Looking Ahead
I want to keep this year simple. I want to foster what I have and get stuff done. So with that in mind here are my resolutions.
1. Write more. – I’ve tried in the past to quantify writing goals but have decided that only stymies me. I shouldn’t feel pressured to do what I love. So I’m just going to tell myself to write more.
2. Read more. – It is rather appalling how little I read in 2015. I want to read more this year. Again, no numbers, just a simple resolve to do it.
3. Exercise more – This one will unfortunately be quantified by my health insurance provider, but since they are also providing a Fit Bit, I’m not going to expend too much brain power on it, and also, I purchased a treadmill about a month ago that I’m finding very conducive to this simple goal. I can even read while using it.
4. Social Media more. – What does that mean? It means not letting my blog, Twitter, and Facebook go fallow for long stretches of time.
5. Promote more. – I need to spread the word a bit more. Hiding under a rock does not appear to sell books. That’s a shame. I rather like my rock.
And that’s it. I’m cutting it off at five because as I wrote at the start, I want to keep things simple. And if I make any further resolutions, I'll just pull myself in too many directions and fail all of them. Better to get five done than to fail at ten.
Do you have any resolutions? What are you looking forward to?
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Jan 03, 2016 10:45AM
My one goal is to lose more weight. I lost 100 lbs and I need to lose 100 more this year. I had weight loss surgery and I lost focus for a while now I need to really focus.
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Wow, Nancy. That is impressive. Good luck! I'm sure you can do it. Don't dwell on losing focus. Let this be a fresh start. That has helped me time and again.
my goal to do better in school and be a better person
Hi Cheyanne, As an update, I've been doing little bits of promotion here and there. It has been going well. I have not been doing any reading which is really shameful, but I've been working on the writing. I'm currently working on the next Scary Mary novel. :-) Hope your 2016 is going great!
