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2023 Word of the Year: Discovery

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It’s that time of the year when many begin reflecting on the end of the year and thinking about what they want in the next year. Since my birthday is in the middle of November, I often start my new word of the year around then while still finishing out the current year’s word. I need 13 1/2 months to get it right!

It all started with a little POSITIVITY

I began choosing a word of the year in 2016 when I was struggling with life and college. The word that year was POSITIVITY. In 2017, I had FIVE words, one for the year (Peace) and a word for each quarter (Focus, Enjoy, Shine, Passion), that was an odd year but the words fit as I graduated from undergrad, was prepping for the GRE and began to work full time and had a 20th Anniversary Celebration to prepare. While I liked having multiple words, it was a lot to keep up with so in 2018, I went back

Be Bold 2017: Blogging Goals

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It’s time for the second post of #BeBold2017 and we’re talking about blogging goals! (Yes, I’m a few days late, oops!). Goals are so hard to come up with because you want them to be reasonable and achievable, but not too easy that it doesn’t feel like you actually accomplished something.

 

Blogging Goals for 2016

  1. Write at least 5 posts a month. I think five posts is a reasonable goal for the month.
  2. Be more active on Twitter. Twitter is a great way to connect with people and build a community.
  3. Grow my readership. I plan to work on interacting on social media more with my current and potential readers.
  4. Write for other blogs. I currently write for my friend Laura’s blog Ginger & Co., but I want to try writing for other blogs as well.
  5. Create and maintain an email list. I know my way around MailChimp, I just need to create and then build my email list!

I’ll admit I really didn’t accomplish any of my goals. They are decent goals, but I just didn’t achieve them.

Be Bold in 2017: Word of the Year Reveal

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Hello everyone! Today is the start of the Be Bold in 2017 linkup hosted by Christina of The Social Butterfly Gal. I’m so excited to be a part of this linkup because Christina is amazing. The linkup has helped me to be accountable with figuring out my goals for 2017. To kick out this linkup I’ll be sharing my Word of the Year for 2017!

Choosing a Word of the Year

This was so DIFFICULT to do. I started by Googling positive words since my Word of the Year 2016 was Positivity. There were so many words, so I went through the alphabet and picked my favorites. I had twenty-eight words on my list at that point. Yes, you read that correctly. TWENTY-EIGHT.

Then began the difficult process of trying to shorten the list down to one word. Difficult really doesn’t describe how hard it was. I managed to get my list down to just thirteen words and I decided to define what each word meant to me or

Be Bold in 2017

· Blogging, Goals

What if I told you there’s a place for you to share your goals for 2017? What if I told you that we are at our best when we have accountability- someone cheering us on, giving words of encouragement? And what if I told you there is a space where we can all come together, grow our communities and discover other fabulous blogs and meet fantastic bloggers? Well there is! But the question for you is, are you wanting to be bold in the new year?

I’m excited to announce I will be part of an amazing project called, “Be Bold in 2017: a blogging community to make your 2017 brighter!”

 

 

What is Be Bold in 2017?

Be Bold in 2017 is a linkup for bloggers of all niches, genres and backgrounds to share their goals for the New Year and to connect with other bloggers. Through this, we can all grow our blogging communities and find cheerleaders and accountability partners to help us own our goals and make 2017

August Goals

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It’s August. Saying that is unbelievable. Where has summer gone? I return to school in 22 days. 22 days, people! I’m excited about classes and seeing my friends, but also sad to lose the freedom of school. I’m thinking about going back to school, but also about my August goals and whether I can complete them in 22 days.

July was a busy month for me. I began working with a new client in June and in July we really got into the swing of things. She launched a new program and was expecting a baby (who was born on July 31st) so we had a lot to get done before her maternity leave. Along with client work I’ve been busy catching up with things at home and preparing to go back to school. I enjoy school and learning, but I also really enjoy organizing for school! Let’s take a look at my July goals!

