A friend reported that she feels she has wasted this past year. When I asked what she would like to be doing a year from today, she didn't know. As a sage put it, if you don't know where you're going, how will you get there?
Write down your goals of what you want to happen by a year from today. Think about goals relating to your health, your family or social life, your work, your involvement in the community, financial goals, leisure goals or whatever is most important. Make the goals specific, realistic and time-bound. Then figure out a tiny step you can take towards each of them this week. For example, in the financial goals, maybe you want to compare car insurance rates to see if you can save money, or brown-bag your lunch three times this week. For the health goal, maybe you could drink an extra glass of water or eat an extra serving of steamed vegetables each day. Then take a few minutes each day and imagine yourself in a year, having met your goals! Think of the self-confidence this would give you. This goal exercise is a great exercise for work or personal use.
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Sunday, January 2, 2011
Friday, January 1, 2010
New Year, New Opportunities!
It's New Year's Day; do you know where your goals are?? Many people choose to write goals, often one per topic relevant to their lives. These may include establishing relationships, health, career, hobbies, family, finances, and more.
The value of having clear, written goals was demonstrated in a Harvard study done in 1979. Read about the incredible impact of having these goals at http://www.lifemastering.com/en/harvard_school.html.
But my question is, "Where do you put your written goals so you see them and get the most impact from having written them?" Hidden goals may be out of sight, out of mind.
Share with me your most effective places to post those goals!
The value of having clear, written goals was demonstrated in a Harvard study done in 1979. Read about the incredible impact of having these goals at http://www.lifemastering.com/en/harvard_school.html.
But my question is, "Where do you put your written goals so you see them and get the most impact from having written them?" Hidden goals may be out of sight, out of mind.
Share with me your most effective places to post those goals!
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