Friday, January 29, 2016

Do You Have Goals #1

Five Year Project: Do You Have Goals?

Primary Goal: Sell an average of seven hard copy books or 35 e-books a day

February's Goals: Sell seven hard copies or 35 e-books


Actual Writing:
Finish rough draft of chapters 4-6 of current writing project (aprx 11,000 words)
Arrange and attend a meeting with my Crit Group
Research the historical rituals of trial by combat

Marketing:
Re-establish consistent social media presence via blogger, twitter, and Facebook
Attend and perform at 4 poetry open mics

Keeping myself focused:
Daily yoga
Daily entries in gratitude journal
Daily meditation

Starting small so I can keep focused and not get overwhelmed. It's so easy to get overly ambitious and burn myself out. I'm focusing on consistency first. Wish me luck!

17 comments:

  1. Best of luck, Taryn! And hello!

    I've been eyeing your stunning covers -- one of the finest on Amazon. White Hart reminded me how much I need to go back and re-read the Chrétien's romances and Le Morte d'Arthur. :)

    And I'm with you on consistency; even though I want to do everything at once, I know in the long run it's better to plan and slowly tackle my goals.

    I'll keep tabs on your blog, see how you report in February. Til then!

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  2. Thank you Marna! I have a very special artist who does them for me :-)

    And you're right. It is so tempting to try to jump in and try to do everything.

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  3. Welcome to the bloghop, Taryn! I like your approach of starting small and making sure to make consistent progress. It might feel slow sometimes, but you'll find it adds up to a lot over time. :-)

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    1. Thank you Misha! and Thank you for hosting the blog hop :-)

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  4. Welcome to the bloghop, Taryn! :) I agree with your approach at starting small. You definitely don't want to reach a point where you are overwhelmed and start to become anxious. Either way, I'm rooting for you and I'm sure you'll accomplish your goals. Good luck! :)

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  5. Good luck Taryn... I wish you much success. It'seems good not to burn out but remember to reach for your dreams. I have to continue to learn this myself.

    Thank you for your kind comment you left on my blog xox ♡

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    1. Thank you Launna

      And good advice! I will indeed reach for my dreams :-)

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  6. Starting small is always a good plan; setting yourself up to succeed is the best way to boost your motivation for future goals. Best of luck!

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    1. Thank you Angeline. I do agree with you there :-)

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  7. Hi Taryn, good luck with achieving your February goals. Researching trial by combat rituals sounds like fun!

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    1. Thank you Ruth! It will be fun indeed. I am looking forward to it ;-)

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  8. Sounds like you're doing well--setting realistic goals and working hard.

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  9. Great goals. Let me know how selling 35 books goes in February, and anything you found that helped sales!

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  10. Those sound like excellent and clearly stated goals. Good job!

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