Day 43...Back on Track & Getting Real...

Welcome to Day 43...

Here we are, 43 days in and I have to confess, I'm not entirely sure it's working...

I'm referring to the way I've been setting up my goals for the week.  

For the writing I've been focused on finishing a scene.  The only problem is the creative mind goes, where the creative mind goes.  Which means I've been getting sidetracked with adding new ideas to an existing chapter or I'll get motivated to work on another part of the story.  

And yes, I've been getting a fair amount of writing done, but the scenes that I had "scheduled" to get done are still incomplete so...

I'm shifting to a new game plan.. a daily writing goal of a few hundred words a day.  

That means the scenes will wrap up, when they're supposed to wrap up, and then really be complete.  At least that's what I'm hoping.  (I do have a tendency to tinker and add and update every time I revisit a chapter.)

So now on the to marketing...

Here's the thing... for the past few weeks I've been setting goals to finish much more than I can get done. (Keep in mind, my whole writing gig is part time - squeezed in between a full time job and a busy family.)

I have big goal ideas, but I really need to break them out more which will equates to smaller to do's over more time.  And I'm going to go back over and revisit what was rushed through.

Maybe you're on track and everything you do has been working.  If so, GREAT.  Stick with it and keep moving forward.  If not, why not try a different game plan?

Here's my mine...

	Wk of
	9/8/2014
	Writing	Status	Marketing	Status	365 Days Post
Mon	Write 400-500 words		Mon - Inspirational FB post		Post Weekly To Dos
	Research gang info/create notes
Tues	Write 400-500 words		Update Blog Review status file		Using Your Subconscious Mind Part 1
	Research billionaire character/create notes
Wed	Write 400-500 words		Finish H/2 blog		Using Your Subconscious Mind Part 2
Thurs	Write 400-500 words		Organize Marketing Ideas & Post in 365 Days Blog		Marketing Goals
Fri	Write 400-500 words		Update Blog Review status file		TBD
Sat	Write 400-500 words		Update Blog Review status file		TBD
Sun	Write 400-500 words		Update Blog Review status file		TBD

So there it is.  My small change, but...you never know what can grow out of one small change.

That said...Here's today's Takeaway Lesson...

"Sometimes it's the smallest decisions that can change your life forever."  Keri Russell


Here's to Being All In,

Maggie 

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365 Days & Counting...

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