Here is a great example of how imposing a deadline on yourself makes a big difference in your progress whether it is a personal project or a business one.

As part of Barb Gordon Photo Coach, I am offering membership in the first two tiers of the Protégé Club. (You can click here to learn more about the memberships.) Included in both membership tiers is a monthly Teleclass and online digital audio recording of the call. This is a new and not so comfortable step for me- going LIVE and recording it. Not only because I have not done this before, it was also seemed daunting  picking the first topic, learning how to call in and record it, having the right notes in front of me, trying to adlib enough so I didn’t just read my notes, all of the other stuff related with going LIVE.

I had to force myself to pick a deadline. In this case, a date that the class would start. Even though I felt unprepared and under trained, I had to remind myself of one of my mottos: “Progress Not Perfection” and just make it happen. As the date drew near the event came together and it went fine!

The point is, had I not had a deadline, I would have pushed this to the backburner more than once because it was just enough out of my comfort zone. Now that I have one done, my checklists are created, my confidence is better, and I am ready to add a guest to next month’s call! The date is April 19, 2010, go get signed up!

About Barb 

Barb Gordon, of www.BarbGordonPhotoCoach.com, is a Master Photographer, Photographic Craftsman, and Certified Professional Photographer with the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) to which she has belonged since 1984. She is a nationally published and award winning photographer, entrepreneur, speaker, and author including being published in the prestigious PPA Loan Collection 2006, PPA Showcase 2003, twice named Iowa’s Top Ten Photographer of the Year, and 2010 Iowa’s Master Photographer of the Year. 

She has been locally honored by YWCA Tribute to Women of Achievement 2001 and Advanced Entrepreneur of the Year 2003. Barb owns Gordon Photography & Gallery in Marion, Iowa specializing in customized portrait art. Learn more about her studio at www.GordonPhotography.Biz 

 As a recent breast cancer survivor, Barb started www.PortraitsAndStories.com as a photo essay project to encourage survivors, their families, and their friends through images and blog posts by the survivors on a wide variety of topics. 

When not working, she enjoys life on a new farm raising organic chickens, gardening, and playing with the horses, cats, and dogs.