Has looking for me become somewhat like a game of Where's Waldo? It's true - I have been noticeably absent this challenge, and I'm sorry about that. Life has really gotten out of control for me these last two months - getting hit by a semi will do that to a person - and I've been struggling to keep my head afloat.
We only have two days left in this challenge - let's see what we can possibly pull off in the time we have remaining. Pour it on!
Monday, January 30, 2012
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Saturday Night
So!
How are y'all doing?
I'm discovering that recovering from a car accident is kind of harder than I thought when I first set my goals ... I got so thrown out of whack that I'm still trying to catch up with my December clients, and I'm seriously doggy-paddling right now. I've done very little on my own goals this week.
But I did get my edits for Targets in Ties done, so I feel really good about that.
We're halfway through the month, and at this point, I always suggest a reevaluation to see where we are and where we need to be. I'm going to sit down and adjust my goals to include my client work, and also to be more realistic with what I can accomplish, given the state of things.
How are y'all doing?
I'm discovering that recovering from a car accident is kind of harder than I thought when I first set my goals ... I got so thrown out of whack that I'm still trying to catch up with my December clients, and I'm seriously doggy-paddling right now. I've done very little on my own goals this week.
But I did get my edits for Targets in Ties done, so I feel really good about that.
We're halfway through the month, and at this point, I always suggest a reevaluation to see where we are and where we need to be. I'm going to sit down and adjust my goals to include my client work, and also to be more realistic with what I can accomplish, given the state of things.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Monday Night
You know that sound you make when you rub your finger over your lips? That's the sound my brain is making right now. I'm working hard, playing lots of catch-up, and wondering when I'll have the speed I used to have before I got hit by a semi truck.
Tonight I'm also feeling a bit stiff and sore - my back is really acting up. In comparison to being dead and stuff, though, I'll take a sore back. It does slow me down even further, but I know it's getting better and just needs time.
I'm sorry to report that I did break the chain. I was so busy on Saturday running needed errands and working for clients that I didn't get any personal writing done. Arrrrgh!! But I've started a new chain and I'm going to keep it going as long as I can. The first one was six squares long - we'll see if I can beat that by twice.
I hope you're all doing well tonight, and I hope you are achieving your goals and feeling really good about your accomplishments.
Tonight I'm also feeling a bit stiff and sore - my back is really acting up. In comparison to being dead and stuff, though, I'll take a sore back. It does slow me down even further, but I know it's getting better and just needs time.
I'm sorry to report that I did break the chain. I was so busy on Saturday running needed errands and working for clients that I didn't get any personal writing done. Arrrrgh!! But I've started a new chain and I'm going to keep it going as long as I can. The first one was six squares long - we'll see if I can beat that by twice.
I hope you're all doing well tonight, and I hope you are achieving your goals and feeling really good about your accomplishments.
Friday, January 6, 2012
January 5th - I'm Exhaustipated
I'm now 19 pages into the cookbook I'm writing with my doctor, meaning that I've taken articles he's written and handouts from his office and organized them, retyped them (editing them while I type them), inserting explanatory phrases, Googling to learn word definitions in case something's not clear and I need to explain it, and writing a chapter on my own weight loss journey. About half of that was done tonight, and I'm totally wiped out.
However, I feel really good about my progress, and I put another X on my calendar.
From here on out, I will have probably another twenty pages of articles to rewrite, and then the rest of the book will be the recipes. Those are time-consuming, but not as brain-frying.
Thanks to those of you who have checked in - you sound like you're doing really well. I'm excited to hear from you each day and to cheer you on in your accomplishments.
Talk to you tomorrow!
However, I feel really good about my progress, and I put another X on my calendar.
From here on out, I will have probably another twenty pages of articles to rewrite, and then the rest of the book will be the recipes. Those are time-consuming, but not as brain-frying.
Thanks to those of you who have checked in - you sound like you're doing really well. I'm excited to hear from you each day and to cheer you on in your accomplishments.
Talk to you tomorrow!
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
January 4th - The Secret of My Success
Last night, I got some good work in on my Secret Sisters cookbook. I'm sorry to say, the healthy cookbook has been a bit ignored so far this challenge, but I'll rectify that. In the meantime, I have three X's in a row on my calendar, and I have no intention of breaking the chain! It feels too good to be successful.
Today I've been thinking about the changes my life has undergone in the last year, and believe me, there have been a ton. I've gone from being a Coke-guzzling, sugar-scarfing computer addict to a carrot-munching, water-drinking computer addict. :) I've gotten my author services company off the ground in a major way - I sometimes have to refer potential clients to other companies, I'm so busy. I also published three books last year, and will be publishing four or five this year. I stopped to think for a minute - why have I been able to be so productive lately? It's not that I necessarily feel productive - since the car accident, I feel like a complete slug - but when I compare my accomplishments in 2011 to those I've had in the past, things have really picked up for me. I'd like to share with you what happened.
