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Set a Goal and Then Plan to Reach It
That’s the Real SMART way :)
My first writing goal is to write 100 stories on Medium. I think for anyone starting any creative project doing it 100 times is the best goal you can have because your success or failure depends on your work, not your followers, views, or money you earned.
I set my goal. But I missed one thing when I set the goal. I didn’t make a plan to achieve my goal. I just set it and told myself I would reach it based on determination and being motivated in the moment. But willpower alone doesn’t work. I have to plan to reach my goal.
Planning to reach your goal
Creating a detailed plan to reach your goal is the next step after you set a goal. It’s easy to say for me to say my plan is to write 1 blog post a day for the next 100 days but that’s not planning for roadblocks and for the unexpected. I had to create a plan with more detail.
Creating a detailed plan for me meant setting up an editorial calendar with 100 topics I plan to write about. Now when it’s time to write, there is no such thing as writer’s block because I took the time to plan what I’m going to write about for my next 100 posts.
I’m in a new position now to reach my goal. I know what story 100 looks like. I know every day I publish a…
