Successful People Write Down Their Goals, So Here Are Mine For 2021

Trying to become successful by writing about my goals for the year

My goals for 2021: Game development and writing, image by author.

Writing down your goals makes it 42% more likely to achieve them.

I recently read somewhere that successful people write down their goals. It boosts your motivation and focus while reducing stress levels at the same time.

I have been writing to-do lists on paper for quite a while and it helps me keep a better overview of my short-term tasks. Every point you can cross off results in a small sense of accomplishment.

But I have never tried writing down long term goals and there’s really no reason not to do it. So here are some of my goals for 2021 regarding my online presence and freelancing career:

1. Game Development

For the past few months, my indie game project fell a bit by the wayside. External distractions, my recent passion for writing, and other projects took a lot of time away from game development.

This year, I want to finish the game and publish it.

It’s actually in a decent state, but the final push is going to be very difficult and time-consuming. Right now I am at a point where I need to add a lot of content to the game (buildings, items, etc.). Adding content isn’t too difficult and actually quite fun. However, doing so in a way that is balanced is very hard. And all the little things take up a lot of time. Every building needs a model, an attack animation, a sound effect, a projectile, maybe some special effects, etc. Which is fun for a few buildings, but when you need 50+, it can get slightly repetitive and tedious.

2. Writing

In 2020, I discovered my passion for writing. I had been blogging about my game development progress before, but last year I started to spread out into other topics as well. I also learned about Medium and published over 60 stories in 8 months.

I want to continue writing regularly in 2021.

I’m not going to set a milestone of how many followers or readers I want to reach because that isn’t in my control and comes down to a lot of luck. But I want to stay consistent and…