Discussing My Goals

[smallhobbit]

I've been looking back over my goals from the last six years, which has been really interesting.  There have been some which I've completely failed at - two years of 'I will do some art' I'm looking at you - and some which have been a great success: reading more and widely has had a major impact, as has the year I challenged myself to try twelve new things, and discovered the joy of crafts. 

I've also spent a year doing a monthly photographic post, plus one year's worth of journalling about being a pastoral assistant.  Both of which I completed, but decided I didn't want to pursue.

When I originally set my goals back in 2014, I was looking to do things which would stop me stagnating, and I'm delighted that they have done that.  Even if I haven't fully achieved what I set out to do each year, I did more than I would have done otherwise.

I shall be setting my seventh year of goals next month.  I think they will be variations on a theme.  I shall of course keep the same first goal: to Write All The Things, because I still think it's important to write out of my immediate comfort zone.  Even if not a great success, it's going to improve my general writing. 

Comments

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

A very thorough and sensible evaluation. I look forward to seeing the new goals you come up with.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you - I'd written a much longer post, but hit a wrong key and manage to delete, so I decided a summary would be more appropriate. There's nothing majorly adventurous this year.

[scfrankles]

I always so admire you having goals and going on your adventures ^___^ It's so fun sharing them in this small way with you.

Looking forward to the next batch!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much :) It's good to know.

The next batch will be variations on a theme.

[therealsnape]

I think it's great you've achieved so much - and while perhaps not everything, the main goal you definitely managed. Which is doing more than you'd had done otherwise. Congratulations!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you! Yes, I can be confident that I've achieved my overall goal. And it's been so worthwhile.

[magnetic_pole]

I'm not sure I've known you long enough to know about your yearly goals, S. I'm very interested and impressed--I've also been thinking of how to keep myself from stagnating, since weeks and months seem to pass so quickly these days. It sounds like they've worked well. I'm looking forward to hearing about the next set. M.

[smallhobbit]

I had originally written a much longer post, but managed to delete it, so wrote a summary. I think the most challenging year was when I decided to try out 12 new things (roughly one a month, although the crafts took a couple of months) and I tried sewing, cross stitch, hardanger, crochet, artwork, visited new places in London, learnt a little sign language and Polish, plus a couple of writing challenges (all of which were suggested by my flist).

I can thoroughly recommend it - just trying things is great because you can decide it's not for you and move on to the next thing - or become totally absorbed in them.

[queenkatyastar]

I want to say it was King who said that anyone who wants to write should keep writing as much as they can but that 90% of anything any author, including himself, writes is trash. LOL Agree with the first part, not the second. It may not be as good as certain gems, but nothing any of us writes is trash.

I remember the 12 New Things. That was a fun adventure to read along with you on.

[smallhobbit]

I agree, the writing may not be as good as you might hope, but there's always something to be learnt from it, so it's never trash.

12 New Things was a very interesting challenge.

[debriswoman]

Looking forward to hearing how you get on.
Impressive achievements so far:-)

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much.

[mafief]

Congrats on setting goals and reaching (most of) them. :)

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much.