In 2020, I set 10 values-based goals, and in the process, I’m working hard to see the value of the “in-between.” I believe everyone’s a work in progress, after all. A monthly review comes at an excellent time because one of my creative role models, Alexandra Franzen, is running a checklist contest. This is thanks to…
Category: Learning Goals
Year in Review 2019
Hello! It’s January 21, 2020. A year and two days ago, I formally published the site you’re now reading, where I revealed a blog featuring a mighty list of 19 goals, a list of services including free coaching sessions and options for 19 people, a handful of testimonials… and one ambitious yet optimistic kid on…
2020 Vision
First time here? Or followed me down a not-so-dark alley of the Internet in 2019? In 2019, I set an admittedly ambitious 19 goals for the year. You can explore them all here. Now that it’s been nearly a year since hitting that first “publish”, and the calendar has turned, it’s time for a new…
Why I don’t share every accomplishment via pixels
Happy 2020, everyone! In this New Year, it seems all of my Facebook friends have reflected on either A. all their accomplishments or B. their sense of dread at seeing option A everywhere. Let’s stop and think about this. We live in a world that values not only work, but presenting it to others, often…
Why I write every week
Why am I here? Tough question, to ask why you’re here, in this life or even under the clarification of “here online”, it’s a question of purpose and motivation. But I’ve been thinking about why I do what I do, whether it’s for a paycheck or not. What gets me up in the morning, what…
Shift your schedule to get your goals done!
It’s been five years since my last First Day of School. Stores began stocking notebooks, binders, and pens in every color. And soon, my suburban neighborhood will be flocked with children at every corner, waiting for the bus. I always started school in August, even in college, and this time always makes me reconsider my…
I published 6 months ago. Here’s what I’ve learned so far
On January 19, 2019, I pressed “publish” to kaylielongley.com. Cue: jumping up and down on my kitchen’s linoleum floor, countless calls between my brother and me as its server shut down, and tons of edits to my homepage… that’s still a work in progress, thank you very much. At the time of writing, it’s almost…
June in Review: Decluttering and Creating
June was spectacular for achieving goals. I mainly focused on balancing minimalism with creativity. Those may seem contradictory, and I’ve explained my thoughts on these identities here. Here are a few lessons I’ve learned this month and what I’m excited to be working on in the weeks ahead. Recognize the physical change matters second to…
The power of environment in nurturing creativity
Today is Father’s Day. In honor of my parents, I thought I’d celebrate with a few musings on how my childhood nurtured creativity. Creative environments encourage trying. What trying looks like? Sometimes failing, sometimes succeeding. And a ton of work. I was lucky: my parents wanted my brother and me to find what made us…
Book Review-Ish: How Tidying Up Reveals Progress on Other Habits
After writing about wanting to read more in May, I did! I’m not sure if it was because I wrote about it last week and this proved to be an external motivator, or if it was the feeling of having a long sought after book in my hands but… I finally buckled down and read…