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6. Goal Setting
We can make changes at any point in the year., but the new yr is a great time to assess your life - spiritual, health, marriage, career.
People will say, “Don’t set goals; don’t set New Year's resolutions". Let me tell you who’s saying that — people who aren’t doing anything. Don’t let anyone tell you not to set goals.
We know most people don’t stick to their New Year’s resolutions. Mabye this make them hesitant to try again. I would rather fail trying to make my life count that give up and waste my life. There’s no shame in failing. The only failure is quitting.
We all need to grow & get better in some area of our lives. You’re never going to wander into a better you. So to say you don’t need to set goals is the same as saying "I don’t need to get any better." That’s an arrogant thing to say.
Setting goals is a good thing. You’ll never hit a target you don’t have. Goals help us stay challenged rather than in rut.
Our Goals Need to be…
1. Visible
Write your goals down. The more often we are reminded of our goals, less likely we will be to forget them. Habakkuk 2:2 “Write the vision & make it plain” If u haven’t written down your dreams, there’s almost no chance you’ll ever achieve them. Some people do vision boards - they print out pictures of their goals and put them on a board.
2. Measureable
Not just “get better at…” Be specific, otherwise you won’t know if you’ve reached your goals.
3. Attainable
Don’t set your goals so high that you get discouraged and quit.
How I set my goals:
- Write down top 3 to 5 goals for this next year. More than that is too many to focus on.
- Break them into 4 parts. (Jan-March, April-June, July-Sep, & Oct-Dec.)
- Focus on just the first quarter. (i.e. If you want to read 12 book in a year, you need to read 3 in the first 3 months)
- Break each quarter’s goals down into steps (Read 1 book in first month, about 50 pages a week)
- Break steps down into daily tasks (i.e. Read 7 pages each day)
What goals should you focus on over the next 3 months?
Send me your thoughts - [email protected]
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We can make changes at any point in the year., but the new yr is a great time to assess your life - spiritual, health, marriage, career.
People will say, “Don’t set goals; don’t set New Year's resolutions". Let me tell you who’s saying that — people who aren’t doing anything. Don’t let anyone tell you not to set goals.
We know most people don’t stick to their New Year’s resolutions. Mabye this make them hesitant to try again. I would rather fail trying to make my life count that give up and waste my life. There’s no shame in failing. The only failure is quitting.
We all need to grow & get better in some area of our lives. You’re never going to wander into a better you. So to say you don’t need to set goals is the same as saying "I don’t need to get any better." That’s an arrogant thing to say.
Setting goals is a good thing. You’ll never hit a target you don’t have. Goals help us stay challenged rather than in rut.
Our Goals Need to be…
1. Visible
Write your goals down. The more often we are reminded of our goals, less likely we will be to forget them. Habakkuk 2:2 “Write the vision & make it plain” If u haven’t written down your dreams, there’s almost no chance you’ll ever achieve them. Some people do vision boards - they print out pictures of their goals and put them on a board.
2. Measureable
Not just “get better at…” Be specific, otherwise you won’t know if you’ve reached your goals.
3. Attainable
Don’t set your goals so high that you get discouraged and quit.
How I set my goals:
- Write down top 3 to 5 goals for this next year. More than that is too many to focus on.
- Break them into 4 parts. (Jan-March, April-June, July-Sep, & Oct-Dec.)
- Focus on just the first quarter. (i.e. If you want to read 12 book in a year, you need to read 3 in the first 3 months)
- Break each quarter’s goals down into steps (Read 1 book in first month, about 50 pages a week)
- Break steps down into daily tasks (i.e. Read 7 pages each day)
What goals should you focus on over the next 3 months?
Send me your thoughts - [email protected]