In the summer of 2008, I sold security systems. I really didn't like it at all, but I learned some great lessons about myself, and it defined a lot of who I am today. One of the things I learned from that summer was how to set goals. A goal, to be a goal, has to meet some criteria...
Write it down. It's not a goal unless you have written it down, and made a plan to achieve it. Otherwise, it's just a wish.
Make a plan... a detailed plan, perhaps with several baby steps along the way.
Put your plan in a place where you can see it often, a bathroom mirror, in your car or room...where ever you need so that you can review it constantly!
Incentives.. Reward yourself for working hard, for accomplishing a goal that you set.
AND hold yourself accountable. Involve other people to hold you accountable as well. It always helps to have a friend to keep you in check with your goals, one who has your best interest at heart of course!
Last summer while Mike was deployed in Laos, I set some MID YEARS resolutions. Because I felt like I was getting stuck in a rut, and needed to make some goals for myself and where I wanted to be. This post is going to be dedicated to reviewing those goals... there will be a follow up post with some new goals for myself... But I just want to take some time and think about what my goals this year will be.
Without further ado... here are my MID YEAR resolutions from 2011. Colored text is the goal, white text is my added evaluation.
Finish the Book of Mormon by the end of the year .... CLOSE! I have worked oh so hard on this. I am in Ether now. I have been consistently studying, using the Book of Mormon student manual. I feel okay where I am with this, because my study has been interspersed with ensign talks and messages. Will finish by February.
Sign up for a work out class! One of our friends in Hawaii is a body pump instructor... MUST get details on this! I have been doing great at this one! I work out at the Hickam gym and go at least 3 times a week. I have yet to go to Heidi's body pump class... But I am planning on going in January!
Register for school... try to figure out a way to get into ANY nursing program at all. Start hammering out pre-requisites this semester (anatomy & phys... microbiology lab... medical terminology... to start )Check!! I am successfully enrolled in school and working hard at my first semester back. Weber State baby!
Throw myself into Paparazzi Jewelry. Get details on selling at swap meets, set up parties, talk to people Ummmm... yeah. This hasn't been going so well.
Start working at Ho'okele Health Love working here. So far so good.
Figure out the pros and cons of being a home health aide vs. pursing my own business with Paparazzi. Re-evaluate goals 5 and 6 in a monthI think my previous comments answer this question...
Finish reading all the conference messages by September 1! :DRead most of them.. not quite all of them.
Do a random act of kindness everyday for someone This could use some work. I could be a little more outgoing and kind to the people in my life.
Welp, there you have it. I feel pretty good about where I am in accomplishing my goals. I'll be back in a few days with some new goals of where I want to be by the end of this year. That's all folks!
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