Writing a 1000 Word Post Twice a Week

I like to write. 

Or maybe I like the idea of writing. 

Or maybe I like the idea of liking to write. 

I haven't really figured out which one it is, yet. Regardless, I firmly believe that I do not write enough. The snotty voice in my head repeatedly tells me, I'm not disciplined enough, I'm too fanciful, my head is always up in the air, my writing is complete and utter trash and my dream of crafting wonderful words that have people gripping the edge of their seat as they ride the emotional high of their lives will remain just that, a dream.

Again and again, every artist and every successful person in the world will tell you that practice is key, specifically, daily practice. If you want to write better/well/at all, write everyday. If you want to be a good swimmer, swim everyday. If you want to be a memory athlete, practice memorizing everyday.

Everyday.

Lazy and undisciplined as I am, I decided that if the very vague phrase 'write everyday' was one of my goals, I'd probably crash and burn within the first month, or the first week. No lies.

That's where this blog comes into the picture. 

I've tried countless times to maintain a personal blog and have failed every time. Each time there was a different reason. Lack of purpose, no posting schedule, too narrow a topic, too busy a posting schedule, little to no interest in topic, too vague a topic and the list goes on.

So I'm trying something very radical this time. Something I've never done before.

I'm blogging about me and my goals.

I love setting goals. I create goals obsessively. Nevermind achieving the goals I set, I  get a thrill from just setting one. I have lists and lists of goals. Some goals show up on practically every list because I've never managed to reach them, some show up once because I thought they were cool and then I never give them another thought, and some are long -term goals that are nowhere near in sight of the horizon yet. 

So what better idea than to marry my [questionable] love of writing to my [obsessive] goal-setting habit?

I know right?!

Everyday Twirls is a public log of my goals, the process, and the [hopefully] achievement of those goals. It's not a new idea, it's as old as blogs are, and it seems to have worked for many people. Helping them write AND achieve their goals.

On your right, you'll find my list of 12 goals to achieve in a year beginning September 1st. September marks the beginning of a brand new school year and it brings with it fresh energy and great momentum, so it seems natural to start my goal-year then as well.

The great thing about the nature of many of my goals is that they can provide a constant stream of writing material. 

So with that in mind, I have committed myself to writing a thousand word post twice a week. 

That is not to say that I can post only two times a week, but that two of my posts must be at least a thousand words, and there must be AT LEAST two posts a week, Sunday and Thursday. It's not a very hard goal to reach but enough to make me sweat a little. Harder goals are more exciting to achieve than [very] easy ones.