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June 2nd, 2008

Mid-Year Goal/Vision Checkup

How are you doing on the goals or the vision you set for yourself this year? You did set some, I assume, becuase most of us seem to. I actually believe in Visioning and goal work; I wrote about it at the end of last year in a post called: Sneaking Up on 2008 […]

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December 16th, 2007

Goal Setting That Works

Earlier this year, “The Secret” made the rounds. If you happened to be off planet and missed it, it’s a web movie and book that tout the law of attraction. I blogged about it here. It’s tricky because although I don’t believe we create our own reality, at least not in the way the movie […]

By Anne Wayman -- 5 comments

August 19th, 2007

Enough or Extra?

A week or so I blogged about finding your “enough point.” Mark Silver, a truly remarkable business consultant who owns Heart of Business, commented pointing to an article of his called Profitability: How to get from “just enough” to “extra.”
First he blows apart the whole notion of “extra” then introduces the idea that our desires […]

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June 1st, 2007

Time For A Mid-Year Review Of Your Writing Business

The week of June 1st is an excellent time to review your writing business.
I start by looking over the Vision that I created for my business at the beginning of the year. Next, I review my goals.
I want to know if I’m on track, ahead, or behind. I also want to update both the […]

By Anne Wayman -- 4 comments

February 6th, 2007

Create A Writing Plan

Several days ago, Lisa Gates, writing coach and creator of Design Your Writing Life, commented about creating a writing plan. I asked her for more information and she responded with this:
Thanks for the invitation to blab, Anne, and I think you probably do have a plan…I just may not have phrased things very well.
If you […]

By Anne Wayman -- 7 comments

December 19th, 2006

Goal Setting For Writers - 3

It’s time I finished up this goal setting exercise:

7. How does the rest of your life support your writing?
It seems everything in my life supports my writing.

8. How can you change/compromise on the non-supportive elements?
I need to expand my time-off/play and maybe even travel, which will support me and therefore support my writing.

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December 4th, 2006

Goal Setting For Writers - 2

Devon’s questions about goals are starting to really work on me… in a good way. I find myself noodling them during the day, and I suspect my brain is working on them while I sleep.
Here are my answers for her next three questions:

4. What were some of the unexpected obstacles that came up, and how […]

By Anne Wayman -- 3 comments