing the original tasks. Not an excuse - a strategic pivot. But I'm owning that the original plan didn't happen. This week: Finish Mario cover. Post Videos 2-3. Actually start this month's song. Your turn - what did YOU pivot on this week? Where did you choose long-term over short-term? Or what did you ship?

The last few years have been both incredible and brutal. Professional growth, moving up in the industry - while also dealing with family health crises and loss. Life doesn't pause for you to catch up. I could have walked away from music a long time ago. It would have been easier. But easier doesn't mean fulfilling. Jim Rohn said it best: "Don't wish for life to be easier. Wish you were better." My hardest moments were times I could have given up. But I didn't - not because I'm special, but because I chose the path that felt fulfilling over the path that felt safe. That's what keeps me here, no matter what life throws my way. So to everyone in this community - current members and those joining as we grow - every day you have a choice about who you show up as. 2026 won't be easier than 2025. Life doesn't work that way. But you'll be better at handling it. And as Tony Robbins said, "Problems don't go away. We just get better problems." So here's the challenge to kick off the year: What's ONE pattern from 2025 you're not bringing into 2026? Not a vague goal. A specific pattern you're choosing to leave behind. Drop it in the comments. Let's start the year with accountability, not just hope. Here's to better problems and more fulfilling lives. 🥂