Q1 GOAL REVIEW

Wow. The first quarter of 2013 went fast!

How did I do on those resolutions, goals, focus I set in January?

How did you do?

As for my writing goals, Q1 was to be the quarter of learning the technicalities of self-publishing. 

As such, I revised and formatted Wielding the Sword of God and published it on Amazon as a kindle book, linking back here to my blog for print-out-able charts. I also finished up my book proposal for I am Esther in preparation for querying agents in Q2 and have begun reformatting my website CarolPetersonAuthor.com  to encourage and help promote authors and book lovers. The revamping is still in progress.

I’d love to hear from folks about what they’d like to see there in terms of reading, writing, teaching, sharing, life as it relates to words or The Word.

But I’d like to hear from you—here and now—about how you’re doing on what you’d like to accomplish in 2013. Where is God leading you? What’s on your heart? What road do you need to take to reach your destination?

Time is going to pass whether you work on your goals or not. You might as well do something so that at the end of next quarter you can say: “Yes! I did it! Onward.”

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, we are so thankful for the time you’ve given us here on Earth and for the desire and talents to reach goals. Please encourage us, help us encourage each other and open our minds to the encouragement you send through others. Amen.

WHAT ABOUT YOU? Your turn. How are you doing on your resolutions, goals and focus this year?

Q3 GOAL REVIEW

Today’s post will be short and to the point.

Did you make goals at the beginning of 2012? We talked about making SMARTER goals in January and we reviewed our goals in March and July. It’s time for one more quarterly review. We’ve got three more months before it’ll be time to make new goals for 2013.

How are you doing?

What do you need to revise?

What do you need to change to accomplish your goals?

What’s keeping you from accomplishing them?

Now, get going!

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, thank you for placing desires in our hearts. Please help us continue to pursue those desires as long as they are pleasing to you. Amen.

WHAT ABOUT YOU? Leave a comment with an update on the progress of accomplishing your goals.

1 Q GOAL REVIEW

Remember ‘way back to January and those goals you set?  It’s time for our first quarterly review—to see how we’re doing; where we still need to go. It’s time to review, revise and renew our enthusiasm.

How do we do that?

The goals we set were SMARTER GOALS Take each goal one at a time. Did you set out a time frame to achieve it? Did you make forward progress? If not, why not? What do you need to do differently in order to pursue this goal during the next three months?

Is each goal still important? If not, why not? If yes, how do you need to commit in order to get back on track? Do you need to revise the scope of any goal? How will you do so?

What unexpected experiences have you had during the process of pursuing your goals?

I set three types of goals: spiritual, writing and personal.

The spiritual goals were daily goals. I have generally been on track, except that I forgot to practice my new breath prayer: Je-sus. The good news is that I’m still generally using a breath prayer of “Thank you, Jesus.”

So, I am deleting the goal of a new breath prayer and will simply continue with my old one. For the other goals, I will continue at my present pace. 

I have reviewed each of my writing goals and my personal goals in the same way. A few goals have changed; some I’ve completed; a couple I’m behind on and need to revise for Q2.

Meanwhile, I’m praising God for the encouragement He gives to grow in faith and in the gifts He has entrusted to my care.

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, thank you for making us teachable. Help us see the ways you would have us grow and change. Help us, Holy Spirit, follow your leading to do so. Amen.

WHAT ABOUT YOU? How did you do in Q1? Are you ready to embark on tackling them in Q2?