When I was in the midst of raising and homeschooling three children, there were many times I fell into bed exhausted. Some days I could barely remember what I’d done. I just knew that I’d been busy the entire day. Having a clear vision of what I [...]
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Jun
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26
Jun
Keeping Track—Yearly Plan
Posted by Shonna Slayton Published in Making Goals, Organization, ProductivityAll this talk about word points and spreadsheets this week is giving me hives! However, it’s also got me thinking about where I’m headed. So here are my simple thoughts on how to progress forward and keep track of what I’m doing at the same time.
I’m working towards getting as organized as Karen Wiesner, outliner [...]
25
Jun
The topic of “word points” is one I’ve been meaning to bring up for weeks. Thanks, Stephanie, for writing on it so I could remember I wanted to discuss it, too! Several of you have asked about how we track the points and what values we assign.
THIS IS COMPLETELY UP TO YOU!
But here is a [...]
22
Jun
Life is getting away from me! Or more accurately, life is catching me, overrunning and running over me. I’m not complaining, but I am struggling to get any writing done. It seems like as soon as I take care of one pressing task, another is waiting [...]
19
Jun
I’ve seen a few movies lately with writers in them so I thought it would be fun to make up a list. I did an Internet search to see if there were already lists out there—SURPRISE, I’m not the first writer to come up with a list of movies for writers.
But my list is [...]
17
Jun
You’d think that since I’ve moved from one country to another before, it wouldn’t be too overwhelming. But there are so many things to do that some days I wonder what I’ll forget to do instead of if I’ll forget to do something. Yesterday morning, however, I woke up and remembered my old routine.
I used [...]
15
Jun
I’m reading “The 21 irrefutable Laws of Leadership,’ by John C. Maxwell. I’ve only read the first few chapters, but already I am impressed. Each chapter, each law he mentions is right on target. I’ve intuitively known much of what I’ve read so far, but I don’t think I’ve ever [...]
12
Jun
There are certain activities I like to use a pen and paper for. Brainstorming is a big one for me. Has to be done on paper where I can draw circles and arrows and connecting lines. Plot analysis is another. I think physically touching the paper helps me pin down what is in my head. [...]
10
Jun
I spent this past weekend at a writers retreat. Ahhh…. {grin} It was just the refreshment my spirit needed after a hectic couple of months packing. We spent a lot of time discussing the merits of Facebook and Twitter and how to make them useful rather than time-wasters. Everyone set themselves up on one or [...]
8
Jun
A couple of months ago I came across a website, 101 in 1001 days. This person was documenting his progress on 101 different tasks he was attempting to finish in 1000 days. His blog stopped well short of his “end” time, so I don’t know how he fared, but [...]
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