Mid-Year Evaluations

Half of the year has zipped past — more, for those of you who start your writing year in August or September.

So it’s time to do some evaluations.

Normally, I’d go back to the questions I asked last fall and answered early in the year. However, last fall was so tumultuous, with the sudden decision to move, Elsa’s death, ad the move, that I never wrote any.

My goals, dreams, and resolutions for 2011 were, basically: Survive and Thrive.

I’m getting there.

Now that I’m settling in to my new life, the life I wanted, dreamed about and envisioned.

But I’m asking myself questions, mostly due to the fact that, during the current Saturn Retrograde, I’m having some growing pains in terms of my career.

I came up with the following questions:

1. Are you happy with the way your career (or careers, if you have a writing career and still carry a day job) has evolved over the past months?

2. What, if anything, do you want to change, in the balance of the year?

3. How are your personal goals coming along?

4. What ideas/positions/elements of your work or your life have you outgrown these past months? There’s nothing wrong with dropping or changing goals if they no longer fit your vision for your future.

Think about these for the next few weeks, and we’ll reconvene mid-month to discuss them.