Let’s face it. There are a few people in the world who internally drive themselves toward their desired goals. The rest of us just aren’t wired that way. If we don’t have a deadline, chances are we won’t finish the project. Repeat after me: Deadlines are my friends. They will keep you with your patooty in the seat and your fingers on the keyboard. You have so many distractions in today’s world, without deadlines, you’ll never get where you want to be. Think about it. Your rent or mortgage payment is due on the 1st. Because you know that, your purchases throughout the month are made with that in mind. You can’t afford to not have a roof over your head so you are diligent with your finances. The same […]
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Make 2012 Count, Part Two: On the Chopping Block
I’m sure that in the last seven days, you set several goals. Some of those you feel confident you can achieve. Others appear to be quite a stretch. It’s like trying to run a marathon on hot coals with no shoes. No way in blazes you’ll finish that race. Don’t worry. There is hope, so keep reading. Now comes the fun part. You get to throw each of those goals on the chopping block and whack away. The intent is not to destroy those goals you worked so hard last week to set, but rather to chop them up into manageable pieces. You wouldn’t think of putting an entire tree trunk in the fireplace all at once. Neither should you think of doing that with your goals. You have to […]
Read the RestMake 2012 Count, Part 1: Take Time to Set Goals!
Are you planning what you want to accomplish in 2012 yet? If not, you should be. Want to get published? Plan for it. Want to write that knockout novel? Great. What are you setting in place that will insure you get there? Over these next three weekends, I’ll walk you through what you need to do to make 2012 a banner year of accomplishment, satisfaction and fulfillment. How will you know where to go and what to do if you don’t take time to mentally MapQuest your year? That just wouldn’t be right. You owe it to yourself, your loved ones, and your future readers to set yourself up for success. Ready to build your stellar year? Let’s get started.
Read the RestSeven Things Every Writer Must Do, Part Seven: Seize the Day!
There are writers and there are dabblers. There are those who say they are writers but never sit down at the computer to string words together. If you ask them why, they will tell you they are writing in their head. I believe that is true occasionally, but the overwhelming amount of time, they simply are not taking advantage of what they have right in front of them: today. I’ve learned a lot about life, time and myself on my writing journey. It’s all about now. Takes these principles and apply them to your own life and you’ll have no regrets.
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