Posts Tagged ‘ goals ’

June Goals: A Fresh Start

June 1, 2009

Hola chicas! It’s the beginning of the month, so you know what time it is- goal time! If you’ve been following my blog, you know that I’ve recently had some…issues with the career side of my life. Well, it’s a new month and that means a clean slate...
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My Quote of the Day- 6.1.09

June 1, 2009

By Jamie Fleming-Dixon

“A goal is a dream with a finish line.” ~Duke Ellington, American jazz composer and performer Tweet This PostJamie Fleming-DixonJamie Fleming-Dixon is the founder and author of ForColoredGurls.com. Her intention is to empower readers, inspire them to live their most fabulous lives and to motivate them to reach for their dreams and goals. This...
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Progress Report?

May 28, 2009

By Jamie Fleming-Dixon

So, I said I would update about how I was doing with the goals and what not. And I apologize, it’s a little late, but I digress… I sent 16 emails to businesses I’ve been networking online and I’ve found off-line networking spots on meetup.com. I’ve sent a couple of queries. Got promotional stuff...
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sigh my so-called career

May 16, 2009

By Jamie Fleming-Dixon

So, I’ve decided I should write a little more about my personal stuff in here. Don’t get it twisted though, there will be no wild sex stories or anything like that- sorry… …anyway, as you all know, I am still aspiring to make full-time money freelancing. And while it’s obviously not easy, I feel...
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Do Something!

April 14, 2009

By Jamie Fleming

Something that frustrates and saddens me at the same time is people who don’t want to do anything at all with their lives, and those just settling for anything- basically people who lack ambition, especially youth. I see people just sitting around all day doing nothing or working at dead end jobs...
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Finding your way in the dark [by Alex Brown]

April 4, 2009

By Jamie Fleming

My former mentor at my alma mater, GCSU, wrote this note on Facebook a couple of weeks ago. I just wanted to share it ’cause it’s so true: “Finding Your Way In the Dark”….by Alex L. Brown How many times have you walked into a dark room with your hands out, reaching to find...
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How did I do in March?

April 1, 2009

By Jamie Fleming-Dixon

Here are the goals I set for myself in March –>March Goals. How did I do? I sent about 8 emails to business. And got two responses. I networked- a little. Sent queries- and got one topic accepted. Promoted my website-sorta. Wrote a couple of articles for Demand Studios. Posted blogs regularly in fcg....
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Happy March: freelance writing goals

March 6, 2009

By Jamie Fleming-Dixon

Today is March 1, so it’s time for some new goals (and maybe some snow in GA-that’s exciting). Woo-hoo! Anyway, here goes: Send at least 10 “cold” emails to business per week. Network, network, network. Maintain/post in both blogs. Send queries about topics I’ve had on my mind for a very long time but...
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