Reader,

It's back-to-school time in the U.S., and I'm ramping up for a new school year of reading instruction for the children I'll have the privilege of tutoring. Exciting stuff, indeed! I'm expecting to see some returning students and to meet a whole new crew, as well. And with all the newness a fresh school year brings, I have my work cut out for me in getting myself situated for some new goal setting, prepping the goal mindset, and actively working toward carrying out my goal plan(s).

So, we'll be continuing on this trek of moving toward the things we want to accomplish personally and professionally. Today's newsletter continues our discussion of a strategy to use in helping us to reach that goal post that may seem very far, far away. But don't give up, keep moving forward (even if you're just inching along). Those inches eventually add up to feet, and feet to yards, and yards to meters, and meters to miles.

To give you some goal encouragement, don't forget to click on the attachment below:

​LIT News - Aug 2026 Issue 80.pdf​

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You can find the following in today's newsletter:

• WATERFALL word activity (just for fun).
• an article about "The Goal Mindset and Perseverance (cont.)."
• an announcement about the 25% off storewide sale at The Degrees of Maternity TpT Store.
• a summary of Chapter 18 of Atomic Habits.
• a coupon code for the 25% off sale at The Degrees of Maternity TpT Store.

​And, here's last month's issue in case you missed it:

​​​​​​LIT News - Jul 2026 Issue 79.pdf​

I hope you're not getting tired of me and my goal-seeking ways. I just know how important it is to come up with a plan for how you want to GET THINGS DONE! It helps to have strategies in place; but even more importantly, it helps to have a mindset that's all in it to win it and actions that follow the mindset. So, let's make some goal moves now and going forward.

Let's keep the goaling going, or let's get the goaling started!

Jana/Yahna

Degrees of Maternity