Setting Goals for 2010
Every year around this time, I start thinking about my goals and priorities for 2010 in all parts of my life. Since this blog is devoted mostly to writing, I will share my writing goals for 2010 below. Before I do that though I want to focus on why it is important to set goals and to express and share what these are to someone else and not just keep them to yourself.
For a long time, psychologists have said that the practise of writing down your goals on paper and having them visible so that you could refer to them often can really help you to accomplish them. Apparently, this visual representation of your goals helps remind you that these are things that you said that you would accomplish.
Secondly, writing down your writng goals can help to reinforce them and to make you commit yourself to those goals. Now this doesn’t necessarily work for everyone. But it does for most. There is something about the actual ‘act’ of writing that poises your mind to focus on these goals.
Lastly, the practise of writing down your goals, especially if you share them with other writers or friends, can act as a type of contract between you and the others that you are sharing your goals with. It makes you committed to them in a very significant way.
This year I have an added advantage. The moderator of one of the critique groups that I belong suggested that we each send our writing goals to the members of the group for 2010. She shared hers and then we were invited to share ours.
I immediately jumped at the chance of sharing my writing goals because I always wanted to do this but didn’t have anyone to share my goals with. I did write them down for myself each year, but the act of sharing them with others was even a better experience for me. I felt as if I was going to be even more committed to my writing goals this year.
And to be even more committed to my goals, I will also share them with all of you here.
My goals for 2010 are as follows:
1. Write for two hours each day consistently
2. Send one article out per month to magazines
3. Write one new article per month
4. Do a lot more marketing research every month
5. Write three new picture books and send a query to publishers when I am
finished the first draft for each of them.
6. Fill out a marketing plan each week and try to follow it.
What are your goals for 2010? This may be a good time to write them down for yourself and share them with someone in your life.
Have a productive and Healthy 2010!
© Irene S. Roth
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