Goal Setting
Last Tuesday my work started a goal setting class. I was hesitant to go because even though I have goals, I always felt that they would just happen when the time is right. I'm not saying that I didn't ever plan on being proactive towards my goals, but a lot of them just felt like they would happen when I had enough money...and that would be "at some point." These are things like buying a house or purchasing a new(er) car.
Once I started writing my goals down, however, I found that I didn't want to stop. I realized that there are so many other things that I'd really like to do in my life that I don't currently make time for...or even focus on. Things such as making my own smoothies in the morning, seeing more plays and movies. I do them if they just happened to come up, of course, but I've never made a committment to myself to have goals that focus on having fun or doing the things I love, along with the career and material possession goals.
And not only did we write goals down but we had to write a time period or end date for when we plan to accomplish the goal. I felt overwhelmed at first at having so many things I plan to accomplish in just a year, but I can also tell already that it's giving me a different drive then I've had before in some areas. Take, for example, getting my real estate license. I knew I really needed to study more...but I didn't have (aside from my dad asking me what percentage I've completed every chance he can get) my own motivation each night to get me to sit down and study. It was another thing that I knew I would just complete at some point. But, now, I 've given myself until the beginning of June to obtain my license...which is a short time frame...but it's really given me the push that I need to stay committed to completing it. Am I still struggling to create the time/energy/brain power to do it? Absolutely. But now there's an excitement there that didn't exist before. Not only am I looking forward to getting my license by my target date, but once I do, there are other goals that I can then take action on because I'll have additional time and will be making more money.
Life doesn't seem so...what's the right word...mundane...ordinary... now. I have a lot to work on!
Love,
Aislinn
Once I started writing my goals down, however, I found that I didn't want to stop. I realized that there are so many other things that I'd really like to do in my life that I don't currently make time for...or even focus on. Things such as making my own smoothies in the morning, seeing more plays and movies. I do them if they just happened to come up, of course, but I've never made a committment to myself to have goals that focus on having fun or doing the things I love, along with the career and material possession goals.
And not only did we write goals down but we had to write a time period or end date for when we plan to accomplish the goal. I felt overwhelmed at first at having so many things I plan to accomplish in just a year, but I can also tell already that it's giving me a different drive then I've had before in some areas. Take, for example, getting my real estate license. I knew I really needed to study more...but I didn't have (aside from my dad asking me what percentage I've completed every chance he can get) my own motivation each night to get me to sit down and study. It was another thing that I knew I would just complete at some point. But, now, I 've given myself until the beginning of June to obtain my license...which is a short time frame...but it's really given me the push that I need to stay committed to completing it. Am I still struggling to create the time/energy/brain power to do it? Absolutely. But now there's an excitement there that didn't exist before. Not only am I looking forward to getting my license by my target date, but once I do, there are other goals that I can then take action on because I'll have additional time and will be making more money.
Life doesn't seem so...what's the right word...mundane...ordinary... now. I have a lot to work on!
Love,
Aislinn
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