The right goals are crucial for success in your writing career, and creating and implementing the right goals are a key focus here at Productive Writers. I adjust my goals and create new ones periodically throughout the year, and you should, too. However, in our culture the beginning of a new year is the main […]
Setting Your 2016 Freelance Writing Goals
I think goal setting is important, especially for my freelance writing business. I’ve written several posts about goal setting and the best ways to achieve goals, but this time I’m focusing on what other freelancers have to say. I’ve perused many of my favorite blogs and chosen the following recent posts for the wide variety […]
13 Top Techniques For Achieving Your Goals
It’s not so hard to set good goals. What’s hard is actually following through on what you need to do to make those goals reality. But there are important techniques to keep you on track so you can achieve your goals… 1. Review Your Goals Daily It’s very important that you review your goals every […]
The Top 27 Ways to Increase Your Writing Willpower
How strong is your willpower? Do you do what you should, when you should, whether you feel like it or not — whether it’s for your writing or any other task large or small in your life? Do you have strong self-control? Perhaps the most important factor that determines whether or not you are a […]
Two Motivating Questions I Ask Myself Every Morning
Asking yourself good motivating questions and then answering them can boost your productivity and increase your happiness according to studies conducted by psychologists in recent years. That’s why I always ask and answer… My Two Morning Motivating Questions I got the idea for asking morning questions from an audio tape I checked out of the […]
Your Writing Income and Career Goals
“I know what I’m gonna do tomorrow, and the next day, and the next year, and the year after that. I’m shakin’ the dust of this crummy little town off my feet and I’m gonna see the world.” Ah, George Bailey. He never realized the big dreams of his childhood. Instead, he found great joy […]
19 Successful Freelance Writers Share Their Top Goals for 2014
Good goals help you gain good results You need to have realistic and motivating goals for all areas of your life, from income generation to health to relationships. That’s why I’ve asked 19 of my favorite successful freelance writers to share top freelance writing goal and top personal goal for 2014. Linda Formichelli My top […]
Setting Freelance Writing Goals That Work
To be a successful freelance writer, you must set clear goals for your writing business and the other important areas of your life. Psychological studies show the usefulness of setting goals, as long as those goals are set properly and pursued diligently. 3 Reasons Why Goals Are Important for Freelance Writers 1. They Provide Energy […]
My Main Goal in Six Words
Here it is: live a long, happy, healthy life. All of my other goals are actually sub-goals in the service of this one over-arching goal. I have goals for exercise, diet, freelance writing income, information products income, learning, time with my partner Stephanie and my friends and family, and time spent hiking and traveling and […]
Small Positive Changes Add Up to a Big Difference in Your Life
Small positive changes will add up to make a big difference in your life: better health, better relationships, more happiness, more money. I think we all know this, but have you actually identified your small changes, and more importantly, are you actually doing them? Example: I Do a the Yoga Wheel Pose Every Day Health […]
