Goals
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Found this old blog post. Still need this reminder and this discipline. This post, written 10 years ago, still rings true. And I still struggle with the idea.
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Facing a crossroads at the moment—what step to take next and all that. I’m not all angsty over it, but I have been thinking a lot about the late Donna Summer lately, as a result. Donna Summer? The Queen of Disco? First of all, thinking about Donna Summer is not new for me. I’ve had
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I know it’s only February, but in my office that’s when I start thinking about Spring Cleaning. Why so early? Because I hate the process, even though it is vital to the smooth operation of my freelance editing business. If I don’t start early to think and plan for it, procrastination will win the day.
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Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, is one of my favorite books. An exchange between Alice and the Cheshire Cat perfectly illustrates the importance of goal setting. Alice asks: “Would you tell me please, which way I ought to go from here?” The cat replies, “That depends a good deal on where you want to
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The Web is full of admonitions to stretch before working out or engaging in any kind of exercise. Why? The plusses are many: Stretching helps prevent injuries. It keeps your muscles in good working order. Tight muscles are less capable. It just makes you feel good. Plus, if you stretch first you’re less likely to
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With the American Christian Fiction Writers conference just around the corner, I am reminded of The Wizard of Oz. Like almost every child who grew up in the 1960s and 70s, I never missed the opportunity to watch that movie on TV. It was shown annually for almost three decades. As a result, the movie
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“Accountability breeds response-ability.” —Stephen R. Covey I fear accountability. There, I’ve said it. I need it; but I avoid it. It hasn’t always been so. Early in my time at Bethel College (Indiana), I was invited to join a group called the Writers’ Accountability Network (WAN). You can still see me and the group here.
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Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the 400 pages and write just one page each day, it helps. Then when it gets finished, you are always surprised. – John Steinbeck, an American writer who won the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize. Sometimes I do get frozen by
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C’mon in. It’s safe here. Sit anywhere. Believe me, I understand how difficult it is to submit your freewheeling creative side to the strictures of goal setting, accountability, and—shudder—planning. I fought that fight for years, and still strain against the leash. You want to be successful and accomplish something meaningful, but setting goals is difficult
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