I’m so pleased to say that I’ve already reached one of my goals for 2020 – finish this final rewrite of the first book in my series, The Belladonna Trilogy. I wasn’t so far away from it when the year commenced, but reaching it still feels like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders.
I knew I’d be able to reach this goal, and reach it quickly. So why did I set myself such an easy goal?
I think having things you know are easily achievable is an important part of goal setting. When I look at the rest of my goals for 2020 – Finish three full drafts, get something published, and write 500K words – they seem like mountains standing between me and the finish line of this marathon, and I am not a runner. At all.
When I set a goal, I tend to over commit. Like the time I decided I wanted to write 100K in NaNo and then was made redundant November 1. Job searching and stress put a real damper on my plans for that.
As a result, having a goal I could achieve in January was such a relief for me. It’s a reminder that yeah, I can do what I’ve set out to do. Some of my goals will take blood, sweat and tears, but they’re going to work. I will get there.
So far this year I’ve written 20,000 words in 10 days. That’s an average of 2,000 words a day. Already I’m looking good to hit my 500K this year, but I know not every month will be easy like this.
Even though I’ve already achieved this goal, there are still a lot of goals on my list for this new year. I’m really excited to get started.
What are your goals for 2020? Have you reached any yet? What one are you most excited for this year?
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