The truth is everyone is engaging in the "I was up alllll night working on ..." or "My work is sooooo great" game of one-upmanship.
One thing that people do is set themselves up for failure. By not setting reasonable goals, they say, "Look, I've failed again." This feeds into Imposter Syndrome: if you never reach your goals, of course you're a fraud.
My (hopefully) reasonable goals for 2015 are as follows:
Personal:
- Knit at least two patterns from books I already own using yarn I've already purchased.
- Lose weight and maintain that weight at 159 pounds or less by next year.
- Exercise at least two days per week.
- Decide whether or not to pursue a technical writing certificate concurrently with my MFA.
- Submit to at least three literary journals by the end of the spring semester.
- Plan a trip around the world.
- Continue improving my editing skills and knowledge of AP Style.
- Improve workflow processes.
- Find more opportunities for professional development.
- Be the best mentor I can be.
- Figure out how to keep my job while taking a trip around the world.
- Apply for graduate school scholarships in January.
- Apply for the staff scholarship in August.
- Maintain a 3.5 GPA.
- Figure out how to maintain my staff tuition discounts while traveling the world.
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