Rebooting Your Goals Guest Post/ Deb Eckerling

People tend to think the New Year is the most logical time to set goals. What tends to happen is we are so busy in January, ramping up after the holidays, that new goals fall by the wayside … and then off the radar completely.

Does this sound familiar?

January 1:

This is the year I am going to

• Write my nonfiction book/memoir/novel/anthology/pilot/screenplay
• Start freelancing/query new publications/sell my articles/poetry/short stories
• Find an agent/manager/publicist/publisher
• Create a website/blog/social media presence
• Move/date/network/travel/get healthy

February 1:

I totally blew it. I have had no time to work on my goals. Oh, well. I guess I’ll try again next year.

STOP!

Just because people think the beginning of the year is the best time to start fresh, it’s not the only time. You can pick yourself up and reboot your goals at any time.

However, to be successful, you really want to take the time to figure out what you want, as well as the motivation behind it.

Before you set your new goals, ask yourself:

• What do I want?
• Why do I want it?
• How can I get it done?

What do I want?

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