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I know I’m a bit slow to return from my winter vacation time this year, but welcome back! I feel well-rested (after being exhausted by the holidays), and I’m excited to get back to work. I hope you all are as well. Back in November I shared my 2013 writing resolutions with you. Normally I try to evaluate them each quarter, but I knew I might have to make some adjustments this January. That’s because several things had to be bumped back in December while I dealt with a family issue. Basically, we found out just before Thanksgiving that my …

Update: During my first quarter check-in I updated the list below. Anything in green is currently in progress, and anything with a strike-through has been completed. Last week I shared my 2012 year-end evaluation with you, where I looked over my goals for this year and whether or not I’ve accomplished what I set out to do. Honestly, 2012 was not a great year for me. And my hope is that 2013 will be much better — without health and other issues getting in the way of my plans. Speaking of plans, I mentioned in that post that I’d share …

I know November isn’t quite the end of the year. But with the hectic nature of the holiday season, I like to start a year-end business evaluation a bit early. What I do is look over my initial goals and resolutions for reference, and then check my mid-year check-in and any changed goals to see what I have and haven’t done. This year was not a great year for me, for reasons both in and out of my control. I took time off early in the year while I prepped for my wedding and took time for my honeymoon (a …

With the start of June right around the corner, we’re nearly halfway through the year. Just one more month. When I realized how fast time was flying by, I went back to review some of my business goals and resolutions for 2012. I decided it was time for an early mid-year check-in. Why spend another month waiting when I can start improving things today? Basically, I’ve done an awful job so far this year when it comes to my business goals. I had that problem last year with the big move and trying to settle into the new place (the …

We’re going to talk about goals this week. First, I want to take a look back on the goals we set for ourselves for 2010. In later posts we’ll discuss failure and why it’s sometimes okay, and then we’ll close out the week talking about how today’s reflections can help us set new goals for the coming year. Why look back on this year’s goals now instead of January, when the year is complete? Because you can’t set next year’s goals without an idea of what you accomplished in the current year. It also means you have a month and …