I’m learning that goal-setting is a trick business. Life has a way of adding new, urgent priorities. Procrastination, fueled by perfectionism and fear, doesn’t die easy. If I’ve learned anything these past few years, is that to-lists only go so far. This is because work has a way of expanding to the available time. So …
Every year I set myself writing goals. And every year I fall short. Some of that are things beyond my control, like family issues: cancer and death have a way of shaking things up and resetting your priorities. Some of my failure has been a simple lack of discipline. Or should I call myself out …
Some people have strange New Year’s traditions. Like participating in a Polar Bear Plunge. Others make resolutions. That’s not for me. Resolutions are just vague promises made to self. Instead, I’m going to try something different, like goals. Things I’m going to make myself do. In 2014, I was 2 for 8 in achieving my …
Whatever the critics of NaNoWriMo have to say, I know this: at least NaNo gives me a tangible goal that I can’t change. There’s no weaseling out of it, pushing it back because I got busy distracted lazy. It sure got hard to keep up the pace after I hit the 50,000-word mark. But on …
All I hear is that setting goals is a key to success. My mind tells me this is right, but I still don’t like it. Writing down goals implies I’m going to actually have to stick with them, and not be free to jump from project to project. Last year, I tried setting writing goals. …
Even though I didn’t know it, my writing career began 10 years ago. It’s high time I set some goals for my writing. It’s a funny confession, coming from someone who worked as a professional strategic planner and marketer in the health care industry. I have made attempts at setting writing goals in the past. …