Near the beginning of 2011, I read a blog post by Karlene Browning where she talked about a goal-setting/organization challenge she was taking. It sounded too good to be true. It sounded awesome. I signed up for the next month, not really sure what I was getting into, and I have to tell you, from the first day, I saw huge changes in my life. It wasn't a magic potion to be swallowed or some thing where you burn incense and chant. No - this program teaches you how to set goals, set priorities, and then work toward them. I was absolutely amazed at the end of the first day to see how much I accomplished, how good I felt about it, and how motivated I was to do it all over again the next day. That was the real beginning of my company. I had clients before, maybe two a month, but on that first day, I got two clients, and ever since then, I've had at least four editing clients and two virtual book tour clients every month, and often more.
I would really like to encourage each of you to take this same challenge (click this link). It's broken down into really simple steps. The teacher, Chalene Johnson, shows you how to think about your life in terms of what is most important to you, and what things you would not sacrifice for anything. Then she shows you how to keep those things at the forefront of all you do, as your motivation for success. She breaks it all down into little chunks that take maybe five minutes a day, and at the end of the month, you know how to make an awesome to-do list that only shows what you must do that day - and you don't worry about the rest until tomorrow. It's simple, easy, burden-lifting ... and it's how I've been able to do what I do. The amazing thing is that it's free. Absolutely free.
Give it a try. It's only a couple of minutes a day for a month, and if you do what she says, you will see amazing results in your own life.
So, that's what's up over here. I'm getting ready to head out to the doctor/physical therapist, but I should be able to update my progress before I go to bed tonight. I forgot to post last night, though, so I wanted to talk to you this morning and let you know I'm still here. :)
Today I've been thinking about the changes my life has undergone in the last year, and believe me, there have been a ton. I've gone from being a Coke-guzzling, sugar-scarfing computer addict to a carrot-munching, water-drinking computer addict. :) I've gotten my author services company off the ground in a major way - I sometimes have to refer potential clients to other companies, I'm so busy. I also published three books last year, and will be publishing four or five this year. I stopped to think for a minute - why have I been able to be so productive lately? It's not that I necessarily feel productive - since the car accident, I feel like a complete slug - but when I compare my accomplishments in 2011 to those I've had in the past, things have really picked up for me. I'd like to share with you what happened.
Near the beginning of 2011, I read a blog post by Karlene Browning where she talked about a goal-setting/organization challenge she was taking. It sounded too good to be true. It sounded awesome. I signed up for the next month, not really sure what I was getting into, and I have to tell you, from the first day, I saw huge changes in my life. It wasn't a magic potion to be swallowed or some thing where you burn incense and chant. No - this program teaches you how to set goals, set priorities, and then work toward them. I was absolutely amazed at the end of the first day to see how much I accomplished, how good I felt about it, and how motivated I was to do it all over again the next day. That was the real beginning of my company. I had clients before, maybe two a month, but on that first day, I got two clients, and ever since then, I've had at least four editing clients and two virtual book tour clients every month, and often more.
I would really like to encourage each of you to take this same challenge (click this link). It's broken down into really simple steps. The teacher, Chalene Johnson, shows you how to think about your life in terms of what is most important to you, and what things you would not sacrifice for anything. Then she shows you how to keep those things at the forefront of all you do, as your motivation for success. She breaks it all down into little chunks that take maybe five minutes a day, and at the end of the month, you know how to make an awesome to-do list that only shows what you must do that day - and you don't worry about the rest until tomorrow. It's simple, easy, burden-lifting ... and it's how I've been able to do what I do. The amazing thing is that it's free. Absolutely free.
Give it a try. It's only a couple of minutes a day for a month, and if you do what she says, you will see amazing results in your own life.
So, that's what's up over here. I'm getting ready to head out to the doctor/physical therapist, but I should be able to update my progress before I go to bed tonight. I forgot to post last night, though, so I wanted to talk to you this morning and let you know I'm still here. :)
Monday, January 2, 2012
January 2nd
Hey, everyone!
When I counted up our long list of esteemed participants, I came up with 50 names. How amazing is that? I've never had so many in a challenge before, and I'm glad you're all here.
Some of you have already checked in and left your totals on yesterday's blog post, which is excellent. Any time I'm later in posting, that's exactly what you should do - I work at night, and so my new posts will be up late. Like this one, being posted at 11:30 my time.
