Go after your dreams
In a previous post, I explained how to clarify your dream by adding context. We took an example of a dream: making one million dollars from your writing. By considering the different paths to get to the same goal, you would have shortlisted paths most suitable to you. Also, you would have written a vision…
Most days are normal days. You accomplish the things on your to-do list including your writing goal. Write 500 words a day? Checked off by lunchtime. But on rare days, you are emotionally charged. You’re bored. Your boss pissed you off. You’re ecstatic over the promotion you applied for six months ago. You’re sad to…
Many writers dream of days of great writing productivity. We want to wake up in an idyllic setting. Then, when we are good and ready, we will write, with words flowing from the tips of our fingers. More often than not, most writers find themselves stuck. This is a problem if your income depends on…
What is freewriting? Anyone who says that writing is easy is a liar! Writers often have to create words out of thin air into a palatable idea. One technique is brainstorming points. But, points do not constitute writing. Writing is a string of words that makes sense to the reader. Peter Elbow, non-fiction author and…
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Getting started with writing is hard. We often have to face fears. But other times we don’t want to leave the more pleasurable things at hand to write. Netflix may have some new episodes of the series you were following. The icecream cake in your freezer could just melt in your mouth. So what do…
Sometimes your goals may be in competition with each other. For example, the goal of eating healthy may cost more money and maybe in direct competition with saving. Eventually, one goal will win over another. The result is that a goal drops by the wayside. So, what can you do to prevent this as both…
Recently, I reviewed my annual goals and decided on 3 that I need to accomplish by the end of the year which is in two months time. In the past, I used to set the goals without accounting for what stresses I had at that period of my life. The outcome was that the stressors…
The first question on my quick and dirty annual review was about my goals and where I am at in each of them. My goals had several problems. The first one was the number of goals per quarter. For each quarter I had about 8 goals. Yes, 8 freaking goals. I should have known better….
