Something that has kept me focused for a while, though not learned until well into middle age, has been to determine long-term and intermediate goals, which for me runs on six month cycles. I am concluding the last, moving ahead to the next. Some things went well, particularly those with measurable, finite end points. One was abandoned. I waver whether deep sixing it resulted from it not being a real goal, not within my innate character, or just too hard to accomplish. But it got crossed off with very little attention offered.
This Cycle:
- Home: Create a home garden
- Family: Visit each of my children
- Health: Meet specified weight and waist measurements
- Frontier: Have first draft of my book ready for editing
- Mental: Submit three articles to three different publishers
- Financial: Log my expenses on a specified day each month
- Community: Engage in two organizations
- Travel: Visit three historical mansions not visited previously
- Self: Read three books
- Long Term: Receive Social Security Benefits
- Purchase: Engage in two Great Courses
- Friends: Acquire two new friends.
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant
Time specified
I think all qualify. Some are easy, some require tenacity. The right mixture
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