Had a really great weekend. Not as productive work wise as I had envisioned as I had wanted to finish 4-5 websites probably a bit unrealistic. However, got some important to dos, rested, relaxed, and spent alot of quality time with my girlfriend and friends. Went to a going away party for my friend Renae who is moving to Amsterdam on Friday. Saturday worked out at the park doing sprints, pull ups on tree branches, and hand stand pushups with a partner. I can feel the sprints in my abs today and reminds me how I need to start running (rather sprinting) again. I felt slow and like I was missing my top gear. Its really fun when I have the extra gear to crank on and I can catch people from behind when racing or playing sports. When we first started I could feel my pulled groin injury starting to ask for attention which actually felt more like muscular weakness than and imbalance than actual pain. I know if I want to get faster I will need to work on overspeed training either with elastic band or also the Spinning bike really helped my turnover in the past. I got home and made a Fantastic Five breakfast - whole grain pancakes, bacon, eggs, coffee, and OJ. My cooking skills are becoming refined and efficient as I was able to whip all this up in less than 25 minutes and cleaning my mess as I moved along. I think the test of a true cook is being able to prepare multiple dishes simultaneously, keeping everything fresh (or in this case also hot) and not leave a trail of disaster in your wake. Of course, that the food also tastes great is a fundamental must.

Later Saturday, got some work things done and ran some errands with my girl. It was a gorgeous day in Atlanta and it felt like Spring had arrived. The dogwood trees were in bloom and the Park was filled with people tossing round _object_s and laughing on the grass. This is probably my favorite time in the city. Its warm but not hot and a vibrant energy of potential and growth fills the air. Unfortunately, it was only a small taste of what may lie ahead as the weather turned. Beautiful dream and I went out to dinner with Aaron and Sugandha and had an incredible dinner at a ritzy Buckhead restaurant. We were invited to a few parties but opted to stop by the rare video store for some unique films. We ended up getting two foreign films and heading home.

Sunday was spend mostly lying around lazilly expcept for a business meeting, a few brief hours of work and some home cooking. Beautiful dream has a purple play crock pot that I filled with chicken, garlic, ginger, and garam masala, and let simmer all day long. Craig, Candy, and their daugher Lilly, who I hadnt seen in years stopped by for an early Sunday dinner and we home made gingerale to prepare our appetites, butternut squash soup, garlic ginger chicken with rice, quattro fratelli wine, and limoncello ice cream for dessert. It was a nice way to spend the day.

Today we are back to the path of efficient and focused work. Some really big meetings and alot of projects to be completed.

Will keep you posted on our progress.

May I eat and drink well today, use all the cells of my body with spirit and focused energy, breathe deeply, and laugh heartilly!

Time to be great.

Well having another super powerful work month. Closed my biggest project of the year yesterday followed by the second biggest today. Had a record month in January and just busted through that this month. Incredible growth yet facing cash crunch challenges. Need to improve my collections systems which means accounting, billing and invoicing. The more automation the better. Skipped out on Tango today but had a productive day. Going to wake up early tomorrow and close another deal, and then have a lunch meeting with CEO of big company at the Buckhead Club. Then break my Max Height Box Jump record after work. Cant wait!!

Game # 10 – Back to Basics

To focus to fundamentals, become more organized, and make time for more social, education, and spiritual activities

Work / Money:

1. Obtain 5 New Large Clients ($1000+ monthly income)- C - Have closed atleast 1 or 2 clients that could fall in this category however dont have any contracts in place that meet my $1000/monthly income category. However, it has the capability to do so.
2. Improve Website / Company Press Releases - B - made some recent updates. Was setback by a virus on the site but that has now been removed. Hired a marketing company to see if they can help me improve marketing. Is it strange that I hired a company to do exactly what we do for others?? Possibly but I see it as atleast this way it gets done and maybe I learn some new tactics.
3. Streamline business processes, become better organized, implement GTD principles. B - Still working on this but have been implemented Mind Dump and some basic GTD principles. Still need to improve in this area. Could be much better.
4. Establish data back-up system - F - this needs to be done.
5. Make significant investment - D - No investment but continue saving
6. Implement 10 Affiliate Marketing Campaigns - F - About to get started on my first this month.

