As author of the children’s book One April in Boston: The Gift of the Spyglass I have the wonderful opportunity to speak with grade school students during school author visits. For the first 30 minutes of my presentation I discuss the beginning of the American Revolution — particularly Paul Revere’s Ride and the Battles of Lexington and Concord. For the second 30 minutes I talk about the book’s underlying theme of goal setting for children. I educate students about the goal setting process that the story teaches and encourage them to vividly imagine themselves having already achieved their goals and avoid using language like “I can never picture myself doing that.” We talk about the benefit of putting goals in writing, taking action toward their achievement each day, and NEVER giving up on them. I also tell them not to be afraid to set goals they might consider to be “too lofty.”
While working on the newly revised second edition (2015) eBook of One April in Boston I decided to take the opportunity to create a real life example for students. I established, in writing, the lofty goal of pitching the book and Philip Edwards’ story as a feature film or made-for-TV movie. My first action step was creating three videos to introduce the story to people in the film industry. You can view those videos at MovieGoal.com. This blog is where I will update the students I work with on the action steps I take in pursuit of my goal. They will learn about the feedback I receive, the setbacks I face, and the progress I make. Proper pursuit of any goal requires consistent action. Establishing this Movie Goal Updates blog is another important step on my journey! You can access it at MovieGoalBlog.com. Stay tuned…