After listening to the Joe Blow Neo-Pro podcasts I decided to visualize my writing future. It wasn’t that hard to write out, but it was weird writing amazing things about yourself that you’re nowhere near achieving.

I’m glad I did it though. There was definitely a certain point in the process that I hadn’t really thought past. It’s something that can apply to anything you’re reaching for.

I may even make a flow chart out of mine.

Joe Blow Visualization Stuff

Vision

- Write an imaginary biography about the future you.

- Cover accomplishments: What kind of writer do you want to be known as?

Milestones

- Chart out the flags that will get you to the point where you can write that vision statement as a fact.

Achievable Goals

- Smaller goals that will allow you to reach your milestones.

• Example: Six short story submissions a year, one novel a year, etc…

- Daily targets that you can reach.

• Example: 500 words a day, one writing exercise a day, 15 minutes of free writing, finishing one chapter a day in a writing book, etc..

Reward goal achievement

- It’s important to associate achievements with rewards. You should stay within budget, but what types of rewards will do for which goals?

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