We’ve all heard of S.M.A.R.T. Goals, right? It’s a system of goal setting designed to keep you motivated and focused by giving you a clear direction and action plan. In order to be effective, the goals you set must answer five questions: Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Timely If you hold even the slightest ambition to […]
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So this morning, I got to wake up to the sounds of my cat under the bed. Puking. Doesn’t that sound lovely? And my two year old has discovered that she enjoys jumping on the bed. The only real problem with that is she usually gets my hair caught beneath her toes. My husband has
It is week two of NaNoWriMo and you are cranking. Are you wondering how you can keep this motivation rolling through the rest of the month?
Imagine you just had a great day. I mean a great day. The kind of day where you don’t even have to worry about how to motivate yourself because it just all comes naturally. Everything just happened to go right. Where by the end of the day, you’re excited and pumped. You sit down to
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I wrote before about the number one freelance writing mistake someone can make is forgetting to write for themselves. But are there any other benefits of creative time? Whether your craft is writing, drawing, or crocheting, nothing beats creative time. For the past several months, I have been swamped with ghostwriting clients, editing clients, and
There are plenty of sites out there that will tell you how to set goals, and even why you should set goals. But how many of them will tell you how to set goals and achieve them? I mean with a real, actionable plan and not something trite like “now that you’ve set your goals,
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Ready or not!! Here comes that holiday to-do list to help wreck your schedule and kill your productivity!! But first… Can I just ask you a question really quick? What happened to the year?? I mean really. Last week I was rubbing sunscreen on my little ones and getting ready for a July 4th picnic,
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Trying to organize your thoughts when you get so many all at once can be overwhelming and stressful. How do you know where and how to get started? Start with building a website? An email list? Which comes first? What about social media channels? How do you build them all at the same time? If
I did a thing yesterday! I transformed one of my old notebooks into a journal just for motivational sayings. It started because I wanted to put up some new and unique content onto Pinterest (my favorite platform ever). And I’ve always been fond of my handwriting. So I thought that instead of doing what everyone
So, as many of you know, Heir of Elendri: Destiny’s Lure is my first novel. I started working on her nearly ten years ago. Jeez, that’s a long time. Now, prior to working on this novel, my writing had always been much, much shorter. A lot of poems and short stories. In fact, Heir of
