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Wouldn’t you like to know how to
reach your writing goals without
much effort and stress?
Believe it or not, sometimes we put
a choke hold on our goals. We don’t
mean to because we’re so passionate
about them. However, that passion
works against us and before we
know it our goals our die.
The more you obsess over
meeting your goals, the more
you’re likely to push the
goals away from you. This
sounds counterintuitive to
what all of us have been
taught, which is to focus, fo-
cus, focus on our goals. But
that’s the paradox.
What is the paradox?
When you’re extremely focused on
your goals, you create an energy force
that pushes your goals away from you.
When you relax into your goals and
take ‘inspired action’ to reach your
goals, you create a ‘positive’ energy
that draws your goals closer to you.
You may be shaking your head. But
I’ve tested the ‘paradox’ theory.
Testing the Paradox Theory
I used stress out about reaching my writing goals to
the point where I was miserable. Writing was be-
coming more of a chore than something I was pas-
sionate about. It became the dreaded task. And I
wanted to give up. But there was something inside
of me that wouldn’t let me give up.
So, I had a little conversation with myself that
went something like this…
“You have all of those self-help, spiritual, and meta-
physical books that teach you how to set an inten-
tion and let it go.
You’ve listened to radio show after radio show
where you’ve heard hosts tell their audience
members that being uptight about their goals
pushes them away.
You’ve been known to give people advice on
how to visualize the ‘end result,’ yet you’re not
taking your own advice. What’s wrong with this
picture?”
I reflected on my thoughts for a moment and
agreed that I wasn’t taking my own advice or
applying the knowledge I learned throughout
the years. It was time to practice what I
learned.
The Steps to Reaching Your Writing Goals
First Step
My first step was to purchase a web theme for
my writer website that matched my personali-
ty. After a few tweaks, I got it to look the way
I wanted it to.
If you’re not happy with the look and feel of
your author or writer website, hire a web de-
signer, or purchase a theme from any suitable
source available online.
Second Step
The second step was to meditate on my goals. I
needed to make sure I wanted to reach my writ-
ing goals. This is important. You may think you
want to become a best-selling author, but in real-
ity, you don’t. What you really want is the ado-
ration, fame, and money. There’s nothing wrong
with these. However, you may stumble and fall
because you’re so focused on the ‘material’ as-
pect of writing. Remember, most writers would
write even if they weren’t paid for it.
Be totally honest as to ‘why’ you want to see
your book on The New York Times Best-Sellers
list. The answer may surprise you.
Third Step
The third step was to write down
my goals.
Seeing your writing goals on pa-
per will help you acknowledge
whether or not you want to
reach them. You can revise your
writing goals over and over again
until you’re satisfied they’re the
goals you want to reach.
Fourth Step
The fourth step was to ‘feel’ as if I already
reached my goals.
This step can be tricky if you’re not sure
how you’d feel. But here’s a trick… Think
about the best time in your life. Maybe it
was when you married your high school
sweetheart. Maybe it was when you took a
European vacation. Maybe it was when you
adopted a puppy or kitten. Maybe it was
when your child was born. Maybe when it
was you went into remission. Think about
whatever made you super-duper happy and
hold onto that feeling.
Fifth Step
The fifth step was to take inspired ac-
tion.
Taking action for action sake won’t help
you reach your goals. Inspired action is
when you ‘feel right’ about something,
whether it’s sending greeting card copy
to a company or applying for a blogging
opportunity. If it ‘feels’ right to you go
for it, keep the ‘end result’ in mind.
Sixth Step The sixth step was to release my goals.
You know you’ve done your best and its time
to release your goals. Think of your goals as
planting seeds. A farmer doesn’t plant seeds
and then dig them up to see ‘why’ whatever
it is they planted isn’t growing. They plant the
seeds, water them (or not), and let nature
take its course.
If you keep revising your goals and strategiz-
ing over and over again how you’ll reach
them, you’ll never reach them. Take inspired
action and let go!