The 5 Year Plan

Morning All!
I woke up feeling refreshed and ready to tackle some things today. One thing that I’ve been meaning to do is write a 5 Year Goal/Plan. I picked up a book recently about the founder of WalMart and he says having a 5 year plan is important. It’s not like that’s the first time [...]

Ready, Set, Go…als

The New Year is almost here and you, dear friend, know what that means.
It’s time to set some goals.
I knew a writer once, we’ll call her Sarah, who would create elaborate goals. She was super organized and super enthusiastic. Everything was a goal. Her school-teacher-like handwriting filled journals with everything from “get my hair cut” [...]

A Hard look at 2009

With only a few days left of 2009 it’s time to take a look, a hard look, at what went well, what went wrong, which goals you achieved, which goals fell short in 2009, and what you need to improve on in 2010.
Let’s start with a question.
What went right in 2009?

In what ways did you [...]

2009 Goals Blogorama

It’s that time of year again folks. Time to look back at the last 360-or-so days and ahead at the next 367…and it’s time to set some goals!
If you attended Susan Meier’s Goal Setting Workshop in early December then you are R-E-A-D-Y! Post away! If not, stay tuned for some helpful articles on goals or [...]

Do you have a plan? by Renee Knowles

So, you’ve mastered the art of dialogue. You can recite the rules about point of view in your sleep. And the grammar gods have nothing on you. But do you have a career plan? Have you figured out where you’re going?
Writing is first and foremost a business. Sometimes, it’s easy to forget that when we’re [...]