I have never really been one to set goals. I know what I want and I take the necessary, and some not-so-necessary steps to get it. But can I tell you a little secret? We're friends so, it's cool right? Well here it is, with my no-goal-setting self, I NEVER SEEM TO FINISH ANYTHING!There it is. I put myself on blast. How 'bout that? I've been to 5, count em, 5, four year colleges and still don't have a degree! Now how on earth do you attend more colleges than it takes in years to finish college,and not have a degree?
Now I'm not going to bag on myself too hard here. Within those years, I joined the military, went to war, married twice and had four kids. Plus my kids ARE pretty AWESOME! But this is not a mom blog, so I'm not going there...not today anyway.
Anywho, at 40, I'm thinking about a lot! Maybe I should actually start writing down some goals. You know make them tangible. Might this possibly help me stay on track? Anything is possible with God. I sure need to remember that my friends.
Recently my girl Ren, over at it's a new day, who also attends my very cool church Lifegate, posted a great article on five reasons, you should commit to writing down your goals.The article is written by Michael Hyatt of Intentional Leadership. Random...wonder if owns the hotel chain?
Okay, back to the subject at hand. Here are the five reasons you should commit to writing down your goals:
1. Because it will force you to clarify what you want.
2. Because it will motivate you to take action.
3. Because it will provide a filter for other opportunities.
4. Because it will help you overcome resistance.
5. Because it will enable you to see—and celebrate—your progress.
Aren't those reasons awesome? If you would like to read the article in detail click on Michael's name up there and it will take you directly to the article. So I was sitting around today looking at my house and all that I need to get done. My first thought was to try and tackle it all today. But after reading this article, I thought, why not relax today, I mean it IS Sunday and write down some cleaning goals for tomorrow?
So my goal for tonight is to actually write down my goals for tomorrow!
Yatta
(Yah-ta)
Yay!!
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