 

JULY GOALS

  1. Begin work on new website for Modern Laine.
  2. Start my business website.
  3. Work on Southern Charm edits.
  4. Read for

July Goals

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I can’t believe that it’d July already! The summer season has officially started and we’ve been having super hot temps here in Charleston, but the academic summer is halfway over. As of today, I have 49 days until I return to school. That isn’t long at all, especially when you have to buy textbooks and school supplies! Today I’m going to share my goals for July, focusing on the things I wish to accomplish prior to returning to school.

Before I go into my July goals, let’s take a look at my goals for June.

JUNE GOALS

  1. Start plotting my Gothic novel/short story.
  2. Blog more.
  3. Start reading for my fall class. (overachieving nerd, check!).
  4. Work on my edits for Southern Charm.
  5. Work on my time management and organization skills.

I did attempt to plot out my Gothic idea and for now it will still be a simple paragraph with character names. I didn’t blog as much as I want to during June and I didn’t begin reading for fall classes yet, mainly because I haven’t been

June Goals

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I’ll admit, I am awful keeping up with my goals. I just can’t keep up with them, but I’m going to try to be better about that. Today I’m going to look at my personal goals for 2016 and goals for June.

At the beginning of the year I made a post with my personal goals for 2016. They are a verity and I’m hoping to accomplish all of them by the end of the year or to at least make a dent i

Personal Goals

  1. Finish my novel, Southern Charm.
  2. Write a complete script.
  3. Learn to code.
  4. Expand my business, Laine Consulting.
  5. Get in shape!

So far, I’ve completed a short 6 scene script and picked up a new client for my business! That’s definitely a sign of progress. I’m going to continue working on my personal goals, as well as some extra ones for June. Here are some additional goals for June.

June Goals

  1. Start plotting my Gothic novel/short story.
  2. Blog more.
  3. Start reading for my fall class. (overachieving nerd, check!).
  4. Work on my edits for Southern Charm.
  5. Work

My Personal Goals for 2016

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More goals, this time my personal goals!

Last week I posted my blog goals for 2016, so today I’m sharing my personal goals for 2016. I spent a lot of time thinking about my personal goals because I wanted achievable ones. I wanted them to be stronger than just resolutions which everyone makes but hardly keep up with past January 15th. I also wanted goals that would be easily completed while I transition from college student to young professional. With graduation approaching in May, life is going to change and fast!

I’ve found it much harder to make personal goals than I did to make blog goals.

  1. Finish my novel, Southern Charm. I have been working on a YA romance since 2010. After six years it’s really time to finish it! Maybe I’ll even self-publish like my friend Laura did.
  2. Write a complete script. I am taking a class on screenwriting this semester and I am so excited! I’m hoping to learn many tips for creating a screenplay. I’m not sure what my

2016 Blog Goals for Modern Laine

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A new year means it’s time to make new goals! I have a lot of big goals for Modern Laine and 2016, so today I’m gonna share those with you! It took me a few days to come up with reasonable and reachable blog goals. Making goals is hard, because unlike resolutions which everyone makes but hardly complete, goals are supposed to be more attainable.

How do you come up with attainable goals that aren’t too easy to attain? It’s a little tricky, but I found that to do it you have to come up with what you want to accomplish, then think how can I make this a little harder or dream bigger? Once you do that then you have some great goals for the year!

Here are my six goals for my blog in 2016.

Modern Laine’s Blog Goals for 2016

Ready for the new year? 2016 is going to be a great year for #ModernLaine. Find out why!

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October Goals

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Woohoo! It’s October, which means we are closer to cool weather. Well, maybe. In the South we’ve been known to have sudden hot days in the middle of what should be Autumn or Winter. Today I’m going to share my October goals with y’all!

Blog Goals

Write at least 10 blog posts.

Figure out my style when it comes to graphics.

Create and actually stick to an editorial calendar.

Get organized.

College Goals

Keep up with my class work.

Study more for Geology

Begin working on my second short story (the first one is due Monday and I still don’t know what I’m going to write about.

Life Goals

Drink at least 20 oz. of water per day.

Work on writing to do lists or using a to do list app.

Clean out and organize Gmail.

Clean out and organize Dropbox.

Find ways to relieve stress.

Start packing for the cruise my mom and I are going on!

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