Easy Goal Setting – Goal Setting Part 1
On to a new year, a lot of people with find time to set goals for 2007. Its a good thing to do at every start of the year. Setting goals is a well known method of success by people who excel like athletes, businessmen and other achievers in their own field of expertise. Moms at home are also included! You have the best job of them all and that is raising future leaders, so be ready for it by setting and seeing these goals into frution – for your children and you.
The basics of setting goals give you as a Mom focus for each day. Goals also provide short-term and long-term motivation as you plan your day, week and month. The goals I set also help me organize my time and resources so I will stay focused. This allows me time and resources to educate myself and share that new-found knowledge with my children.
WHY SET GOALS?
You might be thinking, why do we need to set goals? God will show me the way and I can depend in Him. You have found something very important as you rest your faith in God and this is necessary if you travel God’s path. However, having your goals set to short and long term ones allows you to clearly assess and measure your progress as you raise your kids and follow Christ. As your goals are met, you’ll also be following God’s path.
Isn’t it great when you cross something off your written list? I feel the same too! Its also the same with goals. As these short term goals are completed, you will feel a sense of accomlishment that leads to a great feeling that you’ve been realizing your final goals.
Ever got through the day feeling like there’s something lacking or was just a perfect waste of time?
Goals eliminate that feeling of a long and pointless grind. I’m sure you know what I mean by pointless grind throughout your day & week.
BASICS OF GOAL SETTING – HOW DO I BEGIN TO SET GOALS?
1. Think deeply on what you really want to do as you bring up your kids to be leaders in God’s image. These will be your lifetime goals for all of you.
2. List short term and long term goals necessary for you need to achieve lifetime goals. Make a chart with each person at the top of your chart.
3. Make the goals manageable by breaking it down to smaller targets that must be completed. Put them under sub-goals under each major goal for each family member.
4. Write down what you did each day so that you can work on your goals. You may begin with the first month, breaking it into manegeable weekly activities. Then on the first day of the week, list your activites for that certain week only.
5. Once you’ve obtained your list, go directly to working on your goals.
In part 2, I will discuss putting your goals into action.
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