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i worked hard for these goals, i did the best i could at the time, under the circumstances. then, by my ‘deadline’ i realised i hadn;t quite made it. so i revaluated. and realised that somewhere along the path of trying to succeed my goal, my values had changed, and so did my priorities and aspirations.

i still feel like a failure sometimes, for not fully succeeding that goal, but i remind myself on why i failed. (essentially, my heart was not in it after a certain point).

now i don’t have dreams. and i even hessitate making goals, bc i fear dissapointent and bitterness.

if i have to state one goal, it would be to live life TODAY. live it to the full, having an open mind to all the opportunities life throws at me, and do things i feel good doing.

I spent most of my life so far working towards goals and dreams. now i realise that no one can gurantee us that we will have tomorrow and that living for it can ruin today.

so all i can really hope for, is do the best, and be pleased, with what i have today.

that is all folks! ; )

Turns out at 12am I dont have much work to do

My dream is to become a fairly successful blogger as I’ve always been into the pro-women stuff and to apply what I’ve learned in this posting

It’s … becoming a goal that I am working on achieving. I say working because I haven’t a clue what the time frame for such a thing would be.

But I enjoy reading great blogs like this one and connecting with people and so, I would say its very doable

Keep it coming!

-JEMi

Examples of some of my goals for the latter half of 2006 and for 2007 were the following:

1. Finish my PADI divermaster certification. I surpassed this and I am now a PADI Assistant Instructor
2. Run a 10k – Completed in Sept 2006
3. Run a distance event – Completed Nov 2007 by running the Seattle Half Marathon
4. Get a new job- Completed in March 2007
5. Wreck Dive in Nanaimo- Completed in Feb 2007 and August 2007
6. Get promoted/raise – In progress hopeful completion Dec 2007

What has helped me is knowing that goals are both short and long term. Not everything has to be a major event or something five or ten years down the road. I set up my goal lists like this:

1 Month-
-Purchase Christmas presents by 12/20
-Pay off credit card
– Attend at least two scuba open water sessions

6 Months-

*Redefine my job at work/promotion
-Re-write my job description
-Research appropriate job salaries
-Meet with management

*Travel Internationally
-Figure out budget
-Figure out budget

1 Year-

*Purchase a New Car
– Steps to reach this goal:

5 Years-

*Travel to China and Thailand
-Steps to reach this goal:
*Start my own business
-Steps. . .

The reality is our priorities and goals can always change. There is nothing wrong with tweaking a goal or even dropping one for another. We just have to set attainable goals and have realistic expectations for ourselves.

I’ve been thinking a LOT about how to set good goals. I agree that they need to be clear and measurable. I also think that the best goals also have regularly practiced disciplines. For example, if I want to lose 20 pounds, I should plan on a good routines for my day (eat three small meals, with no snacking) and week (go to gym 3 times a week for 45 minutes per session). This has been great for me.