Chasing Squirrels: How to Effectively Overcome Distractions

February 6, 2015 by Eric Beaty 2

It’s so easy to allow distractions to get us side-tracked these days. With ever-increasing new versions of all the latest high-tech devices, temptations to multi-task, and having to be everywhere at once with social media, sometimes it feels like you’re just chasing squirrels.

The Story Behind “Chasing Squirrels”

So what do I mean by “chasing squirrels”? If you’ve ever seen the movie Up by Disney/Pixar, you probably think I’m referring to the dog, Dug, who is constantly getting distracted and yelling “Squirrel!” However, the story behind my version of chasing squirrels relates to a previous hunting experience I had over a year ago.

More Goals Achieved: New Website Banner & Email List

January 31, 2015 by Eric Beaty 2

This week I decided to kick things up a notch by taking several steps toward my goals. I lost a few hours of sleep, but I ended up getting much more done than I had planned.

New Website Banner

One of the things I did to step up my game was to install a new banner for my website. I actually had my graphic designer create this at the beginning of the year, but I couldn’t seem to find the time to add it to my (growing) list of things to do.

The PIG Tool: How to Create and Organize Your Very Own Products

January 16, 2015 by Eric Beaty 2

Update: I was notified by a representative who owned the name PIGLT and was asked to modify my post/document. Sorry for the confusion.

Recently, while finishing up the hunting season of 2014, I was in the woods contemplating where my business would be heading in 2015.

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An Overflow of Ideas

It was pitch black, and the sound of the overflowing creek below me was making it hard to stay awake. Fortunately, my mind was busy conjuring up ideas for where to take my business in the coming year.

New Guitar For Christmas: I’ll Have A Breedlove Christmas!

January 1, 2015 by Eric Beaty 2

Just six days before Christmas, a former student dropped by to give me the surprise of a lifetime…

A Very Merry Christmas To Me

It was Friday, December 19, 2014. I was getting ready for my last guitar student of the day when I received a text from a former student (Pat).

“What’s your schedule look like today?” the text read.

“I’ve got a lesson coming up in a few minutes, then I’m free til around 5:30 p.m. What’s up?” I replied.

“Wanted to bring by some Christmas cheer!” Pat said.

“Okay,” I said. “Where are you? We can do lunch.”

Need a Planner that Fits Your Passions for 2015?

December 9, 2014 by Eric Beaty 2

The New Planner for Your Passions

Looking for a new planner that will help you achieve your goals and pursue your passions for 2015? Me too! Well, actually, I’ve already purchased a new planner for next year, but I just came across a great new planner that I just absolutely have to try. But I need your help to get one of my own.

I’m planning (no pun intended) on doing a blog post soon about the planner I originally ordered, comparing it to last year’s planner, but wouldn’t it be even better if I had a third option to join the panel? Here’s how you can get your very own Passion Planner…and help me get one, too!

5 Proven Tips I’ve Learned for Effective Goal Setting in 2014

December 4, 2014 by Eric Beaty 2

Nearly a year has come and gone and with it some “hits and misses” when it comes to reaching the goals I’ve set for myself this year. Some were more realistic and achievable than others. In this post, I’ll share with you via Google Hangouts some tips I’ve learned this year from tracking my goals and how you can use my experience to help further your goal-setting progress in the years ahead.

Watch the companion video to this article below

http://youtu.be/4aHyBvf7OlQ?t=38m24s

To see when I first began tracking my goals in January of 2014, watch the video below or go to this corresponding article: Being a “Guitarpreneur” in 2014.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZK5nmAYiW8

The One Book I Try to Read EVERY Year

September 29, 2014 by Eric Beaty 2

F.O.C.U.S.

Follow One Course Until Successful.

It’s the one thing that seems to elude me as well as most of the world, especially in the technologically advanced age in which we live. There are plenty of distractions to tickle our never satiated appetites:

The latest new gadget that hits the shelves only weeks after we purchased its predecessor.
The constant barrage of the many “To-Do” lists we keep on a daily basis.
The never-ending search for so-called “balance” in life between career, family, faith, and personal time.
And do you really need all those notifications chirping in your ear or catching your eye to let you know you’ve yet another (unimportant) message from the latest social media time-sucking mini-game?

And this isn’t even the tip of the iceberg.

Now more than ever the one commodity that people are in short supply of in faminous proportions is FOCUS.

Content That Should Have Been Posted Here First

September 22, 2014 by Eric Beaty 2

Some of the best articles I’ve created should have in fact been posted here first. But since I only recently created this website, the only other outlet I had was my Texas Blues Guitar site.

On that site I’ve posted some great articles relating to guitar, but there were other articles as well that weren’t very guitar related only I didn’t have anywhere else to post them other than the Texas Blues Guitar site. Well now, that’s changed with the introduction of EricBeaty.com.