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Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out…
With this post, I go public with something only my closest friends know. I am easily distracted.
Oooh! Shiny bauble, new idea, interesting article, cool concept, fun…
On a good non-productive day the list goes on ad infinitum.
This doth not a love affair between goals and accomplishments make. Forsooth.
So, here’s the deal. It’s a brand new year. I am EXCITED about this new year. New beginnings. Challenges. Accomplishments. It’s all out there. I will keep my head focused on my goals without killing the glee.
Row 80 is the writing challenge that knows I have a life. It’s the challenge that provides public accountability for writing AND non-writing life. It’s a challenge that gives me permission to put goals out there and adjust them if I find they aren’t working.
ROW 80 GOALS — 2012 (Round One)
- Actively participate in Kristen Lamb’s BLOGGING TO BUILD BRAND on-line course, devote one hour per day (M-F) *May need to adjust when course begins.
- Establish and implement blog themes for 2 posts per week *May adjust based on feedback from BTBB.
- Register to attend DFWCon by January 31
- Join Warrior Writer Boot Camp; attend a minimum of 6 meetings by March 31
- Develop and add Life List Club to Site by January 3rd
- Complete scene outline for WIP and complete conversion to index cards by January 5th
- Upon completion of above, continue writing WIP in first draft mode (New to me, gang. I edit and polish and fix as I go.) Goal: 1000 words per day.
- Exercise (aerobic) 3 times per week at club
- Test 60/60 timed sessions one day per week (60 writing; 60 house chores; 60 writing, etc.)
- Limit email, blog-hop time to one hour each morning, noon, and evening IF writing goals met by evening.
- Beta Read book for Joan Swan
- Read 3 new authors (fiction)
- Read 3 new craft books
- Participate in Carole St. Laurent’s First Draft in Thirty Days Workshop in March using MG series.
- Post Row 80 Updates once each week (Sunday)
SO, THERE YOU HAVE IT. My goals for Round One of Row 80, 2012. For details on how to join click here to read Jenny Hansen’s great overview of the benefits and fun attached to a Row 80 Challenge.
I can’t close without a shout out to Margie Lawson whose Defeating Self-Defeating Behaviors on-line class gave me the skills I need to achieve these goals. It’s not her fault I chose to ignore was slow to implement her advice in my writing life.
Gloria Richard 
Love it! Going to do it! Goals are awesome. Especially when you meet them!
Just reading them again
scared the poosent “I can do this” caffeine-laced adrenaline zings through my brain, to my fingers, to the disorderly stack of index cards beside me.E-mail me, Lori, if you still plan to sign up and have any trouble/questions.
What the hoot. May as well add a column for #ROW80 on HootSuite this morning.
WOOT! No need to email! You have posted your Row 80!
Hey, guys. Check out Lori’s Row 80 goals. She’s on board and rowing, too.
Wow. Just Wow. Did I already say Wow? This is a terrific list. No playing around chasing too many baubles while you kick butt with the writing. You are my new goal idol.
Me? A “goal idol?” A goal idol for THE Brinda Berry who reads more, writes more, knows more? I’ll try not to let you–me, actually–down.
Oh! News Flash! I did not get a Kindle or Nook for Christmas (dagnabbit), so I bit the cliche-alert-bullet, and downloaded Kindle for PC. THE WAITING BOOTH by Brinda Berry is one of my TBR books for Row 80.
Dang! I should have put “Join Row 80” on the list. I could cross one thing off right away.
So glad you’ve agreed to come back every other Wednesday with your Pimp my Web Presence Series, Brin. LOVE having you here. As do the readers. Highest traffic days are Brinda Berry days.
I am looking at Margie Lawson’s website right now for classes that begin in Feb. In Jan , I’m doing the Savvy EditPalooza. Ahh. thanks for putting my book on your TBR list. Was it the “hawt men” comment in a review that got you? *grin*
Brinda, at Lawson’s Writers’ Academy, look up From Madness to Method. I’m registered for March. We could sit in the back of class and pass notes.
*passing Sherry secret note* Sounds fun. I’ve been looking at Margie’s offerings, so I will run back over to her site and check it out.
Can I echo the “WOW” comment? Great list Gloria! Targeted, concise, and doable. Yes, it is doable. Take your deep breath, but seriously, if you just take it one day at a time and stick to the plan, I think you are going to be very happy in December 2012! And I’ll be buckling down to the computer with you. My goal is to have butt in chair for six hours a day! (We’ll see how that works) WE can do it! YOU can do it! GO GLORIA!
Thanks, Jessica. By the end of 2012, I want all of the WOO HOO U (Margie Lawson Immersion Master Class, September, 2010) grads published or contracted.
Sherry pubbed STORYTELLER in 2011. You have LITTLE RED RIDING WOLF 2/2012. Joan’s FEVER launches the same month.
I’m the only straggler.
But, that changes. This year. Today. One big happy, productive day at a time.
