January: Goal Setting
New Year’s is always a time when I look at my goals. It’s important to reevaluate yourself, take stock of what you have, where you’ve been, where you want to go.
This also applies to writing.
Say you have a goal to write more, then join in AdrianHD’s Ficly a day challenge!
http://ficly.com/challenges/1200
Perhaps you would rather edit and complete a manuscript this year to be ready to submit it.
Sorry, there’s not a Ficly challenge for that. However, there are a few blog posts to encourage you and maybe help you out.
The point is, set a goal. If it is broad and lofty, break it down into smaller chunks, like chapters, and decide where to start.
Plunge in.
Even 99 steps left is better than 100.
Focus on what you’ve already accomplished as you go and look forward to the end goal as well. Reward yourself at benchmarks.
Don’t stop.
Make your goal sweeter if you have to. Once you finish that manuscript, you will treat yourself to ice cream, a pedicure, or something else indulgent. Once you edit chapter one, you will pay yourself a dollar or two, so that by the end, you can afford that spa treatment/steak dinner/getaway.
What are your goals and how are you going to get there?
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