A month has past since you sat down and put together your New Year’s resolutions. If you’re like me, then a few of your goals had to do with your freelancing career. This year I made it my goal to:

• Start and grow a blog.
• Increase my income every month.
• Add more repeat clients.
• Start developing a passive income.

I find that New Year’s resolutions are only achievable if they are broken down into smaller chunks. Therefore I set 30 and 60 day goals for myself at the beginning of each month. By doing this and keeping the big picture in mind, I stay motivated and give myself a chance of actually reaching my dream targets.

My goals for January were to:

• Write an eBook.
• Add 3 new repeat clients.
• Make $xx00.
• Start a blog

I feel quite comfortable with how I closed the month off. I wrote an eBook and am currently editing it, I added 3 solid repeat clients, made $50 short of my goal, and started this blog. I am very excited about the momentum I have gained this new year and believe that I have nowhere to go but up…and that’s exactly where I’m intending to go.

For February I am hoping to complete my eBook and have it ready to sell, add 2 more repeat clients, make $300 more than January, and build my blog’s readership.

While there are a number of ways that I stay task-oriented throughout the month, I find that the best tool I have ever used is a daytime planner. Each night before I go to bed, I write out my goals for the next day. Sometimes I’ll have 6 small projects to complete while other days I’ll have one or two larger projects. By writing down a manageable list and completing it each day, I stay focussed and productive.

Are you still on track with your New Year’s resolution? How do you keep on top of things?

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