What are Your 2013 Goals?

2013 Goals

Happy New Year! I am super excited about 2013 as I have declared it as “My Year to Make My Dreams Come True.” I have so many things I would like to see come to life – and they will, but here are my top five priorities:

1. Corporate writing assignments. I was inspired by The Well-Fed Writer  by Peter Bowerman.
2. Get published in magazines. This is why I left my job in 2008. I got discouraged, then distracted.  Now, I’m destined to be published in my ideal magazines and then some.
3. Highly paid speaking gigs. I personally know speakers that get paid $500 – $1,000 per gig, which is cool. But I’ve been following non-celebrity speakers earning $25,000 or more per gig. I will be on those rolls. Those payrolls, that is.
4. Sell at least 1,000 “62 Blog Posts to Overcome Blogger’s Block” books and companion guides per month. Studies show that most authors, even some New York Times bestselling authors, sell an average of 200 books total. I am going to exceed that average each month.
5. Enter writing contests. I submitted my first story to a writing contest in December 2012 and I’m so excited. I’ll let you know what happens. In the meantime, I’m scouting for my next opportunity.

In order to reach my goals, I have adopted three mottos for this year.

Marcie’s 2013 Mottos

1. Do things I’ve never done before;
2. Just do it; and
3. Shake off the spirit of “free” – I can no longer work for the level of free I have been if I am building a business.

Other Goals for 2013

Volunteer Writing Tutor

I would like to volunteer more. Right now, I’m trying to decide if I should volunteer to be a writing tutor at a school or at the local public library. It will be a couple hours per week, once a week.

Scholarship Workshops

I want to conduct scholarship workshops (these are not free). Specifically, I will teach students and parents how to find scholarships, how to apply and how to write essays, but I have a LOT to learn. So, I’ll probably just focus on conducting essay writing workshops and grow from there.

My Book Club

I have not forgotten the book club I introduced last year, where we would commit to reading one book per month and report back on this site via telephone conference or book report. I just have to put it on my schedule and commit. It will be VERY informal with little pressure.  If you can come up with a catchy title, please share.

Please note that even though these are my goals, I am realistic about how much can be done in the time I have available. Thus, I will be focusing on the corporate writing and magazine assignments initially.  I will start publicizing scholarship essay writing workshops since that time is upon us, and will decide when and where to tutor. Oh, the easy-breezy book club will be implemented soon, too.

What are your goals for 2013?

 

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