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Bullseye goal setting

Bulls Eye Goal setting 

How to nail the Bulls eye by working through each target 

This is basically a method I invented myself whilst trying to do some brainstorming on a project that is unrelated to goals. I quickly thought it can quite easily adapt to be feasible for Goal Setting techniques as well. 

Basically you pick an ultimate goal (that is going to be your bulls eye) and than you create outer circles pertaining to things that you either need to achieve or are blocking your way to success. I personally fill up each circle  (I like to over plan) before I continue to the next inner ring. 

This part is super flexible and you can have as many rings as you want to. 

 Viola you have reached your inner target & while doing so created a solid foundation for goal setting, planning and achieving. 

Mid February Update Vlog

My internet is a HUGE sad Face

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http://explorer.netindex.com/maps?country=Canada&state=null&city=8372
this is the town next to mine. Where the actual Internet & t.v cables are actually located...
It's like double that of my own crappy town...

So I finally took an internet speed test after I gave up trying to upload a video yesterday (it is exactly 4:52 seconds & I waited patiently for 3 hours but it never went below 1000 minute upload time!!!!!!!!! So I gave up!

MY internet is just pathetic. I think it would be a 1000% times faster if I tethered my phone and piggy backed my 4G...

THIS IS the miserable results I got whilst attempting to upload on youtube
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Wear Red Day & Heart Health Awareness

This morning as I was watching American Morning talk shows I kept noticing people wearing red & talking about Red dare. So I checked out the webite https://www.goredforwomen.org/wearredday/
which is an American Initiative started in 2003 to bring Awareness to Women's Heart Health.
Since this Awareness Campaign started nearly 300 fewer women die from heart disease and stroke each day.  However Heart Disease and Stroke still kills 1 in every 3 women, something that should have been 80% preventable. 

February is of Course Heart Health Awareness month which is why in America Wear Red Day is held on the first Friday of the month. 
Naturally I was hoping Canada also took part in a Wear Red Day awareness campaign but alas they do not. The Heart and Stroke foundation of Canada do however spend the month of  February  hosting their annual month long Canvasing initiative where more than 70,000 volunteers across Canada will go door to door  as well as use the internet to do some virtual Canvasing!  

Did you know that every seven minutes in Canada, a Life is taken by Heart Disease or stroke? 
So anyway I decided that regardless of the fact that my Country does not officially take part in Wear Red Day, I decided Heck yeah I'm going to ROCK the RED. 

Heart Health & Disease awareness is an issue that is very near and dear to my heart - no pun intended. In the last few years I've realized how little I knew about various Heart health Problems.  Firstly Heart's Don't discriminate, so long as you are a human and you have a beating heart you are susceptible to suffering from some type of Heart Related health issue. There are so many Heart related health issues that people face besides the Well known High blood pressure, heart murmurs and the dreaded  heart attacks and strokes. These are some of the less known Heart Issues that you or someone you may know could end up facing one day. Albeit these are the more "Rare" heart issues so don't start panicking.  These conditions can include things like  Heart Valve diseases - where one of the symptoms is having a leaky valve!  Another health concern is Heart Muscle disease which can cause anything from your heart muscles becoming restricted, dilated, or the muscles enlarge. There are also other things that are centered around specific parts of your heart - such as having an Enlarged Aortic Arch.  When I said that Heart Health & Disease awareness was an issue that was near and dear to my heart, I meant literally. Is is an issue with my heart as  I have an Enlarged Aortic Root. The terrifying thing about these last two issues is the fact that if they go untreated they have the HIGH possibility to cause either Heart  aneurysms or Heart Dissection. The cause for my enlarged Aortic Root  is due to a Rare, chronic, complex & life threatening Condition I have. However lucky for me I was diagnosed with my condition & subsequent Heart issue at 19 & was put under the care of a cardiologist. I have Echo-cardiograms between once a year or no less then once every other year.    There is Hope for those who have heart issues because with modern medicine that is constantly advancing, Specific treatment plans & health teams, and constantly advancing Surgery techniques having any kind of HEART ISSUE is not necessarily a death sentence. In fact with a proper Health Team by your side, a medical treatment plan can be put in place to help you live as normally as you are able to (there are of course restrictions & adaptations that you will most likely have to make) and with all hope you should be able to live a long & happy life! I am going to be wearing RED EVERY DAY this month & am looking into setting up an Online Canvasing page for the Heart Stroke Foundation of Canada and using my Social Media to help Raise both Awareness & money! I am inviting those who have Normal Hearts to Rise on up with those of us who have broken hearts & rock the RED, raise your voice, and Research about Hearts! <3 p="">Below are pictures of me ROCKING the Red from The First Friday & today.

