As a writer, I will consider myself successful when:

I will consider myself successful as a writer when I am able to articulate what needs to be communicated in the least amount of words.  I like to keep things short and sweet and to the point.  I find when writing I am often unclear as what it is I am trying to say.  It will make sense to me but not necessarily to my readers. 

Everything sounds good as I am thinking what I write but I have such a difficult time getting my thoughts to paper.  I have never been strong with words.  My strength has always been numbers.  My thoughts seem to ramble as I try to write and I write as I think and my writings are unclear and rambled. 

Writing styles differ with each of us and I want to be able to be aware of the basics of writing so I am not making rookie mistakes.  I am sometimes told to write business professional and years later told that one should write as the speak. 

I am required to do more and more writing in my job.  I must improve my skill set to stay on top of my job responsibilities.  I want to be able to convey what needs to be communicated in a respectable and professional manner without being to wordy.  With all the fast paced communications that are out there no one really stops to read a lengthy letter.  So, if I want to reach my targeted audience and get the information out there I need to know I can write short and to the point yet intelligently.