Comments on: Big Dreams, Small Steps: Keeping Positivity Alive in 2010

By: Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:22:33 +0000

Hi, Carole…Thanks…and most of us do need encouragement from time to time. Glad you could find some here…

By: MillyMarie

MillyMarie — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:59:12 +0000

This is very inspirational – thank you for sharing it with us!

Without knowing it, I’ve started making lists this year and crossing them out when I finish something…even if it’s just something small that I have accomplished that day, it makes me feel productive. I just love seeing it completed and crossed off.

I have even been working on this with my own writing/reading/blogging goals. I think ‘making lists’ are my newest things this year.

By: Margaret Ann Abrahams

Margaret Ann Abrahams — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:03:12 +0000

I find a series of small steps is helpful too. Writing a book seems really daunting at times. It’s gratifying to have an ongoing sense of accomplishment along the way.

By: Carole Anne Carr

Carole Anne Carr — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:28:49 +0000

Hi, Carol, thanks for adding me on Twitter and glad I found you. Interesting website.

You’ll see from my blog that I need encouragement from time to time!

Kind regards, Carole.

By: Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:08:13 +0000

I’m glad you’ve found a way to balance the big and small…and that you have the end product now to feel pride in!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:45:18 +0000

I think that’s exactly how it works, both things propel you forward, but the big dream is the motivational force and the small steps are the pratical solutions to achieving your goals. When it comes to writing a longer work, like a novel, I found that idea completely overwhelming. So I broke it down into math and the # of words, 1,000 words every time I sit down to write, until I reached 80,000 words. It’s similar, there’s a big goal and the little ones that get you there

By: Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:21:38 +0000

Thanks for sharing this, Lisa. I like the idea that you keep lists and charts not because you’re “supposed” to, but because you know yourself, and you know that you need a reminder that maybe you’ve accomplished more than you think you have. Just as writing techniques vary from person to person, self-help techniques need to be a “good match” for who you are.

By: Lisa Nowak

Lisa Nowak — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:19:04 +0000

The idea of shifting back and forth from the small goals to the big dreams sounds like a useful strategy.

I’m a very goal-oriented person, and one thing that helps me stay on task is being organized. I keep lists and charts so I have a concrete record of my progress, because my perception of what I’ve done tends to be bleaker than what the evidence would indicate.