Make Every Day Count! Goal Setting for 2008
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008Well, I’m not a big fan of “New Year’s Resolutions,” but with the start of a brand new year, I suppose I do reflect on the past year and set new goals for myself – both personal and professional.
As you may or may not know, I don’t come from a writing background, but a sales and marketing background. In sales we are BIG on goal setting and it’s amazing how powerful your mind really is if you use it to its fullest potential. I know … I know … Suzanne I’m a writer – NOT A SALESPERSON! Well, one of my goals for 2008 is to help you see that we are ALL salespeople to some extent – and writers are no exception to that – well, that is if you want to “sell” your work and get paid.So as I dive further and further into “your world” - the fascinating world of writing, I invite you to take a peek into “my world.” I promise to keep it FUN and I hope you will just have an open mind to learning something new. First Sales Tidbit for this New Year: In the “sales world” we use a “Sales Days Calendar.” Assuming a Monday – Friday work week (and excluding holidays), we will have 252 “sales days” in 2008. We have 12 sales days remaining for the month of January and today is 20% of your work week – so … let’s both MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT!!! Have a terrific day! Suzanne Franco, Freelance Daily