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
This new schedule with the once-a-week posts will definitely take some getting used to -- on my part, anyway. It's become necessary to do so as my writing services side of Degrees of Maternity is taking off and the same 24 hours in a day remains as it did before I started writing for others. … Continue reading Conquering the Creative Work-Life Balance: Goal-Setting Step 5 (Your Real-Life Application of the Steps)
Wanna know a little secret about today's topic? Yes? No? Well, I'm gonna tell you anyway. IT'S A TWO-PARTER! Yes, I can feel it in my bones. I'm predicting that there's going to be way too much information to squeeze into one Tuesday blog post, so I'm opening up the flood gates and letting some … Continue reading Conquering the Creative Work-Life Balance: Goal-Setting Step 4 (Scheduling Your Goals)
So? How's the SMART goaling going? I know. I know. It's been a minute since we talked SMART goals back in Conquering the Creative Work-Life Balance: Goal-Setting Step 3 (SMART Goals). And, I'm not even going to pretend here. I'm STILL working on some of my SMART goals . . . to this very date. Yes, … Continue reading Conquering the Creative Work-Life Balance: Goal-Setting Step 3 (SMART Goals Cont.)
This continuation of the Goal-Setting Process for work-life balance has been a long time coming. I know. But, we're going to press on today and make some more progress in our goal planning. Step #3 of the process is what's on the agenda, and I have some more definition to add to our goal finessing. … Continue reading Conquering the Creative Work-Life Balance: Goal-Setting Step 3 (SMART Goals)
How have your creative work-life balance brainstorming sessions been going? Oh, and please don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about. At the time of the distribution of this blog post, I've given you a couple of weeks now to pour out your list of to-dos on your computer (or on as many … Continue reading Conquering the Creative Work-Life Balance: Goal-Setting Steps 1 and 2
If you're wondering why I decided not to do a new "Blogging Truths Be Told" discussion for this blog post, then let me put your mind at ease. I will, most certainly, plan on returning to regular programming next Friday if my plan goes as scheduled. But today, I still have a little left-over goal … Continue reading Reblog – Goal Setting: Essential for all Life Journeys
As I embark upon my new book writing journey, I thought it justifiably fitting to discuss how important mindset is when you're starting a new venture that you want to see successfully come to fruition. As of this day, I don't personally know of anyone who starts out on a goal-achievement journey to fail. Do … Continue reading Reblog – Self-Publishing Lesson #2: A Writer’s Mindset
I picked the following quotes from a previously posted blog post, just to show you that same-old same-old thought processes have a way of resurfacing over and over again. And you have to be able to recognize when they creep up on you and try to enter into that mindset of yours, especially if they're … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told: Chasing the New Shiny Object
Today's blog post is a continuation of the post, The Business-Minded Approach Toward GETTING THINGS DONE. And the way I ended that first part of a two-parter was with the seven topic headings I'll be discussing today. The following seven headings refer to seven calls-to-action, or business strategies, that identify those with a business-minded or … Continue reading The Business-Minded Approach Toward GETTING THINGS DONE – (Part 2)
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