Re my Mar. 9 essay “Becoming a Writer… in Spite of Myself”:

“Thank you for such an honest and candid essay about achieving a childhood dream. It is refreshing to hear a personal anecdote that rings true!” – BP

Re my Mar. 7 essay on Group Decision-Making:

“Thanks Mark. The Decision-Making article defines you perfectly. It also defines an executive I’ve been working with at my biz. Some of your articles I keep. This is one of them.” – MF

Re my Goal-Setting System:

Several readers wrote in to ask if I still use the same system. If you remember, I begin with yearly goals, which I convert to monthly goals and then to weekly objectives and daily task lists.

The short answer: I do… but with some refinements. I’ll explain in an essay I’m working on for next week.