I’ve decided that from now on I’m making my resolutions in May, May 26th to be exact. It’s my birthday and I’ve decided that it carries more significance to me. I mean what is January 1st to me? Just some day a pope decreed to be the first of the year. Well I refuse to let my goals be influenced by papal decree anymore! Off with the chains of papal oppression that yoke me! From hence forth, my goal making will fall on the most important day of MY life—the day I came into the world.
Plus, making goals in January has been clinically proven to be ineffective. The evidence is overwhelming, and I have the results to prove it—just look at the success rate of all my past goals. I feel I’ve thoroughly tested that method and now it’s time to put something else to the test.
I won’t share all of my May new year’s goals here, but I will list one: write more in my blog. Now, motivational speakers, spiritual councilors, and business professors all agree, goals must be specific. I guess I can see where they’re coming from. Based on my recent track record, for me to write “more” in my blog would only require me to post something every six months. Therefore, my goal is to write in my blog at least three times a month.
Yeah, it’s a pretty pansy goal since three times a month is almost nothing, but you should see some of my other goals. I’m gonna be too busy with those to have time to write in my blog all the time.
Happy new year’s to you and good luck with your goals. Also, please comment with any methods you’ve proven successful in your own personal goal setting.
2 comments:
I've found that paying someone to beat the crap out of you if you fail is pretty effective. Well, an effective motivator anyway.
Problem is you get so scared of getting beat up that you nervously rush through to reach your goal, only to screw it up. Then you get beat up anyway.
Hmm... scratch that idea.
I love finding more excuses as to why my goals haven't ever been completed, and since Jan 1st is over and Feb is long gone, guess I'll have to wait for it to come back around. :) Think of setting goals like businesses when they set goals. Money is their motivator and their goal. "We need to... blankity, blank, blank in order to make more money." So I believe we should have monetary or other tangible incentives to complete our own goals, because goals by themselves aren’t motivational. Sure, your thinking, “great now I have 1 more goal to complete each goal.” Think of it as a prize. Instead of making a goal to lose weight, set your goal to lose weight but you’ll get to buy yourself 3 new outfits to match your new bod when you’ve reached your goal, or 2 new bathing suits to show off the new bod. You should have those bathing suits picked out and printed somewhere as a reminder.
I am surprised Clark didn’t mention his motivation for completing goals. COMPETITION. I love that about Clark he’ll take on any challenge and win. He doesn’t have to be competing against anyone to win, but he’s just like that. He excels in anything he is challenged to do. Well, good luck to all and I’m off to see if I can get back on track with my own personal goals.
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