Mind / Spirit:

1. Read 10 New Books - B - have read 2 books thus far. Way of Superior Man and GTD, need to pick it up.
2. Daily Meditation - C - Have been really working in this area but still inconsistent.
3. Play guitar 3 times a week and learn 3 new songs - D - Inconsistent over all need to improve. No new songs learned.
4. Take Vacation or Trip - Planning a trip next month to the beach.
5. Become better communicator - D - Need major work here. Specifically in the are of shutting down when confronted in personal relationships.

Health / Fun:
1. Floss Daily - C - not consistent.
2. Soccer /Tennis/ Martial Arts/Crossfit at least 5 times a week - A - crossfit 4 -5 times a week. No soccer or martial arts yet.
3. Drink 8 – 10 glasses of water daily - C - not consistent but more water than ever before.
4. No Yeast forming foods all day - F - started strong but this has gone in the gutter recently.
5. Teach Yoga class twice a week - B Good but missed a class last week from oversleeping.
6. Full Split, 2 Finger Push up, 1 arm pull up - B - making progress.
7. Attend at least 5 Milongas (tango parties) F - missed a few parties. Need to get moving.


Daily Practices:
Time-block +1 - B - good
Journal +1 - C - need to be more consistent
Spread-sheet –Partner Call +1 - A only missed 1 call
Be early to every commitment +1 - C - inconsistent
Exercise Daily +1 - A Great
Read Daily + 1 - C - inconsistent
Perfect Diet +1 - F - Fell off a cliff no motivation here.
Mind Dump +1 - A - Great.

Daily Consequences
1) 100 burpees
2) Read GTD and implement in business
3) 5k row
4) Spend time marketing to high level clients
5) 50reps 95lb Thrusters

This week in the game has been a little rough. My journaling has fallen of the to do list and guitar playing & reading have been non existent. I have gotten busy at work and this is what usually happens. The game fundamentals get sent to the back burner instead of the other way around.

So here i am journaling trying to log some progress. Yes business ans work are great but need more consistency in my well roundedness. I am making time for exercise and tango. This Friday went to our second Milonga (tango party) and our dancing is improving but I am more excited by the possibilities. The best dancers are these old guys that don't do anything flashy but just smooth and fluid as hell.

Also, had a laid back weekend with my girlfriend which we havent had in a very long time. Have been running around like crazy and working day and night. So it was nice to just kick back and relax with each other with not much to do about nothing.

Monday morning and time to have a powerful week. Going to the beach this coming weekend and taking most of Friday off so need to be extra productive so I can truly enjoy myself and not be mentally tied to my job the entire weekend. Otherwise, the vacation is not really a vacation.

Also want to maybe spend some time reading tonight after tango class.

Goal for the week is to make progress on the Sparkable relationship.

Time to be great!

So far having a very strong week. Mike and I have recommitted to diet but still munching on chips and snacks at night when I get home. Morning and Lunch diet has been strong and working out feels great. Had a kick ass workout last night and came closer than ever before to the one arm pull up. I can feel myself on the precipice of success.

Work is going well, had a conference call with a Buffalo Web Design firm last night who hopefully will be sending us a great deal of work. Mike is really stepping up and offering suggestions on how to improve the company. He is learning so fast and only making the company that much better. He is becoming a powerful asset and helping to take the company to the next level. I feel really lucky to have the team I do. I want to create an environment that stimulates communication and nurtures success and learning.

Woke up at the crack of dawn this morning to catch up on a few things and feel like 100 pounds have been lifted off my shoulders because I am starting ahead rather than behind today.

Time to be great!