Setting Writing Goals for the New Year
Setting Goals
There are numerous ways you can set writing goals for yourself. When setting your goals, you want to aim high. Shoot for the stars and you will achieve more things than you ever expected. People that dream small are limiting their potential. When setting your goal's aim big and you will succeed!
Income Goals
One goal many writers choose to set at the beginning of the New Year is income goals. There are many ways you can set income goals for yourself. You can set daily, weekly, or even monthly goals. Even if you set an annual goal, the limitation are less.
Although many of us do not like to admit it, money is a great motivational tool. By setting an income goal you will stay motivated and determine to met that goal. There is no great satisfaction than knowing after a long day of writing you have brought in a killer profit. You will be surprised at how much income you can bring in by striving to fulfill an income goal.
Career Goals
Set career goals for yourself as well. If you do not set career goals, you will never move forward or grow as a writer. Many writers fall into a comfortable groove by not setting career goals. You do not want this to be you. You can begin to loose sight of why you first began writing in the first place. A simple fix for this is to set goals for yourself. Maybe there is a dusty, half finished book sitting in your file cabinet. Well, pull it out and get writing! Make a goal to finish that book for publication before the year comes to an end.
Short Term Goals
Short term goals are just as important to set as long term goals. Short term goals are your stepping stones to accomplish your long term goals. Set a monthly goal to help you successfully accomplish your long term goals. Perhaps you are finishing that book. Then maybe you want to set a goal of finishing one or two chapter's a month. This will keep you moving forward to accomplish your goal of publication at the end of the year.
Long Term Goals
You need to aim big. For this reason it is vital to set yearly long term goals. Long term goals will help you see what could be in the future if you stay on a dedicated path to success through out the year. The year will quickly fly by as yet set out to achieve your long term goals. There are many long term goals you can set for yourself. You can set financial goals and maybe you have a dream to land an editorial job. Why not make that a goal and work towards it through out the year?
Goals are a wonderful thing. Everyone, not only writers, should set goals for themselves. As we enter this New Year, is there not a better time to do this than now? Luckily, goals can be set at anytime so if you are a little late reading this, get started setting those goals now!
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3 Comments
Post a CommentStill not to late to do this. Thanks for the help.
I couldn't agree more. You give us a nice reminder too of how multifaceted writing can be and how setting goals can eliminate some of the potential for becoming overwhelmed. Thank you.
Very helpful. Great article!