Published by deborah.woehr on 28 Dec 2007 at 12:46 am
Goals for 2008
“Every step I take brings me closer to the realization of my dreams.” Judi Moreno, author of You Are More Than Enough Dream Journal
As 2006 came to a close, I set one goal for myself: to finish that book. While I didn’t write that goal down, I kept it planted firmly inside my head until I bought the ISBN and hit “approve” for that book. About a month or so ago, I began giving some serious thoughts about my achievements for this year. I decided to write down a To-Do list of the things I wanted to achieve this year, knowing that this list would change before 2007 ended. Here’s my original list.
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1. Master Photoshop and InDesign
2. Master copywriting
3. Build a strong portfolio
4. Experiment with screenplays
5. Experiment with Revolution programming
6. Start a new book??
Not bad for a rough draft, but I thought it needed some fine tuning and a realistic mindset. While I would love to accomplish everything on this list, I have to take in consideration that I have a full-time job and a family to take care of. I asked myself what are the most important goals I want to achieve this year.
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1. Sell at least 50 copies of Prosperity via friends, family, the virtual blog tour, etc. Deadline: December 2008
2. Gain a strong working knowledge of Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and Corel Painter X by June 30.
3. Build a strong portfolio, containing illustrations, book cover designs, and book interior designs by June 30.
4. Build a solid outline for my new book (which I started writing) by April 30.
5. Practice writing web copy, each day for one hour, starting January 1.
6. Practice writing focused, high-quality articles, each day for one hour, starting January 1.
Compared to the rough, this list is more organized. Setting deadlines for myself also helps me because I tend to either procrastinate or veer off in another direction, should something catch my eye. Each of these steps was set to help me reach my ultimate goal: to become a full-time freelance writer/designer.
Melly on 30 Dec 2007 at 9:22 am #
Oh, these are fine refined goals!
Maybe I’ll do goals this year too, I never do (this way I can’t disappoint myself - hehe)
Good luck with them and happy new year
deborah.woehr on 30 Dec 2007 at 9:31 am #
Happy New Year, Melly!
It’s great to see you again.
I’m in the process of getting myself organized. I find that once I write a To Do list, I feel obligated to complete it.
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Judi Moreo on 12 Jan 2008 at 5:46 pm #
Hi Deborah,
I was glad to see you change your goals to be more specific and add a time frame. Setting goals is great, but in order for them to become reality, they need to be specific and you need a deadline I’ve found that even if you miss the date for your deadline by a week or so, you will much more likely accomplish it if there is a date. If it doesn’t matter when it gets done, it never gets done.
The Achievement Journal is so much more than just a place to write goals. It gives you a specific technique for writing goals that helps you make them become a reality….and a place to put pictures of your goals so that you can visualize daily what. it is that you really want.
Thank you so much for being a part of my tour.
Judi Moreo
Author, “You Are More Than Enough”
deborah.woehr on 13 Jan 2008 at 8:15 am #
Hi, Judi! You’re quite welcome. Hope your book enjoys success.