How Do We Set Goals When Trying Something New?

Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author :

I’ve talked many times before about how we should think about and set goals for ourselves with our writing career. Knowing our goals can help us determine the right path for us:

Should we focus on readers, writing, or income? Do we want to quit our day job? How does our worldview translate to publishing goals? What’s our Master Plan for publishing?

In other words, if we don’t know our goals, we lessen our chances of success. Either we wo...