Finding Opportunities to Write by Michelle Olson

Goals and motivation go hand in hand. One must have the motivation to work towards achieving goals. When I think about writing goals, my number one goal is to write every day. This can be any sort of writing from texts to emails to journal entries to poems to stories and the list could go on. Writing is a form of communication that takes on so many forms. We are all writers!

Writing every day is something that I encourage my students to do. When given consistent opportunities to write, many students learn to love writing every day. Their motivation becomes intrinsic as they learn to find joy in writing. I have seen this happen with several classes that I have worked with during this school year. When I say, “Let’s go be writers!” students move quickly to get started on their writing! Students have learned the value of writing and have learned to enjoy the writing that they do each day.

Here’s to a year full of finding time to write each day. That is my goal. My motivation is being a role model for my students as well as my two young girls. What is your motivation for writing?

Happy writing!


Michelle Olson is a reading specialist by day and wife, mom, and Usborne book lady by night. She recently earned her doctorate and focused on students’ attitudes towards themselves as writers and their own writing. You can connect with Michelle on Twitter at @molson414.

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