February Update: Day 3

With three days under my belt into February, I have notched in 80 page views. Running behind schedule a bit, but I put in 3 articles on the 4th. I did one on the Top 5 Signs to Get a New Computer, in the morning time. For lunch I did a movie review on the action movie The Mechanic. Right before I ate my dinner I finished up a 2 page article about the 10 Reasons to Dislike a Cell Phone.

I still have 3 pending articles that I submitted for up-front pay. I have not received any notifications about it yet ether. Nine days have passed since submitting them. !YCN/AC says that the process normally takes about 1-2 weeks. So I sit and wait.

Not to get discouraged though. I have 24 more days this month. However if I maintain a strong work ethic and a positive attitude, everything should be ok. As the day ticks over into the 5th day of February, I await until the morning time again, to see how many page views I obtained on the 4th.

February Goals

February I will try to spend at least 5 days a week writing something. I need to set a goal for this month. Something that I can expect myself to fulfill. I don't want to set my goal to high though. I guess just go from what I done last month. Though I don't exactly know what I should set them at. I only wrote for 10 days last month. I will start small this month so I don't feel bad at the start if I don't reach my goal.

Page Views = 1500
I choose 1500 because I obtained almost 700 in 10 days. I think 1500 should be obtainable goal to reach with full 28 days at hand.

Articles = 40
I have 20 now. 40 shouldn't be so hard to get. With 28 days to write, that would amount to 1 a day for 20 days, with 8 days of not writing. 8 days to not write is cake. I might even write on the off days, to see if I can surpass my goal.

Goals are set. Lets see how well I fair.

30 Days to Sucess

Over at Steve Pavlina's site. There is an article on 30 days to success. The full article here. I have read it about 3 times now and decided to give a few of them a shot. I chose these based on my own personal endevours to gain some personal development. I think that is what my goal is going to be here at Tim Freeman's Blog. Personal development. Not only for me, but for you as my readers ( as soon as I get some). To be listing my own experiences and giving you insight on how they work and if they even worked at all. The list of my 30 day challenges will be as follows.

1. Become an early riser.

I chose this one because I have been sleeping in now for some time, which really impeades my progress in life. I used to wake up early as a cook in the U.S. Army. Waking up before all the other soldiers to  have them breakfast made by the time they were dont with physical training. 

2. Read for an hour a day on a topic you enjoy.

I chose this one because I really like to read. I prefer fictional stories or something that has some actions in the lines. Yet this go round I will be reading something that can help me within my personal development. Since that is the subject I am wanting to get enolved with.

3. Writing a new blog entry every day.

This one should be easy. Sit down and write something in a blog, anyone could do that really. I will be taking this a step further. Write an article on my daily progress in my own life. Which if my progress is slow, will be a task for me.

4. Learn a vocabulary word every day.

I really liked the idea of this one. Not only can it improve you vocabulary, but it will also make me a better writer. When in a group of people and a time arises I can use this word and seem smarter within that group. Which is great for self esteem.

So these are my challenges for the next 30 days starting Feb 21, 2009.