Do you have any life goals that you would like to work toward and/or achieve in the next twelve months?
Some areas you may want to consider are family, church, work, personal life, education, etc. When you set a goal, it is good to write a statement reflecting the goal. Your goal statement should be specific, achievable and measurable. A goal is something you work to accomplish. You do activities and ACCOMPLISH goals.
A good idea or example is to write three goals in the following categories. Remember to make your goal statements bite size enough that you can achieve them, yet big enough that you have to work toward accomplishing them!
Family Goals:
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(Good concrete examples are: Spend 30 minutes per day quality time with each person. Schedule a 7-day vacation. Etc.)
Educational Goals:
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3.
Work/Career Goals:
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Personal Goals:
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List the goals above in order of priority by assigning them to either A (high priority) or B (low priority). Do the same for the category B priorities!
I realize that most of us set goals at the beginning of each New Year. Some of us just mull them over in our head while others list them out. By this time, you may have put aside some of those goals or decided that they are not achievable and have given up on the idea of accomplishing them. The first quarter of the year is a good time to reflect upon our priorities, look at our goals, and perhaps break them down into smaller bites so that we can accomplish them, even if it requires taking baby steps.