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Quarter 1 Goal 2026 Review January to March

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Quarter 1 Project Status

Project #1: Finish book 2 in my main series On track/in progress
Project #2: Publish my novella Completed
Project #3: Review romance conference material On Hold
Project #4: Review Jericho conference material On Hold
Project #5: Google Drive Review & consolidate tentatively completed for now.
Project #6: Genre exploration On Hold
Project #7 Watching Instructional videos: On Hold
Project #8 Complete LinkedIn Learning course On Track/In progress
Project #9 The cover design course On Hold

Which projects delivered meaningful outcomes vs. activity?

At this time is it probably the Project #5: Google Drive Review where I had to jump in deep and do a file audit, which led to the discovery of how much work I've put into some incomplete projects. It was meaningful because it has realigned some of my goals and motivation to be more focused on the projects I have. I often forget about my novels-in-progress but that was a good reminder. 


However saying this, I'm still writing Project #1: Finish book 2 which is Thomas brother #2  from that page. 

Project #8 Complete LinkedIn Learning course this has been really good so I need to focus on this and not get adrift. I've really enjoyed some of the subjects on the pathways. 

Where did results differ most from expectations?

The Project #5: Google Drive Review because I thought it would be easy rather than going down memory lane and pushing me to get things in order.

Which projects are clearly worth continuing—and why?

The first goal is the main focus Project #1: Finish book 2 because it is part of a series and I'd like to finish it up and then do a reassessment of the list. 

 Project #8 Complete LinkedIn Learning course because it is day career driven and it is about career development. I need 40 credits of CPPD.

Project #7 Watching Instructional videos: On Hold but tentative The issue is watching it alone is dry so I may blog it. 

Which are being dropped and what triggered that call?

Not so much dropped but put on hold, or paused or parked.  This is because they don't align to the current goal and just take up too much time. However who knows.

Project #3: Review romance conference material On Hold
Project #4: Review Jericho conference material On Hold
Project #6: Genre exploration On Hold
Project #7 Watching Instructional videos: On Hold but tentative
Project #9 The cover design course On Hold

I'll focus on two goals for now, but as a someone that hops from one project to another, I'll have to see how it goes. I also need to do other things like searching for a job which is more a necessity than a goal. 

What will be done differently in Q2 based on this?

Hard to say at this point. I guess it will be focusing on two goals but I may get bored and switch. Maybe I should do like a day tracker or something but I'll probably forget at some point. Or maybe hours. Sounds interesting. We'll see.
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