04 January 2011

Setting Goals for the New Year....

I don't like New Year's resolutions but I do like taking time each quarter to review my goals and see where I am. 2010 was the year of survival mode. I don't think I really did much in the way of goals beyond living day to day and just surviving.

So now that I have some breathing space, it's time to look around and figure out what direction to go and what steps to take to get there.

I have hobby goals for this year -

1. One thread a day in the carousel horses - more if time permits.

So now to look at other areas -

Environmental - 15 to 20 minutes of house cleaning every day after work. Try to get rest of the family to join in.

Financial - Continue to work on the Debt Snowball.

Social - Blog at least once a week. Try to meet at least one new person a week.

Physical - no more elevators - It's only 4 flights up to work, even that much exercise will make a difference, Get back to a dance class.

Spiritual - read at least 15 minutes of holy writ (not just my religion but others as well), spend some time each week listening to silence.

Academic - read at least one classic from the great classics on my Nookcolor or on my shelf each month

Sounds ambitious but do-able.

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11 April 2007

Easy things that are hard to do?

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.Dale Carnegie

Carnegie was always the master. I've heard that a lot of the book "The Secret" which is a huge hit right now comes from Carnegie's work and the work of some of the other earlier gurus on success. If the tips are timeless, why is it so hard for people to implement them?

I have a list of the Laws of Success from Napolean Hill on my desk. I have to admit that the first one is what I often have trouble focusing on - - Have a definite chief aim. I know people that do have a definite chief aim in their lives. Everything they do contributes in some fashion to that aim. I have many things that I want to do but I'm still having issues with what and who I want to be. That definite chief aim is still a bit fuzzy. About a year ago, I put together a life mission statement but I have to admit that I haven't really been using it as a definite chief aim. I've been floating, letting life and projects pull me along instead of managing them and pulling them along. Could it be that I don't really want what I think I should want?

Maybe it's time to step back and re-evaluate and write a new mission statement either that or start acting on the one I said I wanted last year.

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