All the things one should be doing…

What makes one a “success?”

What is happening right now, is that I’m, again, hitting the learning curve.

I took a number of videos today, and, its the crux between pursuing a worth while life, and, building the relationships that make life worth living, and, doing the work that needs to be done.

I went on a walk with my wife as I was doing these, some of the shots were very nice, a couple, not so much.

My wife, loves to walk, loves to get out in nature, and, taking these videos gives me the impetus to be out there with her. It gives me purpose. It also, pushes me to get off the path.

That said, I’ll crawl around in bushes at the drop of a hat, and, I brought her down into a beautiful spot, away from the path, and, she was rightfully afraid of snakes (She can’t see, so, these things are not something she can easily avoid).

She is far more adventuresome than many, and, extremely brave. The things she does, wow. Still, I have to remember to be her eyes in certain regards, which means, that, as her eyes, I have to be looking out for the things that concern HER, such as snakes, and, another is, horses. She’s very nervous around large animals, and needs some concise info and reassurances as well as caution and direction, when we are around such beasts.

The video taking is an opportunity.

What I need to do, on my end, is get familiar with the program I have to use to create the finished product.

It took me awhile to get the hang of the Instagram videos, but, I’m following the advice I was given, to use a third party program, and post the videos to multiple platforms at once.

I’m going to spend most of Friday constructing some videos. I have a good mic, some good videos, and 10 quotes from my poems, with which to use.

What I’ll do tomorrow, is, grab some more video, and assemble some more quotes, this time from “The Chronicles of dog, Book I”.

I need to also write a blurb for it for this site, and, come up with some radio spots. I have a friend who is offering a good deal on radio / streaming spots, with presence on a website. A good friend of the family, who has been in advertising for about 30+ years met with me Monday, and, when he heard the price, he was all in.

His philosophy on it was, layers.

Branding was the focus on the meeting, and, I’m working on it, following his suggestions and seeking to change some things.

His primary message there was build an authentic brand, and, everything to everyone is nothing to nobody.

It was a good meeting, and, I’m still processing it.

So, what makes someone a success?

• Good Husband
• Good son
• Good worker
• Good Boss
• Good Writer
• A Righteous man
• A Faithful man

yeah, the terms of “success” are many, but, in running down a list, much longer than the one above, it seems to often have to do with being able to be in the thick of it, facing what needs to be faced without turning away, without “caving”, without faltering, yes, we have opportunities to stand back up, but, saying you are sorry after the fact counts for little to nothing when, what is needed is doing the right thing in the moment.

Choosing Not to do something, now, that I’ll have to apologize, beg for forgiveness, later, as well as, Choosing To do, now, rather than feel regret for not having done it, tomorrow.

It’s late.

I’m at a great many of these cruxes regarding

• Writing
• – Do I finish “The Chronicles” now, or,
• – Work on my next story, already 5K words in, and the follow up series so its ready for a Vella?
• Marketing – Do the Work
• Plan a short, working, road trip for the wife
• Get the second poetry book out, and get the last two ready
• Pay down some debt and get in a place where I can transition to writing full time
• Learn, learn, learn. So much to know and put into practice

Blessings to all

-Timberbee