3 Tips to Achieve Your Writing Goals
BY SHERY MA BELLE ARRIETA-RUSS
1. Make your goals achievable.
By achievable, we mean realistic and
attainable. You might unconsciously have set a goal even others will
have a hard time achieving, even if they had the means and the time to
do so.
Here's what you can do: break down your
goals into small, realistic goals set against reasonable time frames.
Oftentimes, you'll achieve your bigger goals if you work on achieving
the smaller goals leading to those. The important thing is making your
goals as realistic and as achievable as you can.
2. Devise a feasible plan.
You know what you want, but do you know
how to get what you want? Do you need technical or artistic training to
achieve your goals? Or perhaps further studies? Do you have a set plan
of action that will lead to the achievement of your goals? What things,
both tangible and intangible, do you need to aid you in reaching your
goals?
Take a moment to sit down and list the
things you need and make your action plan. This is a good time to break
them down into small, realistic goals and then tackle them one day at a
time!
3. Resist spreading yourself too thinly.
Sometimes, it's better to work on one
goal at a time, rather than doing and shooting for so many all at the
same time. Work on so many goals at one given time and you'll find out
you're nowhere near achieving even one goal. You won't be able to focus
your full energy on one goal.
Prioritize your goals and start with
either your top priority or your most realistic goal. You'll discover
you're able to do more and achieve more using this approach.
Copyright © 2004 Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ
Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ is the
creator of
WriteSparks!
- software that generates over 10 million story sparkers for
writers.
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