The weekend is here - are you ready to do a bit of work on your dreams, resolutions and goals? 'Yep', perhaps we're stuffed full of turkey and 'shopped out' after a couple days at the malls. With those holiday activities in mind, now is the time to re-focus on our dreams, resolutions and goals. In a little more than an month we will ring in the New Year. But, we don't have to wait until January 1, 2008 to pause and look back on all that we achieved, or to look forward toward the changes that we would like to make in our lives. Or toward the dreams that we would love to pursue . . .
I'm an advocate of doing daily and weekly 'Check-Ins' on dreams, resolutions and goals. Those Check-Ins help us to keep our dreams front and center. They help us to refine our short and long-term action plans. Our Check-Ins help us to make course corrections when we're off course, or spinning our wheels. Our Check-Ins help us to brainstorm fresh ideas for how to move dreams to the next level - to decide what homework needs to be done, what questions need to be asked that will tell us the 'who, where, what, when, why, and how' we will achieve our dreams. Our Check-Ins help us to set deadlines, and build/refine strong timelines. Our Check-Ins keep us on track, moving forward one small step at a time, one day at a time.
Before the holiday season gets crazy busy - maybe it's time to take a good, hard look back on 2007 dreams, and a look ahead at 2008. This weekend, and the next few weekends, set aside an hour or two for yourself in a place where you can think and enjoy a bit of solitude. Pull out your journals - or begin a journal. Whether it's a spiral notebook, or leather-bound book, no matter. The important thing is that you do some brainstorming with your journal. Don't procrastinate - do it for you and your dreams, today!
Remember: I Resolve To Achieve My New Year Resolutions, One Resolution, One Day At A Time For One Year. It's your choice. Do it today. Turn your resolution into reality in five simple, common sense steps: Dare To Dream, Decide, Define, Develop A Plan, and Do It Daily. Make your resolution a permanent Lifetime Resolution, something that's with you for good! Above all, Be A Resolutionista, someone who makes resolutions, keeps resolutions, and enjoys the journey! Let's Go For It!
Kim M. Simpson - November 24, 2007
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