Figure out the "why"...

I am proud to say that I have made some progress with my writing.  I have written and outline, met with a writing coach and I have a plan.  Will I publish it and retire?  Well...that may be the dream but I'm not really thinking it's a reality.  But I want to focus on just finishing the book...I want to be proud that I achieved this goal.

I know that I need to set some goals and follow through.  While there is no set deadline, if I don't give myself a deadline...I'll never get done.  I can procrastinate with the best of them.

My writing coach the other day asked me the dreaded question the other day..."why do you want to write a book"?  Every answer I gave just resulted in the follow up question of "why"?  And the truth is...I am struggling to answer this question.  I'm actually not sure why I want to write it.  I mean - I think I have something to say and it's a goal that I have always wanted to achieve.  But I am still struggling for the real "why".  Dave explained that knowing the why can help keep you motivated to continue...and I totally agree with that.  I just need to figure out my "why"...

To cheer me up!

One of my favourite things in the world is to photograph animals...and I haven't had a chance to go on a safari for a long time.  I miss taking photos.  I did get a little taste when I was in Alaska and was able to watch the humpback whales...that was amazing.  But...it wasn't the same.

I sort of sense a bit of depression coming on lately...so I decided to cheer myself up...and went out to photograph animals!  Of course I wish it was the plains of Africa or the jungles of South America...but as that's not a reality.  So I went off to the zoo.  I calculated that I needed to visit the zoo three times to make the membership worthwhile...so expect more photos.

Un autre changement...

I discovered that it's pretty hard to track learning 7 new french words a month.  I think the problem is that I have studied French for so many years...I'm not even sure what's new.  So, I have modified the goal to "study French for 10-15 min a day".  Currently I am on a 20 day streak! 

I have no idea if I will ever learn enough to become fully bilingual and work in French...but I need to start somewhere.  I haven't booked a meetup with French speakers yet...just not confident that I know enough.  But I will keep practicing every day!