Achieving goals takes some serious contemplation . . . some wrapping your mind around what TO DO FIRST and then what TO DO NEXT when it comes to moving closer to that goalpost. Shall we say there's some planning involved in goaling before the goaling gets going? Yes, we shall, because we can't execute on … Continue reading Planned Goal-Mindedness
In my estimation, the two don't go hand-in-hand. When you set "goals," I mean REALLY set goals, there's some striving that takes place. A waiting period that happens. Now, the waiting period (from the time that the goal is a mere speck of a thought in an individual's mind to the attainment of that goal) … Continue reading The Goal Mindset and Instant Gratification
Let me start off with the mindset makeup that you MUST HAVE to see your goals come to reality. Get ready for it . . . get ready for it . . . You have to know that successful goal achievement requires the necessary input from YOU in order to receive the desired output (results) … Continue reading The Goal Mindset: The Grind Over Time
Now that 2023 is coming to a close, many people are already bypassing what's left of it and looking eagerly forward to the awesomeness that, hopefully, awaits them in 2024. But, I've always been of the mind that all time given is most precious, so why wish it away? Why not make the most of … Continue reading The Goal Mindset Comes Before the Goal Achievement
Well, it's the last day in November and I thought I'd better get in touch with you. And, I must say that it feels good to be back in the blogging saddle once again. Writing for this blog is just something that I will always come back to no matter how much time I've been … Continue reading Back to Blogging
. . . is . . . you can't do any one thing justice when your attention is divided among multiple tasks. It's just impossible . . . for me, anyway. I can't do it well. For example, I've tried driving or doing mundane chores around the house while listening to educational materials on audio. … Continue reading The Problem with Multitasking . . .
Sometimes, you just need a minute to collect yourself when you're in the middle of a reset for your creative outlet. And, that was me last week. I just needed a moment, so forgive me for being MIA. Been doing some soul-searching, simplifying, and prioritizing. But, I'm back this week with a more focused determination … Continue reading A Foreshadowing with a Reading and Writing Reblog
There are a few special times of the year that I feel the need to do a reset with the direction of my blogging content, and I'm currently at the onset of one of those times right now. Bet you can guess what time it is. Well, it's Back-to-School Time, of course! And, this school … Continue reading Back to School and Writing Therapy: A Degrees of Maternity Reset
Once upon a time, there was a middle-aged woman who was torn between the two creative loves of her life: Reading and Writing. And, she came to a time in her life where she felt like she had to forsake one of the relationships in order to focus on the other. And, why? Well, that … Continue reading A Tale of Two Loves
Writing things down has so many life-saving capabilities. It really does. Now, I might be using this opening statement in more of a dramatic setting than is called for. But, I have seen, first-hand, how writing therapy (and writing in general) has a way of organizing life so its complexities are easier to manage. I … Continue reading Breaking Down Overwhelm through Written Organization: A Writing Therapy Realization
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