I'm pretty sure I will be sending out Valentines to certain people in my life this year! Including (if they accept) the one loyal viewer I have had since I casually started talking to a camera 3 years ago.
They have supported and welcomed me back after a year of not uploading anything where I was just talking to a camera. I also have several other people in my life whom have shown me kindness & Support within the last year especially, who I feel like showing my gratitude towards.

2014 was an incredibly difficult year & the true impact of someone truly being gone is still something that is a struggle to deal with. Loss & grief can be filled with such strong feelings that can include things like regret. Sadly in the past I often went without truly expressing my feelings of gratitude towards people who have had/currently do mean a great deal to me.

Since May of Last year I have tried to make it a point of expressing my sincere feelings when it comes to people who have been a part of my life. It took facing a huge loss to come to this wake-up call at a huge cost - the regret of never fully communicating to someone how much they meant to me.

So many people dub Valentines Day as a day specifically for people who have significant others. I truly don't feel that it has to be exclusively just for couples. Last year I respected the day for it's more historic roots, however this year I think I will be throwing it back to Elementary school where you gave out dorky valentines to everyone in your class by sending out cards & small home made gifts, to people I've truly come to appreciate.

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QUICK INTERNET RANT 

I had vlogged for a short while in 2012/2013 but stopped once I stopped using my phone to vlog & bought a camera for the specific reason of vlogging. Then came the nightmare of converting (files constantly rejected) & uploading. After a few videos & several rejected videos, I decided to quit something I enjoyed. 

However, Back in November I was in a Musical called Nunset Boulevard. TO help me practice I literally recorded  hundreds of videos of me rehearsing and what not and uploaded them to Youtube, sharing the links with my Acting coach & mainly doing it so I could have easy access to footage of myself and figure out what I was doing well/poorly/right/wrong etc. I was shocked at how easy & fast everything uploaded! I could literally 20 short videos & upload half of them within hours. Heck I didn't even have huge problems uploading 10 minute long videos. 

So I thought hey I loved it the first time around let's try it again since this was a breeze. I began to pick up from where I left off and started vlogging & posting publicaly to Youtube once more. As of the past few weeks I am saddened that my enjoyable hobby has become a HUGE BATTLE between me, my computer, my camera, and my Beloved Youtube! 

Tonight was the last straw & I am Going to be calling my internet provider tomorrow. Internet has gotten pretty terrible since they last came and "fixed it" (mistake they caused whilst installing digital cable.) Ever since the cable guy killed the internet & someone else returned to fix it. Uploading has become a serious struggle. 4-5 minute videos take several hours to upload.

And it's not a camera setting issue or editing the files. My camera setting hasn't changed since November and I can't edit to save my life.

So whatever they did to the internet has literally made it a thousand times worse. Even my phone can barely connect to WiFi decently so I'm mostly using my flipping 4g.

So disappointed. Maybe for the next few uploads I will just freaking tether my phone and connect to it's WiFi. ..

ABSOLUTELY disheartened that a video that was literally 4:53 seconds took just under 10 and a half hours to UPLOAD. -_-