Fire Panthers Action Pod - One Month Review

So after a month, Pamela, Jen, and I are still reporting on our progress weekly. It's working. The most important thing to remember is the great progress we've made compared to before we started the weekly check-ins. I definitely am getting way more done on a daily basis, especially the morning before the calls.

Pamela suggested we also track what we're getting done that wasn't originally on our lists as well, and that's been a useful tool for adjusting strategy and being flexible when new things show up. I noticed how my marketing to do lists were feeling scattered and unfinished, while I was working like crazy on business tools content. I adjusted after the second week, and now my business tool development is integrated into my marketing plan and I feel on track and check items off the task list every day.

What works best so far is:

1. Stuff gets done because I'm working within deadlines.
2. Reading the Done/Not-done list to Pamela and Jen shows my progress and...
3. Encourages strategic thinking in moving forward.

Results include a new "Ask Tommy2Hats - Your Marketing Questions Answered " section on the 2hats Consulting Facebook page, and a "Road Map to Online Marketing" project that's in the works. I've also gotten a ton written on my Dungeons&dragons adventure, so I'm stoked.

Fire Panthers Action Pods

Some of us over at the Bay Area Wellness Guild created action pods last week. "So what's that John?"

I'm so glad you asked. Another description might be "accountability group", and what we're doing is sharing our weekly todo lists with our team, which we named "Fire Panthers".

Team Fire Panthers!!!

Jen Hilgert - Pamela Rosin - John Van Dinther

(We gotta order some Fire Panther uniforms, I know right?)

So last Monday the three of us had a Skype call, sharing our todo lists for this last week, and today at 2:30 we'll each report on what we actually got done. Our thinking is that telling people what we're each up to, and then checking in on the results, will help make those things actually happen. I'm adding the dimension of blogging our process to the whole World — Ya know how it takes a village? Yeah.

So for the month of February, Pamela's focus is on connecting to clients, philanthropy, and organizing her environment. Jen wants to raise her income, get the word out about her bodywork practice, and prepare for her vision quest. I'm going to focus on marketing web strategy, documenting this project, and finishing a Dungeons&Dragons adventure I'm writing :)

As the project evolves I'll write updates and notes, sharing what works, what needs improving, and what we believe is the most effective recipe for making our awesome lives happen!!!

John's Fire Panther ToDo List (Week 1)

1/31/2011 - 2/07/2011

Look at original goals from the meeting on Blogspot
Set-up FP Skype Group
Link to Awakening Presence
Link to Jen Hilgert
Complete Blog Post
Link to Facebook Group
Schedule Posts to Blogspot
Confirm links to LinkedIn and Twitter
Link to Facebook Profile
Create Spreadsheet to tally links
Create newsletter