by Cami Ostman | Mar 22, 2013 | Inspiration, Newsletter, Reflections
So, you’re reaching for a big goal this year. What is it? Are you training for a marathon? Writing a book? Traveling the world? Quitting smoking? Losing weight? You’re on schedule (or perhaps you’re slightly off schedule but you’re still... by Cami Ostman | Dec 30, 2012 | Classes and groups, Newsletter, Write yourself better
Every January, I set new goals. It’s not that I don’t set goals throughout the rest of the year as well; it’s just that January represents a time when goal-setting is in the air. I like to take advantage of the opportunity to “reset” my energy, and I do it with a... by Cami Ostman | Dec 15, 2012 | Newsletter
I was working on a newsletter article for you about gathering strength for the final push of the celebratory holiday season, ready to wish you Merry Whatever You Celebrate. I was writing at a coffee shop, blissfully unaware of the news coming out of Connecticut as I... 
by Cami Ostman | Nov 19, 2012 | Classes and groups, Newsletter, Write yourself better
November is NaNoWriMo. “What?” you ask. Well isn’t it obvious? It’s National Novel Writing Month I participated in NaNoWriMo for the first time last year. On a whim, I decided I would sign up with the nonprofit organization that sponsors this... by Cami Ostman | Aug 23, 2012 | Newsletter
August is the time to push the reset button August is my December, and September is my January. For the first three decades of my life, my stops and starts were dictated by the academic year–as a student, a teacher, and then a student again–and I’ve... by Cami Ostman | Jul 13, 2012 | Newsletter
How do you know if you’re making progress toward your goals? When I run a marathon, I rely heavily on mile markers. Since I’m such a slow-poke racer, there can be a full twelve minutes between each mile marker. Each time I see one up ahead in the distance,... 