I spend three days a week at my doctor's office (there was this semi truck, see ... ) and so on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, I'm pretty worn out, but I did get some good progress done today. I edited/reformatted the first ten pages of the Secret Sisters cookbook, and went through about twenty of the e-mails from my test kitchen and incorporated their comments. I'm going to have to kick this in gear to hit my goal of submitting on the 20th, but I can work more on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
And I crossed off the first square on my Don't Break the Chain calendar. I decided to start it today, after the holiday. I really liked crossing off that square. It was very empowering. :)
I'm excited to see what we accomplish this month - keep up the great work, everyone!
For your motivational quote, click here, and then click on the poster to see the caption: http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Grow-Posters_i3173660_.htm
When I counted up our long list of esteemed participants, I came up with 50 names. How amazing is that? I've never had so many in a challenge before, and I'm glad you're all here.
Some of you have already checked in and left your totals on yesterday's blog post, which is excellent. Any time I'm later in posting, that's exactly what you should do - I work at night, and so my new posts will be up late. Like this one, being posted at 11:30 my time.
I spend three days a week at my doctor's office (there was this semi truck, see ... ) and so on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, I'm pretty worn out, but I did get some good progress done today. I edited/reformatted the first ten pages of the Secret Sisters cookbook, and went through about twenty of the e-mails from my test kitchen and incorporated their comments. I'm going to have to kick this in gear to hit my goal of submitting on the 20th, but I can work more on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
And I crossed off the first square on my Don't Break the Chain calendar. I decided to start it today, after the holiday. I really liked crossing off that square. It was very empowering. :)
I'm excited to see what we accomplish this month - keep up the great work, everyone!
For your motivational quote, click here, and then click on the poster to see the caption: http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Grow-Posters_i3173660_.htm
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Welcome to the January Challenge!!!
Hey, everyone! Thank you so much for joining me for the January Challenge! I'm so glad to have you here - we've got a great group and I can't wait to dive in and get going.
I hope you all have quantified your goal. It should be tough enough to make you stretch and grow, but not so tough that you'll never accomplish it. If you are a Blogger, go post your goals on your blog and chart your progress there as well as here. Or put it on Facebook. Or Twitter. Just someplace where you have a little additional accountability and an extra cheering squad. We will definitely cheer you on here, too!
Here are my goals for the month of January:
1. Finish reorganizing my Secret Sisters cookbook and get it submitted by January 20th.
2. Write a cookbook with my doctor and get it ready to publish by the end of January.
3. Continue to work on the novel I'm taking through critique group - this one is rough drafted out, but needs some polishing, so the polishing part is the goal for January.
If I can get these three things done, I will be really getting 2012 off to a good start.
Those of you who haven't yet, I'd like to invite you to head on over here to download a free writing calendar. Christy B recommended it when she signed up for the challenge, and it's simple, yet awesome. Run on over and get it - I for one intend to completely fill it out this year.
Please check in daily, but if you can't make it daily, check in as you can. Expect my updates to come in late at night - that's when I do most of my writing. I don't post on Sundays (typically - I scheduled this one in advance :) so if you swing by and don't see a new post to leave your comment, just leave your comment on Saturday's post.
Thanks again for signing up - we're going to see some amazing things happen this January!!
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."
Mark Twain
I hope you all have quantified your goal. It should be tough enough to make you stretch and grow, but not so tough that you'll never accomplish it. If you are a Blogger, go post your goals on your blog and chart your progress there as well as here. Or put it on Facebook. Or Twitter. Just someplace where you have a little additional accountability and an extra cheering squad. We will definitely cheer you on here, too!
Here are my goals for the month of January:
1. Finish reorganizing my Secret Sisters cookbook and get it submitted by January 20th.
2. Write a cookbook with my doctor and get it ready to publish by the end of January.
3. Continue to work on the novel I'm taking through critique group - this one is rough drafted out, but needs some polishing, so the polishing part is the goal for January.
If I can get these three things done, I will be really getting 2012 off to a good start.
Those of you who haven't yet, I'd like to invite you to head on over here to download a free writing calendar. Christy B recommended it when she signed up for the challenge, and it's simple, yet awesome. Run on over and get it - I for one intend to completely fill it out this year.
Please check in daily, but if you can't make it daily, check in as you can. Expect my updates to come in late at night - that's when I do most of my writing. I don't post on Sundays (typically - I scheduled this one in advance :) so if you swing by and don't see a new post to leave your comment, just leave your comment on Saturday's post.
Thanks again for signing up - we're going to see some amazing things happen this January!!
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."
Mark Twain
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