Set priorities for your goals. A major part of successful living lies in the ability to put first things first. Indeed, the reason most major goals are not achieved is that we spend our time doing second things first.
I’ve been fortunate, or sometimes unfortunate, to have never had a problem with writers block. I say unfortunate because there are always several stories in my head battling for my attention. I’d be working on one novel and another would pop into my head so I’d start working on that one too. At one point, I had maybe 5 good starts to a novel but wasn’t finishing any of them. So I decided to work on one novel at a time and so far, that has worked for me.
I know it’s all about organization and time management but I’ve tried it before several times. I’m great at organizing other people’s things. When I’m at work, I can finish all that needs to be done in the allotted time. I can finish a novel or a short story- focusing on one before I move to the next but I’m having a mental road block when it comes to organizing everything else. I just need to keep repeating in my mind-one at a time. I need to say “do not move on until you’ve reached a good stopping point.”
The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities. Stephen R. Covey
