Dance at Work: Personal Planner

1. Space, Time, Money

1.1. Space

1.1.1. What is your perfect creative space?

1.1.1.1. Light

1.1.1.1.1. Bright / Dark / Adjustable?

1.1.1.2. Noise

1.1.1.2.1. Quiet / Mixed / Noisy?

1.1.1.3. Design

1.1.1.3.1. Formal / Informal / Both?

1.1.1.4. Temperature

1.1.1.4.1. Cool / Warm / Hot?

1.1.1.5. People

1.1.1.5.1. Solo / Mixed / Team?

1.1.1.6. Mobility

1.1.1.6.1. Static / Mixed / Mobile?

1.1.1.7. Intake (eating / drinking)

1.1.1.7.1. Yes / No

1.1.2. How can you cut your commute?

1.1.3. How can you stand up more at work?

1.2. Time

1.2.1. What is your most productive time?

1.2.1.1. Mornings / Afternoons / Evenings / Night?

1.2.2. What tools will you use to manage your time?

1.2.3. When can you add exercise and movement to your day?

1.3. Money

1.3.1. Where will you find funding?

1.3.2. How will you manage your money?

1.3.3. Is crowdfunding right for you?

1.3.4. What creative equipment do you need?

1.3.5. Can you use what you already have?

2. People, Projects, Promotions

2.1. People

2.1.1. How will you find people to work with?

2.2. How will you find A list clients?

2.2.1. Who is your perfect client?

2.2.1.1. Where are they?

2.2.1.2. Are they businesses (B2B) or consumers (B2C)?

2.2.1.3. What problem are you solving for them?

2.2.1.4. How can you reach them?

2.3. Projects

2.3.1. What tools will you use to manage projects?

2.3.2. How can you be more agile with your work?

2.3.3. What are your key project stages?

2.3.3.1. Create a templated list in Teamwork

2.4. Promotions

2.4.1. Who is your target audience?

2.4.2. What promotional channels will you use to reach them?

2.4.2.1. Social Media

2.4.2.1.1. Facebook

2.4.2.1.2. Pinterest

2.4.2.1.3. LinkedIn

2.4.2.1.4. Twitter

2.4.2.2. Online

2.4.2.2.1. Website

2.4.2.2.2. Video

2.4.2.3. Offline

2.4.2.3.1. Print

2.4.2.3.2. Radio

2.4.2.3.3. TV

2.4.3. What topics will you cover?

2.4.3.1. What hashtags will you use?

2.4.4. What is your call to action?

2.4.4.1. Buy

2.4.4.2. Contact

2.4.4.3. Follow

2.4.4.4. Share

2.4.4.5. Like

2.4.5. When will you publish?

2.4.6. Where will you publish from?

2.4.6.1. Desktop

2.4.6.2. Tablet

2.4.6.3. Phone

2.4.7. How will you monitor your success?

3. Research, Learn, Grow

3.1. Research

3.1.1. Where will you track trends and industry news?

3.1.2. Where can you find curated collections of links?

3.2. Learn

3.2.1. What do you need to learn more about?

3.2.1.1. 1.

3.2.1.2. 2.

3.2.1.3. 3.

3.2.2. What communities can you join in your industry?

3.2.3. Where can you ask questions?

3.2.4. What Meetups could you go to?

3.3. Grow

3.3.1. How will you continue to grow?

3.3.1.1. Personally?

3.3.1.2. Professionally?

3.3.2. What is your business model?

4. Strategy, Identity, Action

4.1. Strategy

4.1.1. Motivation

4.1.1.1. What does success look like to you?

4.1.1.2. Why do you want to work for yourself?

4.1.1.3. What is the purpose of your work?

4.1.2. What are your 5 Most Important Values?

4.1.2.1. 1.

4.1.2.2. 2.

4.1.2.3. 3.

4.1.2.4. 4.

4.1.2.5. 5.

4.1.3. SWOT

4.1.3.1. What are you strengths?

4.1.3.1.1. 1.

4.1.3.1.2. 2.

4.1.3.1.3. 3.

4.1.3.2. What are your weaknesses?

4.1.3.2.1. 1.

4.1.3.2.2. 2.

4.1.3.2.3. 3.

4.1.3.3. What opportunities do you have?

4.1.3.3.1. 1.

4.1.3.3.2. 2.

4.1.3.3.3. 3.

4.1.3.4. What threats are there to your success?

4.1.3.4.1. 1.

4.1.3.4.2. 2.

4.1.3.4.3. 3.

4.1.4. Write a Mission Statement

4.1.4.1. What do you do?

4.1.5. Write a Vision Statement

4.1.5.1. What do you want to be doing?

4.2. Identity

4.2.1. What company structure will you use?

4.2.2. What name will you use to promote your work?

4.2.3. Checklist

4.2.3.1. Run it through Namechk

4.2.3.2. Search for a similar or same name in your area

4.2.3.3. Check the Trademark registry in your country

4.3. Action

4.3.1. Set SMART Goals - Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timed

4.3.1.1. 1.

4.3.1.2. 2.

4.3.1.3. 3.

4.3.2. What obstacles might you face?

4.3.2.1. 1.

4.3.2.2. 2.

4.3.2.3. 3.

4.3.3. What are your 5 next steps?

4.3.3.1. 1.

4.3.3.2. 2.

4.3.3.3. 3.

4.3.3.4. 4.

4.3.3.5. 5.

4.3.4. When will you start your action plan?

5. Make, Publish, Print

5.1. Make

5.1.1. What tools will you use to make your work?

5.1.1.1. Words

5.1.1.2. Images

5.1.1.3. Video

5.1.1.4. Music

5.1.1.5. Infographics

5.1.1.6. Games

5.1.2. How can you use Creative Commons in your work?

5.2. Publish

5.2.1. Where will you publish your content?

5.2.1.1. Blogs

5.2.1.2. Images

5.2.1.3. Video

5.2.1.4. Books

5.2.1.5. Music

5.3. Print

5.3.1. How can you print your designs?

5.3.1.1. Fabric

5.3.1.2. Merchandise

5.3.1.3. 3D

6. Creative Business Tools

6.1. What tools will you use for the following activities?

6.2. Communication

6.2.1. Email

6.2.2. Chat

6.2.2.1. Text

6.2.2.2. Audio

6.2.2.3. Video

6.3. Collaboration

6.3.1. Shared Documents

6.3.2. Project Management

6.4. Planning

6.4.1. Research

6.4.2. Mindmaps

6.5. Meetings

6.5.1. Calendar

6.5.2. Notetaking

6.5.3. Presentations

6.6. Money

6.6.1. Invoices

6.6.2. Accounts

6.7. Security

6.7.1. Password Management

6.7.2. File Backups

6.7.3. Privacy