Every year on January 1st for as long as I can remember, I've made ridiculous and unattainable new year's resolutions. When I was about ten I clearly remember saying that my new year's resolution was to get a pony. This was ludicrous for many reasons including:
a) My family does not have enough money to maintain a horse
b) I live in the middle of a city and if I got a horse it would be at least an hour drive to decent paddocks
c) I would never have the time to care for it and ride it
So, as you probably guessed, that resolution didn't happen.
This year is going to be different, I'm only making one resolution with multiple sub-resolutions that come under it. 2017's resolution is: HUSTLE
I am going to stop sitting around hoping that I do alright at school, at dance, in choir, whatever. I am going to get off my butt and actively work towards the things I want to achieve. I am going to hustle hard. These are some goals that am I going to achieve this year by hustling:
GOALS AND HOW TO ACHIEVE THEM:
1. Keep my homework organised.
I am going to invest in a journal or 2017 diary so that I can keep track of what homework I have been given and when it is due. This way I can prioritise my time to get the homework that is due first done first.
2. Complete Façade by Christmas.
'Façade' is the latest story that I am working on and I aim to have it completed by the end of the year. To do this I need to write at least 2000 words a month, (it's not going to be particularly long) which should be extremely doable if I keep my homework organised and get it fully outlined before school starts at the beginning of February.
3. Write at least one blog post/upload at least one Youtube video each month
This should be easy if I've managed my time well. If all else fails I can use an essay or piece of creative writing I've written for school as a blog post and a video of me doing art homework as a Youtube video.
So this year I am going to hustle hard, achieve these goals and get the results I want at school, in my dance exams, and my singing. I'm not saying everything has to be perfect the first time, in fact, I highly doubt that anything will go right the first time. I will fail time and time again, but that's okay because that's the only way I'm going to learn what's wrong and how to fix it. The point isn't to be perfect. The point is to fail and get back up again. Thomas Edison said; "Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration." It's like writing. The 1% of inspiration is the very first draft that you create and then you realise it's actually the worst thing you've ever read. But then the 99% perspiration is the editing and layout and all the tiny little tweaks and drastic scene-cuts that turn it into something you're proud of. It wasn't right the first time, so you make it better and better until it's the best it can be.
I'm still young. I'm a first draft. I have a hell of a lot of tweaking and editing to do before I will be the best I can be. But these goals are going to help me get one step closer. Being able to get things done is an admirable quality that will get you places in life, so hustle. Hustle is the word of the year, let's get things done.
My 2017 theme song is Touch the Sky from Brave.
"I will read there every story,
Take hold of my own dream.
Be as strong as the seas are stormy,
And proud as an eagle's scream."
Until next time,
Helen xxx
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