Comments on: Goals And The Freelance Writer http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com/2009/11/goals-and-the-freelance-writer/ Helping freelance writers make more money with their writing by Anne Wayman Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:22:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: T.W. Anderson http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com/2009/11/goals-and-the-freelance-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-8718 T.W. Anderson Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:54:59 +0000 http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com/?p=5302#comment-8718 Goals are absolutely vital for ANY business. While I've never made millions, my father has, and one thing he taught me early on was the importance of goals. When I was 16 years old I wanted a vehicle. He told me to get out there and earn it. We lived on a dairy farm. He had me draft out a business plan on paper, which I then took to his banker and sat down and had a 2 hour meeting with the president of the bank. They loaned me four thousand dollars, which I used to buy the equipment necessary to haul hay for the summer (a horrible job that I would not wish on anyone, but the moral of the story is coming!). At the end of the summer I not only paid the loan back but I also had an excess 6 thousand dollars which I used to buy my first vehicle...from my father. Business plans and goals are a great way to motivate. They teach you discipline. If you walk into something without a plan you are doomed to failure, because you have no guidance, no structure. I personally like to use 2 year plans, with milestones every 6 months. At the end of the day writing is still a business, just like any other. A proper business plan ensures that you will be successful, rather than writing "just to say you are a writer." Do you think people like Sir Richard Branson became billionaires by simply getting lucky? Absolutely not! They achieve great success because they have keen minds for business, and they set goals to motivate themselves to continually achieve above and beyond. Personally, I love wine, food, and I love to travel to places around the world. I work hard so I can afford to take 5-6 trips a year with my wife to various places that most people only dream about seeing. That is my motivation. Sure, it's nice to see my name in print, but the main reason I work is to ENJOY life to its fullest, and the only way to do that is by taking control of your life with a solid plan to keep you moving forward, rather than standing still or moving backwards. .-= T.W. Anderson´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.completewritingsolutions.com/2009/12/driving-a-porsche-from-your-ehow-earnings/" rel="nofollow">Driving a Porsche…from your eHow earnings.</a> =-. Goals are absolutely vital for ANY business. While I’ve never made millions, my father has, and one thing he taught me early on was the importance of goals.

When I was 16 years old I wanted a vehicle. He told me to get out there and earn it. We lived on a dairy farm. He had me draft out a business plan on paper, which I then took to his banker and sat down and had a 2 hour meeting with the president of the bank. They loaned me four thousand dollars, which I used to buy the equipment necessary to haul hay for the summer (a horrible job that I would not wish on anyone, but the moral of the story is coming!). At the end of the summer I not only paid the loan back but I also had an excess 6 thousand dollars which I used to buy my first vehicle…from my father.

Business plans and goals are a great way to motivate. They teach you discipline. If you walk into something without a plan you are doomed to failure, because you have no guidance, no structure. I personally like to use 2 year plans, with milestones every 6 months.

At the end of the day writing is still a business, just like any other. A proper business plan ensures that you will be successful, rather than writing “just to say you are a writer.” Do you think people like Sir Richard Branson became billionaires by simply getting lucky? Absolutely not! They achieve great success because they have keen minds for business, and they set goals to motivate themselves to continually achieve above and beyond.

Personally, I love wine, food, and I love to travel to places around the world. I work hard so I can afford to take 5-6 trips a year with my wife to various places that most people only dream about seeing. That is my motivation. Sure, it’s nice to see my name in print, but the main reason I work is to ENJOY life to its fullest, and the only way to do that is by taking control of your life with a solid plan to keep you moving forward, rather than standing still or moving backwards.
.-= T.W. Anderson´s last blog ..Driving a Porsche…from your eHow earnings. =-.

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