First Year Goals

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New Year's Goals (My new year starts March 1.)

I read somewhere that it's important to share goals. Something about accountability. Mostly I think it works because if you tell people you want to accomplish something, and then don't even attempt to put in the work required, shame pops up in uncomfortable places.

So, if you talk to me and I'm doing nothing to pursue these goals, "for shame" me.

I'll update as I think of more and achieve or fail the goals.
[Note, not all of these goals are acting/career related.]

In no particular order:
1. Move to Chicago --> One week and two days out.
2. JOB! I need a job.
3. Take some acting classes. (Preferably On Camera and Voiceover (VO) classes to start. I have less experience in these mediums.)

a. Other classes I'd like to eventually take, finances permitting: Sketch Writing at Second City; Dance (ballet, tap, hip hop); Scene Study; Improv.

4. Find a reasonably priced voice teacher.
5. Finish screenplay.
6. Hold reading of finished screenplay.
7. Revise screenplay.
8. Develop pitch for screenplay.
9. Start pitching screenplay.
10. Audition, audition, audition.
11. Book it.
12. Agent.
13. Take boxing classes.
14. Network. (I'm an introvert. I'd much rather be at home reading a book than trying to talk to people, but I realize connections are important. So it's something I'm going to struggle with, but I'll hopefully get there.)
15. Finish novel. (Current count is 44,000 words. Half way there!!)
16. Visit the major museums in the City.
17. Take Ki to the doggie beach.
18. See some great theatre.
19. Find a Swing Dance club.
20. Find a Ceili group.
21. Brush up on my accents and dialects: German; Irish; RP; Various Southern
22. Teach myself some new accents and dialects.
a. Accents: French; Russian; Italian; Polish; Indian; Jamaican
b. Dialects: Australian; Cockney; Scottish; Bostonian; New Jersey; Brooklyn
23. Keep up with this blog!