I’ve been somewhat ambivalent toward goal-setting ever since they introduced it as a requirement in school. It’s something that had never meshed well with my personality. If I decided to do something, I’ll do it without having to call the shot first. Even if I do write it down as a goal, and then I don’t meet it, my response is “oh well”. Other than having another list to cross it off of (I do like to-do lists), I don’t get anything out of it.
No payoff. No punishment. No point.
I have the same opinion of New Year’s Resolutions, which means I tend to look at other people making these lists at the start of the year and consider joining in, usually before going off to do something else.
This year, I’ve decided to make try it anyway, and make a list of things I’d like to accomplish. I’m still skeptical, but who knows? If I get more out of it than I expect, I might even do it again next year 
Things I would like to do this year:
- Start doing daily writing exercises (by putting one in The Notebook each week I’m hoping to maintain my motivation on that).
- Make some progress on a current project every day.
- Finish the first draft of TitM.
- Make a decision one way or the other on continuing with TWD.
- Apply to Clarion and Clarion West again.
- Get out to Writer’s Guild of Alberta events.
- Update my blog more often.
- Get all my 80s, near 80s, and new druids to 85. (What? They can’t all be writing goals.)
- Increase my exercise level (given the current level, more than nothing will fulfil this one).
I think that’s not bad for a starting list. Let’s see how it goes.
