7RRRF Update

Well it’s been about a month since I did the product challenge. It was a fun experience and with it I came with a pre-release version of 7 Recurring Revenue Recipes for Freelancers (or 7RRRF thanks to a reader). Here are all the things I’ve actually done:

• Setup zenpayroll.
• Client work.
• Caught up on all my Fall/Winter TV Shows.
• Watched a couple seasons of Scrubs.
• Finished most of the last season of Psych.
• Beat FTL on Medium and Hard about four times.
• Continued my olympic weightlifting program.
• Spent better quality time with my family.
• Participated in several master minds.
• Continued reading newsletters from friends.
• Read 80% of JFDI.
• Donated all of the Recipe profits from 2014 to charity.
• Created an autoresponder for people who bought the book.
• Sent out several updates regarding the book.
• Started playing in a soccer league.
• Reorganized the book Trello board.
• Meeting with my accountant.
• Getting work done on my car.
• Setting up my new iMac.
• Organizing my iPhoto library.
• Going to several basketball games.
• Brainstorming about new products, new versions of the book, and articles to write in 2015.

If you looked at that list closely you’ll notice 7RRRF still isn’t done. Taking from the above list these are the only items I really had to do:

• Setup zenpayroll.
• Client work.
• Continued my olympic weightlifting program. This is arguable but I consider it as a have to do because it allows me to work out and socialize which is a double win for me as I work remote.
• Spent better quality time with my family.
• Read 80% of JFDI. This is arguable but I’m leaning on it having to be something to be done because it solved several pains I had with book writing.
• Reorganized the book Trello board. Same as above.
• Sent out several updates regarding the book.
• Meeting with my accountant.
• Finished 7RRRF.

What’s the point of all this? Well, stealing a tip from Warren Buffet I have a list of things that I have to avoid at all costs in order to get the pre-release version of the book done.

The next basketball game I’ve got tickets to go to (and promised my son) is Tuesday the 27th. I’m committing to get the Section complete version of 7RRRF done by then.

Friday Update

Yesterday was a success. Finished all my client work plus the Productized Consulting recipe in my book. I tried my best to avoid all the unnecessary things like the plague. My moments of “relaxation” were replaced with laundry, dishes, and gathering wood for the fireplace. This sounds more like a first world problem and I’m sure I can adapt with a mental shift. My only “cheat” was buying this shirt.

Wednesday Update

So I missed the deadline. Despite the blistering pace I kept up I was only one Recipe short. The good news is that the number of pages for the book has virtually doubled. I was able to avoid must of my time sinks like the plague but realized I wasn’t allowing myself much needed vegging time. I think I’ll be able to wrap up the last recipe tonight and then take a break and think about next steps.