Goals Met: ~90%

Song Of The Month (listen while reading!): Boy Toy - STRFKR - Synth Pop

October was interesting. I actually got the bulk of my goals completed within the first 2 weeks. But I’m tired of seeing people and parties. I didn’t get a lot of time for head space or extra curricular work. I’ve also been sick for like 3 weeks.

How did I do with last month’s goals?

Work

None

Music - Solo Project | Band Project

Post rest of TikToks/Reels

  • Result: A

I posted some more of the tiktoks/reels. They were kind of losing traction though.

Posting results:

  • Tiktok
    • My tiktoks don’t work in Germany, get like a few bits of interest. I tried posting one through my VPN in the States and that seemed to push a bit more. Gonna try that again with my next one.
  • Reels
    • They’ve been getting less traction, really its mostly friends. Might be nice to try a new account.

I’ve 2 things to try here next:

  1. Make a fancier reel, like my first vision. Putting some more clips onto my vibey videos.
  2. Make a new reels account and see if that gets more random viewers.

Reach out to some labels about my new song

  • Result: B

I did a little bit of this but not much. Didn’t really get much bites either. Probably should push it more.

Finish a new SE.CORP song (unmastered)

  • Results: C

Didn’t really get much time for this, but I’m close to finishing 2!

Side Projects

Market Expatpho.net so I can close it off if need be

  • Result: A

This project has failed and I am done with it. Awesome! I am free!

I’ve actually got use out of this product for myself, which is funny. But due to the fact that the virtual numbers are so sketchy, I do not feel like continuing or actually trying to get in front of the niche. Let’s begin my next project!

Liquidate SkinTheory C Corp.

  • Result: B

I’ve found a lawyer/accountant on Upwork that is helping me here. He’s doing what he can now and will finish my 2024 tax return later when its available.

He also noticed that I forgot to file a form in my last year’s taxes. It’s really not great, I could be penalized for a good bit of money, but hopefully the IRS takes pity on me as it was an honest mistake.

Personal

Deal with Capital One credit card

  • Results: A

They just gave me one this time.

Book Ireland/NYC

  • Results: A

Did it.

Call Penndot for driver’s license

  • Results: A

Gonna have to do this in person.

What else got done last month?

  • Promoted and played a gig: Sludgefest V
  • Made merch for my band, CORP.
  • Lots of drinking, my brother came up as well
  • Went to 4 shows in 1 week: Video Age, Interpol, STRFKR, Tea Eater
  • My 5th Anniversary with Laura ❤️
  • Voted from abroad

Lessons Learned?

  • People will come to a show with 5 days notice, but it’ll be less.
  • Don’t do my reels/tiktoks in Germany, location matters
  • Leave corporate taxes to the professionals, its painful and easy to make mistakes. Just pay for it.
  • Startups are always confident in their next funding round until they’re not. VCs always embellish and lie, all you can trust is your numbers.
  • No matter what, you will take for granted what you do routinely.

What are my goals for next month?

You can’t connect the dots going forward, only back.

Steve Jobs

Make sure these goals trend the dots towards my goal, being in front of the right people, focusing time where it matters, etc.

  • Book Christmas in Ireland
  • Book a snowboarding holiday
  • Put together a 3 song set to film with SE.CORP
  • Finish 1 SE.CORP song (unmastered)
  • Choose my next startup side project
  • Finish what is possible with SkinTheory liquidation
  • Spend 2 hrs trying to get Chlorine on playlists or on local played stuff

What are my 2024 (year) goals?

  1. 🟡 Kill SkinTheory or get it off my mind completely.
  2. 🟡 Build 3 startup projects, and get faster and more publicity with each. Get atleast 1 to €100 MRR.
  3. 🟢 Support myself with a cool job or through freelancing.
  4. 🟡 Keep myself networked in the startup/engineering scene.
  5. 🔴 Get to the next level with CORP. Get on a label or manager that supports bigger bands or gets more publicity.

What are my lifetime goals?

  1. Run my own business that allows me to: support myself, be relaxed, be innovative, love my work, travel.
  2. Backpack for 6 months through Asia.
  3. Have 100,000 fans of my music.
  4. Be relaxed and be excited to wake up to my life every day.