Welcome to DIY MFA Radio, where I do a deep dive into the writing life as well as the craft and business of writing. Today's episode ends our series: Ten Lessons from Ten Years of Podcasting. This is Lesson 10 – Embrace the Journey.

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In this episode I discuss:

• My end-of-year process for taking stock and evaluating my progress.

• Why you need to understand your natural tendencies before setting goals.

• The importance of giving each year a theme or name.

• How to use that yearly theme to course-correct or keep yourself on track

For more info and show notes: diymfa.com/485