February 28, 2010

1. Found out we are getting a sizable refund, woohoo!
2. My web banner stock graphic placed number 2 for weekly top sellers: http://graphicriver.net/page/top_sellers?ref=designfire
3. Spent time long overdue with friends of ours, building our relationship deeper
4. I committed to keeping the Sabbath holy, and was successful in that
5. Gave myself a haircut that I very much needed

February 27, 2010

1. Got all the info to our CPA and heard back we will be getting a refund (hope it's for around what I came up with on TaxAct
2. I moved up in badge levels on graphic river for selling so many of my web banner sets
3. I made a lot of progress on my freelance project
4. Went clothes shopping with Kristy and bought a pair of 30x30 Old Navy jeans, and they won't even need to be hemmed! Apparently i'm growing ;)
5. Was a good listener to my wife as she relayed her experience going to the Team Aloha dinner

February 25, 2010

1. Hit the $50 mark on graphicriver, so if i wanted a payout to paypal, i could get one :)
2. I haven't snapped at my wife even though i have been super tired the longer the day went on
3. My manager told me that my work goals were a shining example and made here job easier.
4. My manager said I should consider mentoring people at work, high praise me thinks
5. Started using a free 30-day subscription to lynda.com, and began learning about better uses of twitter and FB fan pages.

February 24, 2010

1. Responded quickly to an email I received from a person who purchased my stock graphic.
2. Replied to a couple outstanding emails.
3. Got a little bit further in my freelance project
4. Listened to the Basics of Deliverance again
5. Rejected a scarcity mind set and bought 4 tickets for Diamond Explosion without prodding from my wife.

February 23, 2010

1. Finished reading The Rishest Man in Babylon
2. My web banner stock graphic got approved and has been sold 11 times already
3. I covered my project lead for the first half of the day
4. Started a freelance project working with my friend Martin
5. I confirmed that the retail amount for our personal product order gets added to out PV, not our discount amount :).

February 22, 2010

1. I made a deal with myself to not check the status of my stock graphic submission at all today, and I kept it
2. I read Richest Man in Babylon on my lunch instead of just surfing the web
3. Me and my wife met with a financial planner for guidence
4. I was proactive in getting our CPA more forms she needed and asked her additional questions
5. Greatly affirmed my wife for all the homemaking work she did today

February 21, 2010

1. Resubmitted my web banner stock graphics set, now with true Photoshop files
2. Went through a online dry run of our taxes to get a ballpark of what we should expect to pay/get back, and we should be getting a refund this year!
3. Went for a run through the Nike campus with my wife for the first time
4. Helped my wife with her toast masters speech which she is going to do great on
5. Passed the intro test for joining Elance, an online freelance agency

February 19, 2010

1. Tried oatmeal for the first time without it tasting like grool, vanilla muscle gain I think made all the difference
2. Started designing a blog geared for web developers, at work as one of my goals
3. Converted some more of my Pixelmator files to Photoshop, hopefully will finish tomorrow and resubmit to graphicriver
4. Listened to Kristi McGihon's Unpack your Purpose training
5. Read two more chapters in Richest man in Babylon (will try to finish it this weekend)

February 18, 2010

1. Made it through a difficult bike ride with the wind blowing against me most of the time.
2. Began working on my stock graphics in Photoshop (sooo nice)
3. Listened to the second CD of Derek Prince's Deliverance Basics
4. Did my second day of doing a mini workout in the morning
5. Empathized with my wife instead of getting hurt and angry when she was getting frustrated with me.

February 16, 2010

1. Graduated from my second year of Men's Fraternity at church
2. Made another sale on graphicriver
3. Listened to the first CD of Derek Princes' Basics of Deliverance
4. Made a choice to wake up on the right side of the bed this morning
5. Went running when it would have been easy to neglect it (and I feel much better having done so)

February 14, 2010

1. Made my wife a Valentines card
2. Picked up my father-in-law from the airport
3. Cleaned up a bunch of old/unused files on my computer
4. Resolved a fight with my wife
5. Cooked dinner

February 13, 2010

1. Helped a couple friends move from an apartment to a house
2. Watched Fireproof with my wife
3. Enjoyed mu first "Free day" after a Li13
4. Forgave my wife even when it was hard to today
5. Remembered the names of all the guys I crewed with today for moving our friends

February 12, 2010

1. Took my wife out on a mini-date to make up for neglecting her this week
2. Diligently worked from home in the afternoon as opposed to giving into the temptation to slack
3. My manager highlighted two of my goals in her staff meeting today as really good goal examples
4. Drove my father-in-law's car to work w/o getting in an accident
5. Finished last day of Li13. 

February 11, 2010

1. Finished my 12th day of Li13, 1 left!
2. Decided to invest in my gifts, and bought a full legal copy of Photoshop
3. Worked on a site architecture and quote for a probable freelance job
4. Rode home safely in the rain.
5. Did not neglect the easy thing of writing down 5 success, another night.

February 6, 2010

1. Finished my 7th day of Li13 (half way through!)
2. Finished up me and Kristy's personal budget, broken up into jars
3. Submitted my third stock graphic to graphicriver
4. Read another chapter and a half of "The Richest Man in Babylon"
5. Hung out with the husband of a gal in our downline, growing that relationship

February 5, 2010

1. Rode my bike to work again and got there in 45min as opposed to an hour!
2. Finished my 6th day of Li13
3. Started to put out budget together in the "Jars" format
4. Worked more on my stock graphics and it should be done tomorrow
5. Read a chapter in "The Richest Man in Babylon"

February 3, 2010

1. Rode my bike the five miles to and from work (need bike fenders though)
2. Listened to the AdvoCare CIA call
3. Finished listening to "Notes on Success"
4. Finished 4th Li13 day, now back to the burn
5. Restarted kettlebell workouts with my weight, not Kristy's.

February 2, 2010

1. I decided to start over on the next stock graphic I am working on, rather than continue  with something that did not meet my personal level of excellence
2. I completed my third day of Li13 (refuel day tomorrow!)
3. Fixed the bike Barry gave me
4. Listened to more of Charlie Ragus' "Notes on Success"
5. Emailed an old client a response after procrastinating on it for quite a while

February 1, 2010

1. Completed my second day of Li13
2. Had a successful day at work
3. Attracted more money from the stock graphics site by way of a Referral members error that they experienced resulting in referrers (me among them) being paid a % amount to compensate for possible referral pay loss
4. Made good progress on the next stock graphic I will be submitting
5. Watched a sermon from Liquid church during dinner, instead of normal TV.