Weekly Accountability Post

For January 6, 2025

Something Strange Happened

I always start these Weekly Accountability Posts by saying, “I can’t believe it’s been a week already!” But this week felt exactly like a week. It didn’t speed by for me at all.

Did you have the same experience? Was it just me, or did something slow down in the space-time continuum?

I believe, as I pontificated in this post, that when you get a lot done in a week, it makes time go slower. When you don’t get anything done, the week seems to race by so fast you can’t catch up.

Another reason to stay productive.

Let me know what you got done in the comments. That’s how this works. We show up for each other, hold each other accountable, and use this mutual social pressure to get things done.

A Productive Week

Writing, performing, and miscellaneous were the winning categories for me this week.

WRITING: It was on the business side more than the creative side, but it was a lot. I wrote a ton of material for an idea I hatched last week: a new project I’m super excited about. It’s time-sensitive, and I have to write two books and a lot of marketing copy. So, I jumped on it. My week’s progress is below.

My test vetting of the project has been unusually positive. I mentioned the project in passing here, in an email to my list, and to a couple of people in my feedback circle. A large number not only expressed great interest and curiosity in it, they got emotional and personal—fast.

That’s what traction looks like, a concept for determining a successful idea ahead of time. (I talked about it here.) So, I think it’ll be a winner. That said, nothing counts until it’s released. Good news is, I intend to release in the coming week. We’ll see what happens.

The project is called “Project Everest.” I’ll explain it all below. And you’ll surely be hearing more about it from me soon.

PERFORMING: I recorded and edited a lot of Eddie Shleyner’s Very Good Copy audiobook this week. It’s a joy to read, and I’m learning a lot. I’m posting another clip below.

MISCELLANEOUS: I’ve continued my practice, outlined here, of reaching out to a random person every day (or almost every day) with a quick note of appreciation or kindness without asking for anything in return. I’ll give you the details of a couple of this week’s reach-’em-outs below, one from a celebrity entertainer from the ‘70s whose response moved me to tears, and the other an old friend who, since I befriended him decades ago, has become a celebrity entertainer.

Don’t forget to update me and your fellow subscribers on what you worked on this week. We’ll cheer for you, and you’ll like it.