I had a bunch of goals that I set at the start of this year, some of which I’m on track for and some I’ve discarded.

One of the things I have found really helpful with goal-setting is the Time-Bound part of the SMART framework.

I tried the 12 Week Year method and found it really helpful – mostly in terms of maintaining a clear focus on what I wanted to achieve in a relatively short period of time, rather than getting distracted or waylaid.

Cheers!

Loving this post. While I don’t usually make resolutions as such, each year I write down what I want to achieve in the year to come in a special book that is only used at that time each year, and then I look at last year’s list and write down what I achieved on that list, as well as those surprise things that I’m proud of and had no idea the year had in store for me.

I’ve yet to sit down and write this year’s one but already know a few special things I’ll be including on that list and have already started working on it.

Thanks, Robert! I may do a similar post for 2018.

Lori, you’re one of the smartest freelance writers and bloggers I know. I look forward to reading about how you’ll achieve your marketing and workflow goals.

Your Top Goals for 2014 is terrific. I hope you do an update for this year.

-Robert

Also, I’m looking to create a workflow that increases my income by at least ten percent while decreasing my workload by the same amount.

And as always, I’m lining up the want-to-learn and need-to-learn items on my wish list and choosing something new to add to the skill set.

Anne, I’ve also been putting more emphasis on finishing. In addition, I’ve been dedicating the first two hours of every morning to my most important writing project, and that’s before breakfast and before any Internet activity.