"Got goals?"
When NASA took on the challenge of putting a person on the moon, they started by setting goals. Instead of starting with “now” and working forward, they started with “then”—the day they wanted to land on the moon, July 20, 1969, when the earth and moon were closest. They planned backwards from that date, i.e., where do we need to be on July 19, July 18, and so on making a detailed plan. They set goals backwards, knowing when they wanted Neil Armstrong stepping on the moon, and what it would take each week to get him there.
A lot of us try to set New Year’s resolution goal forwards, like, I want to lose 40 pounds, without knowing by when. We try for a little while to lose weight, realize we can’t lose all 40 in a month, and give up.
Set a realistic goal—like losing 40 pounds—and a target date, like June 30th. That way, you can plan on losing an average of 1.5 pounds a week and that’s doable!
Life isn’t so overwhelming when you take the long view—from God’s perspective—as you listen to life and make a life, not just a living.
posted by Listen To Life @ 2:01 PM
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1) To spend less time at the office & more time on things that are truly important.
2) Save more money
3) To read at least 1 book a month
4) To lose 5 pounds a month for the next 6 months.
Sounds like great resolutions to me! Be sure to catch the rest of this week's stories as they coach you further in how to make "sticky resolutions," i.e., resolutions that stick.
Let me encourage you to be S.M.A.R.T. with your first two resolutions like you were the latter two (Set Measurable Achievable Realistic Targets). You can be more specific with #1 by answering these questions:
1. What is my target amount of time to spend in the office in an average week? Average day?
2. What are the "things that are truly important" to me? Brainstorm a list, edit, and consolidate. Then post it.
3. How will I live out of these more important things?
4. How will I give them more time?
5. How will my schedule reflect these changes on March 31? June 30? Dec. 31, 2006?
You can get more specific with #2 by asking yourself?
1. How much is "more money?"
2. Where will I save this money? What non-essentials will I eliminate to create more money?
3. What am I saving money for?
4. How will I save this money, e.g., create an automatic deposit from my checking account into a low-cost mutual fund for as little as a $500 initial deposit and $50/month.
5. How much money will I save by Dec. 31, 2006? June 30? March 31?
Way to go in setting these goals for yourself! You will achieve great success in 2006 b/c you did!
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