Week 6. Same system. Monday commitments, Friday check-in. How'd Week 5 go? Drop your wins (or your excuses) if you haven't already. NOTE: This is Thanksgiving and Black Friday week. Life will likely get in the way for most. Remember from video 4 - "Stop Using Setbacks As Excuses To Quit". This week might be that minimum. If you plan for it, you can still make progress, even if small. This week (Nov 23-29), my NON-NEGOTIABLE: Primary goal: All But Denied single "Settle Down" released Tuesday to Bandcamp and Distrokid, TBA for Spotify, etc. This is THE priority. Everything else supports or follows this. Supporting work: - Finish production for three artists - Finish and upload client instrumental playthrough to YouTube + cut clips for short form promotion - Finish video playthrough for another client - drums recorded, need guitar and bass parts filmed. - Upload Video 5 into Classroom: "Stop Waiting For Motivation: Your Habits Prove Who You Are" with worksheet Bonus list (if I'm on a roll): - Set up screen capture to discuss importing Christmas album files into current template - showcase template evolution - Record Video 6 for Classroom - Prepare contact list for D4D outreach (starting next week) Why I structure it this way: ADHD brain. When hyperfocus hits, I need options ready or decision fatigue kills momentum. But I hold myself to the top priority. Make it specific. Make it small. Make it DONE by Friday. Drop your commitment below 👇

Week 7 commitments (Nov 30 - Dec 6): Last week was Thanksgiving chaos for most of us. I fell off too. Getting back on this week. It's not that we won't occasionally slip. It's all about getting back to it and not going back to old habits. MY focus this week: - Export/import/rough balance old Christmas album to rerelease with updated skills (originally about a decade old). Film at least one for Classroom content showing the process. If that's done and I'm in flow: - Track drums/guitar/bass/vocals for new song (targeting end-month completion). I'm making a modification as I realize this should be apples to apples. Client work and D4D admin are happening too, but that's "day job" stuff. This list is what moves MY music forward. Same rule for you - commit to YOUR creative work, not your job tasks. Still adapting as we go! Your turn: What's the ONE thing you're finishing this week? Drop it below 👇

What I Committed To (Nov 16-22): → ⏳ All But Denied single "Settle Down" released - Artwork finished Sunday. Releasing Tuesday. → ⏳ Send warm DMs to at least 5 people about D4D - Waited for single completion. Can't claim "I finish songs" without evidence. → ⏳ Begin posting D4D Opus Clip shorts for marketing - Same. Clips created, scheduling pending release. What I learned: I set up a dependency chain without a backup plan. Poor planning. Next time: start artwork before song is finished OR have parallel tasks that aren't blocked by one dependency. Bonus commitments: → ✅ Mix prep for Christmas album remixes (4-6 songs) - proving system evolution → ✅ Edit Video 5 for Classroom and YouTube - Done, proofing → ❌ Record Video 6 - Not yet Unexpected wins: Released Video 1 to YouTube, built complete Kit email funnel, multiple client sessions, coffee with Natalia (discussing joining as ops manager and admin help), recovered 2000+ Evernote notes from mid-2000s. What did YOU complete this week? What's your biggest win?

Sharing your work in D4D: You SHOULD share what you finish here. That's literally the point - we celebrate completions, not just effort. But here's how to do it in a way that helps everyone: ✅ Good sharing: - 'Finished my first full track in 2 years - here's the link. The breakthrough was [specific thing]. Happy to answer questions about my process.' - 'Released this today. Not perfect, but DONE. What I learned: [specific lesson].' - 'This isn't my best work, but I committed to releasing monthly. Here's what I'm working on improving next time: [specific thing].' ❌ Spam sharing: - Just a link, no context - 'Check out my stuff' on multiple posts - Asking for follows/likes/streams without contributing to the community The difference? Good sharing teaches. Spam sharing takes. If you're proud enough to post it, be proud enough to tell us what you learned making it.

Week 4. Same system. Monday commitments, Friday check-in. How'd Week 3 go? Drop your wins (or your excuses) if you haven't already. This week (Nov 9-15), my TOP 3 non-negotiables: 1. Launch D4D publicly - social posts live, community set to public 2. Post Video 1 to YouTube - lead magnet 3. Finish "Settle Down" mix/master - next All But Denied release ships Bonus list (if I'm on a roll): - Add community links to personal/business profiles - Finalize Chasing Wind mix (awaiting client feedback on revision 3) - Add Video 1 to studio website Why I structure it this way: ADHD brain. When hyperfocus hits, I need options ready or decision fatigue kills momentum. But I hold myself to the top 3. Make it specific. Make it small. Make it DONE by Friday. Drop your commitment below 👇