GOALS OR DREAMS - YOU DECIDE

I can guarantee that every writer has goals.  As a writer we may set a goal of writing 500 words a day, a blog a day, week or month.  We set our bar very high.  We will get that manuscript done in a month, the book in a year or less.  Articles will fly from out computer to editors and be accepted.  These are all good things, but they are not actually goals.  They are dreams.  Its good to have dreams, but you need goals.

A goal is something that you, yourself, have the power to make happen. A dream is a goal without legs.  You need both dreams and goals, but you must be able to tell the difference.  If you mistake your dream for a goal and don't succeed you will be disappointed and possibly lose your motivation.  Your goals should support your dreams.  In other words take those dreams apart and make them manageable goals.  Instead of dreaming of writing an article a day, realistically determine what you can do and what you can't.  What you can do will be your goal.  Clarify it.

To clarify your goal you need to provide details so that you will know when you get there.  The goal should be specific.  Be sure you really want to achieve that goal and have a strong desire.  Toss the thought of failure out the window.  Have confidence and faith and persevere until you reach your goal.