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6 Tips for Entrepreneurs to Make Your New Year Creative and Productive
It’s that time of year again: new starts, fresh beginnings, and creative resolutions.
There’s no more perfect time to kick-start your creativity and plan for a new year that’s bursting with productivity and inspiration — but if that’s what you’re craving, the standard resolutions just aren’t going to cut it.
So how do you set resolutions that you’ll actually want to stick to (and not end up with the creative equivalent of an unused gym membership or an unread recipe book on clean eating)?
The answer is to set resolutions that will help make your next year a happy, motivated, and creative one by keeping your professional ambitions at the forefront of your resolutions. By following a few simple tips, you’ll be on your way to a new year full of productivity and inspiration.
Ditch Resolutions Based on Vanity Metrics — Set Entrepreneurial Goals Instead
Ahhh, the promise of a new year. I’m one of those people who enjoys thinking about my New Year’s resolutions, though believe me, I’m fully aware that lots of people think setting resolutions will just give them a headache and cause anguish when they aren’t able to achieve them.
I’m not one of those “New year, new me!” people; I just like to capitalize on the fact that a new year is starting, and it’s time to review what I’ve been doing for the last 12 months. Thinking about resolutions helps me figure out what I could do differently or better in the future, or goals that I didn’t achieve last year that I want to work on more this year.
Coming up with New Year’s resolutions — at least for me — is mostly a practice of reflection. I think about what I’ve done the past year, what I wish I had been able to achieve or do, and what I’m most proud of in terms of my accomplishments.
Maybe you had a goal last year to publish a certain number of articles, or guest post on a certain number of sites. Perhaps you achieved your goals, or maybe you met only half of them.
Our Favorite Books in 2017
Last year, we published an article about our team’s favorite books of 2016. Everyone seemed to enjoy it (including a couple of the authors), so we decided to create another roundup to close out 2017.
Some of us found this rather difficult — for writers, choosing a favorite book is like choosing a favorite child. But alas, we had a deadline and a two-book limit.
So here is a list of books that made our lives a little better this year.
Why You Should Write for the Trash
“I’ve never had so much fun and freedom drawing! I’m going to keep a trash can next to my easel from now on.” The effusive young woman seated across from me was a far cry from the frustrated ball of nerves I had encountered a week before.
The trash can wins every time.