Wow Gloria! That is quite the list. My goal this year is to get my house sold and move my family up to San Fran where husband begins working next week. Once were are all settled, it’s back to full-time writing. I can’t wait!
ACK! Home sale? Family relocation? Want to guest blog about the the grins, the grims and the Gaaacks.
No? Can’t imagine why.
I’ll think of you each time I start to groan about my commitments for this challenge.
Come on over and rant any time you need an outlet. Good luck. Thanks for commenting, and keep us informed.
I’m going to add my “WOW!” Go big, I always say. You are going to ROCK the ROW!!! I’m so proud of you. 🙂
Thanks for the link. Just breathe. You can do this. And if you start getting overwhelmed, just adjust your goals. Trust me, you’re not the only “shiny object” writer I ever met. *wheeeeee!!!*
Hey, Jenny! Thanks for taking time from your AWESOME Jenny Hansen’s More Cowbell to cheer me on.
Based on the variety of
strangeoff-the-wallthought-provoking and snort-inducing topics you pull from your fertile imagination, I know you are a shiny bauble chaser, too.Gloria,
As one of the precious few who know and have kept your shiny bauble secret, must say, I am proud. Attainable yet challenging goals with a purpose: moving forward. I know you fretted a tad over making the list perfect, and am tickled fuchsia with hints of scarlet to see you have allowed a little wriggle room.
Where would we be had we not discovered Margie, DSDB, and each other? BTW, Kristen Lamb has a great post on goals as well.
http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/2012-and-planning-for-success-in-the-new-year/
Woot! Thanks for putting Krista’s link up there, Sherry. I read the post yesterday and it is SO worth a hop, guys.
Grins on the “I am proud” and, guess what?
If I get my rear in gear for the gym, I will stay on track for Row 80 for TWO WHOLE DAYS IN A ROW! Woot!
Baby steps, a journey of a thousand miles, and all that jazz.
Your constant
naggingwhip-crackingencouragement gave me the courage to put my rep on the line with assertive goals. We’re on a roll for 2012 my friend, my career coach, my writing buddy, my #WANA112 classmate.Gloria,
Between you and Lori I’ve made the “goals” decision too and am strapped in front of my computer, night-vision goggles in place (it’s going to take a while), and powered up waiting for the after-burners to kick in.
My brain screams “What are you thinking? The Christmas decorations need to be put away, the house is filthy, the refrigerator is yucky.” I turn the volume down and focus on the trail of dust you two heroes are leaving behind and I’m throttling up and lifting off. If I leave the tree up long enough I won’t have to set it up next year, besides it hides a whole lot of dust.
Perhaps in the months to come I’ll be soaring as one of your wing-men. But ’til then, I’m going to be happy punching holes in the clouds trying to catch up. Thanks for the inspiration!
DiAne
http://dianegates.wordpress.com/ Moving the Ancient Boundaries
You can do this, DiAne! The decorations will be there when you’re ready for them.
The beginning of a brand new year filled with goals and hope and commitments is an opportunity I had to hop on.
I’m so glad I did.
Send us an update when you’ve got your Row 80 ready to go. It’s easy-peasy from a technical standpoint. Good luck and let Lori know if you need anything. (She’s WAY smarter than I am.)
Yay DiAne! You go girl! I am proud of you.
Wow, or like I say in my native tongue, Bravo! You rock, and you rock all our boats. You will succeed in 2012!
Waving, hello, Carole! SO glad you popped by–especially considering your busy, busy schedule over the holiday season.
Envied your glee when you said hubby left on a business trip and the house was quiet and “all yours.” Ah. I remember that feeling. When John golfed. Soon. Sydney’s final xrays and the “all clear” on letting her return to normal activity is less than two weeks away.
Great goals, and I’m very happy to see that taking care of your body is part of the list. Happy New Year!
Hey, Lydia! Thanks for stopping by. I’ll bop around the net to see if I can find your blog/website. If you check back in, let me know what it is. I love to visit other sites and
steallearn great ideas that make a blog POP. I’ve found great blogs through people who comment on mine.If I already found and follow yours, let’s blame caffeine deprivation, shall we?
Happy New Year to you, too!
Guess what? I’ve nominated you for a Kreative Blogger Award. Go check it out at my site. http://www.lafreeland.com/2012/01/07/kreative-blogger-award/
You Kreatively Sneaky blogger, you. Thank you from the bottom of my socks. (Stole that line from a Snoopy card. Credit where credit is due and all that jazz.)
Wow, what a list!! Cheering you on from the back row! 🙂
Cheer me on and wish me a TON of good WordPress MOJO for my addition of a ROW 80 page to store updates.
Holy Wow! Gloria! I am impressed! Are you working all this with kids or are you kid-free? Maybe someday I will feel confident to be so ambitious. This list is awesome!
I’m working all this sans kiddos. Muttering *you can do this, you can do this* as I program my Row 80 tab to post updates. I am definitely going to change my Warrior Writers Goal. Kristen Lamb knows her stuff. I hope to go every Saturday.
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