This whole trying to change my life thing is turning into a very long road, a very difficult target. Some things have progressed quite well, one project in particular should launch at the end of the month. I am excited about this one and can’t wait to see what it can do.

One of the reasons I’m excited about this project is because it is different. Most of what I have done for the last five or six years has been VERY traditional (read: boring) and not really a move from business as usual. Not that it is earth shattering, it’s just a new type of project and idea for me. I am looking forward to the lessons learned on this one. I am tired of the same lessons over and over with my “9 to 5″.

Another thing that is exciting about this one for me is the work structure of it. I have made it my goal to spend no more than 10 hours a week on it (I’ve held to that, pretty much) and to do it “off hours”. It’s working well and giving me a bit of the juice I need to do my standard stuff during the day. One of my long term goals has become to make this my pattern going forward, no more ten hours per week on any given “business” or “project”. It probably sounds lazy to some, but it keeps my interest engaged. Working 40 to 60 hours a week on one thing/business definitely makes me a dull boy. Not exactly the advice you read in the standard business books, but I no longer have the goals outlined in those books.

Anyway, I started this post on a bit of a down note. I feel that way right now. One of the benefits mentioned above was that I have more juice to work on my “9 to 5″. That’s been good and I have been far more focused and way more productive. But at the same time, I find my mind working on other “new” projects I would love to get to, but simply lack the time. I wish I didn’t have my current obligations holding me back from going full bore into this new stuff I am enjoying so much.