According to a Harvard Business study, "the 14% [of people] who have goals are 10 times more successful than those without goals. The 3% with written goals are 3 times more successful than the 14% with unwritten goals." Harvard Business is pretty serious stuff, so it's not like you can just shake what they say off. Writing down your goals is pretty important.
Here's why:
1. It gives you something to look back on. I always like looking back on my goals from the previous month or year & seeing how many of them I actually accomplished. It's like my own little accountability system, which brings me to....
2. It keeps you accountable. When you write down your goals it makes them more concrete than when they're just in your head. It's a written contract of sorts that makes you feel guilty if you slack off, something to stare in your face. You know, like a really aggressive personal trainer, if you have one of those.
3. It keeps you organized. Or, at least it gives the illusion of organization! It's one less thing stuck in your mind, & you're less likely to forget things when they're written down. I don't know about you, but when I actually sit down & organize my goals, plans for the week, etc, I feel a sense of accomplishment and like a weight is lifted off my back. It really does help!

Do you write down your goals? What system helps you? Lemme know!

xo,

NOVEMBER GOALS

I haven't done a goals post in a hot minute. Liiiiike, a VERY hot minute. SO I thought I'd start doing them again at least for a month or two to mix things up.
I feel like I write goals down every month, but I rarely actually accomplish many of them. Maybe if I put them concrete into the internet world I'll actually be productive?? I'll let ya know. 

BLOG:
// Work on maybe projects.Try not to call them maybe projects.  // CONTENT.  // Don't be a silent blogger.
PERSONAL:
// Get back into photography. Instant photography, to be specific. // Bake some. Maybe try a dish out to make on Thanksgiving? Just GET IN THE KITCHEN. // Start a real, grown-up budget & stick to it. No more impulse Target trips.  
HEALTH:
// Keep up mediation. //  YOGA. // Have more health goals.   
HEY OH. What about you? Make those goals!

xo,

2015 goals + vision board

As 2014 comes to a close, goals for the next year seem to be on everyone's mind. It seems like every year I write out all these visions and goals and I start out ready to go, and then the next thing I know it's December and I've barely moved. 

I'm doing it differently in 2015. Making a consistent and conscious effort in all aspects of my goals is the most important thing I can do this year.

Blog goals

1//  Give my facebook page some love. Out of all the social media platforms, my blog's facebook page is definitely the most neglected. Poor little 'book.

2//  Advertise sponsorship packages + sponsor more blogs. I feel like my sponsorship packages are just kinda hanging out there and I never do anything to advertise them. On the flip side, I'd like to sponsor more of my favorite blogs this year.

3//  Get more creative with taking my own photos. I'll often spend forever thinking of ways to take my own photos for a post, but sometimes I give up and end up on unsplash. {Like with the photo above....} Original photos are rad. I should use them more.

4// Be more present and active in wonderful communities like The Peony Project and #FireworkPeople. Communities are one of the best parts of blogging, and when you find good ones you shouldn't let them go. Kinda like people.

Life goals

1// Daily devotional. This year I have been reading through Demi Lovato's book Staying Strong and while it's not exactly a devotional, it's still allowed me to reflect and be present. I got the Jesus Calling devotional for Christmas, and I'm excited to start it.

2// Take more photos. I've said I need to start taking more pictures for the longest time, and then I never do. I now have an instant camera and I refuse to let that thing go to waste. Life is a work of art that's worth being documented. 

3// Finish that {almost} novel that I never talk about. Yeah. I have one of those. 

4// Fall in love with myself. Because it's about time.

2015 is the year..... I turn the big 2-1. 

2015 is the year..... I see my favorite girl on the planet again.

2015 is the year..... for new ventures. 

2015 is the year..... to live life beautifully.

Tell me your goals for the coming year!