Procrastination and Goal Setting (Penny Rader)

Yup. I have procrastinated about writing my goals for 2010. Who am I kidding? I’ve been procrastinating about writing…period. I thought I’d share the fruits of my procrastination with you. Maybe you’ll find a helpful tidbit or two or five.

5 Steps to Goal Setting http://tinyurl.com/yervdj5

“…don't set wimpy goals simply because you're afraid to fail.”

9 Ways to Jumpstart Your Writing Goal http://tinyurl.com/27osqw

#6 has my name all over it.

Are You Achieving Your Writing Goals?
http://www.mridukhullar.com/forwriters/writing-goals.html

“If you didn’t meet some of your goals last year, here are some questions that you need to answer honestly, so that you do this time around.”

Baby Steps; Giant Results!
http://www.absolutewrite.com/novels/baby_steps.htm

“The idea is to think big but to start small. You're full of optimism right now and you're setting big goals, but don't lose perspective.” (This article mentions the year 2004, but I think it’s okay to substitute the current year.)

Establish Effective Writing Goals http://tinyurl.com/yh2phzu

“The distance between where we are and where we want to be often seems insurmountable. Establishing effective goals can help close that perceived gap. Baby steps. Bird by bird.”

Goals and New Year's Resolutions -- How Copywriters Can Get the Most Out of Them http://tinyurl.com/y8wqnpr

“Don’t just have three or four points below the main goal. Keep breaking them down until you can’t get any more specific….These specific steps give you the opportunity to take the smallest steps towards meeting your goals.”

How to Get There from Here: The Magic of Goals http://hollylisle.com/fm/Workshops/setting_goals.html

"There is no failure in fighting and losing if you get up and fight again. There is only failure in quitting -- in walking away and leaving your dreams to die."

If You Write It, It Will Come - 10 Goal Setting Techniques to Use When Writing Down Your Goals http://tinyurl.com/y8zd6s4

“You must re-write your goals regularly. Just like we as people change over time, so will our goals. Make it a habit to re-write your goals as often as you can. Take this opportunity to update your goals and make them even more specific. Feel free to rephrase goals you have yet to achieve as sometimes that makes all the difference.”

A Map to Your Goals http://www.cindimyers.com/goalmapping.pdf

“…goal mapping gives our brains a picture of what our goal looks like – and what the steps to achieving that goal look like as well.”

Procrastination and Goals
http://www.dowse.com/articles/procrastination-article.html

"Do or do not do." "Dare greatly."

September Goal Setting Workshop http://tinyurl.com/y9cm8ga

“Goal setting isn’t just about making a New Year’s Resolution that gets forgotten, or looking glumly back at the person you thought you would become. It’s about defining your desires. It’s about creating a map to the person you want to become and the life you want to lead.”

Setting Effective Writing Goals
http://www.writing-world.com/basics/goals.shtml

“…source of sidetracking is the pursuit of someone else's goals or recommendations for ‘success.’"

What goal setting tips and tricks have been most useful for you?