To participate in the meet-up:
1. Post a list of your career/life related goals for the current month, along with your checked off goals from the previous month if you'd like, on your own blog
2. Come back to this group and leave a link to your post in the comments (*If you don't have your own blog, feel free to share your list of goals in the comments section of the post to join in!)
3. Then, check out everyone else's lists as they leave comments - click their links, visit their blogs, say hello, meet, greet and support each other because that's what it's all about!
So that’s what I’m doing! I’m late getting started but I guess you could say my February goal was to figure my shit out for March :)
I realize I need to be clear about what I need to accomplish in order to be on the move by April.
1. Figure out where I want to live. I finally got a call back about a sales position with a company that I’m interested in (I’ll know more tomorrow) and they have offices all over the USA so I have to be open to relocating anywhere. That’s pretty exciting to me because it opens up a ton of possibilities but there is always the chance that this falls through so I need to be prepared. After reading all the comments on my last post, I’m thinking Raleigh but I do need to explore a few more things before I decide totally.
2. BLOG MORE! I need to blog at least twice a week. I need to block out a chunk of time, sit down and write. I have a ton of ideas and blogging makes me focus.
3. Review the books I’m reading. Except for the trashy ones lol. I read romance novels to give me a little pick me up but I’m also currently reading “What Color is Your Parachute? 2010” and will be picking up anything anyone suggests in the comments.
4. Take better/more pictures. I spent big bucks on an awesome camera and I’m not taking photos with it. I’m doing a photo a day but most of the photos I’m taking suck. I know part of this is because I really want to get outside and I can’t because it’s cold as Fuck and I’m a Southern Girl at heart…I DON’T do cold very well. I’m also not feeling very inspired lately with this whole strange relationship I’m going through.
5. Be Nicer….to Everyone I realized I was a bitch to someone online and I didn’t mean to be. I was being honest and I realize that I could use some nicer words to still make the same point but I didn’t stop & think before I hit post. We all need a bit of kindness. We need to give love to those around us to get in back into our hearts also and God knows I need some love lol.
So these are my goals for the month. I will be marking off the ones I accomplish as I go except for the be nicer goal because that one is about constant growth.
What is at least 1 goal you are setting for yourself for March?
5 comments:
Hi Regina, glad that the idea of setting goals got you going for March. I wish you all the luck in the world on picking a place to relocate. I know for me, I don't mind it that much. I'm really only expecting to be in places for a few years, and then move again (I'm a Navy brat). But you should do lots of research, stereotypes are there for a reason. For example, I like a lot of things about Minnesota, but people are from here, live here, die here, and all live within a few blocks of their families. I'm not used to that, and it means that it can impact my ability to make friends. Keep asking around, and you'll get great insight. Good luck!
Great goals, Regina.
Nice to hear about your interest in photography. some sites out there will actually pay you for your photos (istockphoto.com and others). Might be something to look into.
And congrats on the job! If you want to look into details of different cities, try city-data.com. They have tons of info on everything and include a lot of small, nearby towns, too.
Good luck in March!
Good luck on the move decision. If you're from Raleigh you already know a lot about it, but if you haven't been here in the past 4 years it will blow your mind how much it has changed! If you have any questions, just shoot me a message.
I'm definitely feeling the same winter blues with my photography. I was hoping to get back into photography this year but so far I just haven't been motivated to leave the house because it's so cold and I just don't have the same indoor light setup that I used to. Hopefully you can share some new photos!
Regina, pleased to meet your goals ;) And I might copy some of those for my new edition. It is really inspiring to see what other people are aiming for (and to see that after all I am not the only one struggling to be nice to people that ARE DIFFICULT).
And good luck with the relocation part. Who knows it will inspire your photo career being in a new place somewhere you have never been before.
I'm going to echo everyone else and say 'good luck' with picking your next home city.. I thought I could live anywhere and would follow my job, but this last year in Toronto has been tough. My advice (and what I will focus on next time I move to a new city): Make sure you focus on meeting people and making decent friends quickly, or it's easy to feel super lonely!
Good luck with your March goals,
Claire
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