Tag: progress
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Just Keep Swimming: Finding Encouragement Everywhere
As the parent of a small child, my husband and I have found that a larger and larger percentage of our movies start with a rather distinctive castle. And we tend to watch the same movies over and over and over again. But as a writer – and one who’s been feeling a bit down…
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Tangible Productivity Markers for a New Year
Do you have a new calendar yet? Have you written out goals and plans on it? Or do you let the days pass as they will? As we begin a new year, I’ve been thinking more about using time instead of chasing after it all the time. Instead of having a bit of a loosey-goosey…
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Crisis and Catharsis: Or, Just Keep Writing, You’re On Your Way
It’s been a heck of a wonky-week. I’ve been reading new craft books, and testing out a new potential CP. CP looks terrific, but both the books and the CP delievered the news (unintentionally, both of them) that what I was taking for subtly is just lack of clarity. Oh, and the plotting isn’t working…
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Check the Sign-posts: How Far Have You Come? 10 Tips for Progress Measurement
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved checking the road signs telling you how far you are from wherever you’re going. Especially when it was a really long drive (here in Canada, most places are a “really long drive” … or maybe those are just my vacations), it’s a half-sign of success when the…
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Mountain Climbing in a Fog: How Do We Measure Progress?
We all have end goals, some small, some, well, mountainous. Some goals – and their attainment – is easy to measure and see. Others less so, especially if success is something measured in our heads. That makes some of these goals like mountain-climbing in the fog: we have no way of knowing where we are…
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Retrospective: What a Difference a Year Makes
Today is my daughter’s first birthday. Yipee! We all survived the first year of parenthood, and she’s had quite the impact on my life. From squalling infant to little critter that tries to talk and is getting close to walking, it’s hard to imagine that we’d only just met her last year this time. Significant…