2024- “Mine”
I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions. Instead, I set goals. With each goal, I create smaller, obtainable goals. It gives me an opportunity to reflect on where I’ve been, what I want to accomplish, and focus on the present moment. Here are my work/career goals:
Goal #1:
My musical, Runaway Home, that I co-wrote with Judy Rodman, will go through the next stage of development, have a 29 hour reading and a concert of the music in NYC, and have a fully mounted, world premiere production. www.runawayhomethemusical.com
Goal #2:
I will have at least one project optioned and in development for television and/or film.
Goal #3:
I will find the right representation for my work in novels, stage, and film. I would like a manager that will guide me on my career goals.
Goal #4:
New Work: I will complete the next draft of my play, Burn. I will release the new Abbie Girl Spy novel. I will have drafts of a new musical, a novel, and a pilot for television.
Goal #5:
Teaching/Coaching: To work with teachers across the country to help them reach their literacy goals with teaching writing and close reading comprehension. To coach individuals in writing and acting to help them reach their own goals.
Goal #6:
To accomplish all of the above, I will be more organized and consistent in my planning to achieve these goals by the end of 2024.
All of these goals are attainable. I separate my goals into career, family, and personal. Each list compliments the others with time, self-care, meditation, self-reflection, and challenging myself to be in a positive mindset each and every day.
Hurdles will pop up. Roadblocks. Sometimes, life will feel like there is a brick wall in front of me. But when I’m in a growth mindset, I learn how to face the issue, consider many, different, and unusual solutions, forecast my choices, and eventually climb over the wall instead of allowing it to stop me all together.
Yeah - I make it sound easy, right? Of course it’s not. We’re all in the same boat trying to navigate our own individual journeys. What I do know is this - if you allow yourself to live in a negative cesspool, you will achieve nothing. The sky is not falling. And don’t forget, sometimes an obstacle can be a blessing. Maybe there was a better way. A better path. A better choice. The obstacle allowed you to avoid tunnel vision and a fixed mindset.
Here is to 2024. May she be a bright year filled with hope and forward motion!