Tag: new year
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Happy 2015!! Sneak up on those goals!
So it’s a brand new year all ready. Are you prepared? First I always find it pays to look at the last year – while trying very hard to look at things in a positive manner, focusing on what was achieved and accomplished rather than just what wasn’t accomplished. 🙂 Then comes the new year,…
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New Year Writing: Step 1
So it’s snowing here … again. But the sun is shining, and today I am determined to really get started on writing for the year. Yet I still want to be a bit gentle with myself. Here’s what I plan to do today: Play. Yep, you heard me. But the difference is that I’m going…
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Starting the New Year … Slowly
I’ve been having a bit of a hard time getting into the swing of 2014. Fatigue from a very busy December (are there such things as quiet Decembers?), coupled with long dark days as we enter January leaves me feeling a bit burned out. So, I’m trying something a bit different. Instead of chastising myself…
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Taking Stock of the Year
So you’ve survived yet another year. YAY! Glad you’re still with us. 😉 And at this time of year, it’s only suitable to start to look back and consider the year. Remember those goals you were supposed to write down at the beginning of the year? Yep, those ones. Go drag them out now, hmm?…
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New Year, New Knowledge: What will you learn this year?
“We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” – Max Depree To me, knowledge is growth. Sometimes what we learn may be painful, sometimes it can shake us to our core and make us reassess everything, but that’s just a part of growing, of improving. So, as you work on…
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Goal Setting for a New Year: 10 Steps to Easy, Achievable Goals
Welcome to 2013! Hooray, cheers, huzzah! Okay, now time to put down the champagne flutes and get to work. It’s a new year, and that means goal-setting. Don’t moan and groan about it – what happened to all that cheering? Trust me. This will be WAY easier than living up to that new gym membership.…
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Time to Reflect on the Past Year: Or, Where the heck did 2012 go?!
Now, I don’t know about you, but I swear, someone stole at least a month out from under me in the past year. It seemed like it was just June, and now suddenly we’re saying farewell to another year. Yikes! However, not to worry. Because looking back at the year that was is a pretty…
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Resistance is Futile! : Breaking Through Internal Resistance
As I’ve been getting back into the writing groove this year, I’ve found myself floundering a bit when I found I was unable to focus on any one thing or any one project. I think most of us can recognize that this is a kind of resistance we all face in our creativity, a resistance…
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Happy 2012! : Goal-Setting and Reflection
So, are you a goal-setter, a year-in-review junkie, or a bit of both? I’m usually a bit of both, but this year I’m not quite sure what I want my goals to be, probably because I’m being pretty hard on myself for not achieving all of the things I wanted to in 2011. I mean,…
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Staying Positive and Persevering: Goal-setting for a New Year (Part 2)
It’s a new year arriving, and it’s time to set some writing goals for the new year! Come discover a great path to success and happiness to help you continue to persevere and stay positive on your journey to publication.