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!

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