BellaOnline Forums Beauty and Self Life Coaching Rebecca's Goal Thread

OK, I have been very lax with this thread and focusing on my goals. That changes today.

-Post Discussion Board responses in two classes
Why? class assignment
Goal? education
Obstacles? Nothing
Overcome Obstacles? has to be done so anything will be done to get it accomplished.
Celebrate with? a walk to the thrift store

- Writing job
Why? money
Goal? career
Obstacles? errands
Overcome Obstacles? be smart in which errands I do and the order I do them in.
Celebrate with? a cup of hot tea and honey

- Clean kitchen and living room
Why? clean house
Goal? warm home
Obstacles? other people
Overcome Obstacles? take phone off hook and lock door
Celebrate with? an hour of mindless TV

I have been really lax too Rebecca. Your post really motivated me!

Deanna, glad I could help. I think I've been more crazed and pulled in multiple directions this past week than lax.

Here are today's:

-Post Discussion Board responses in two classes
Why? class assignment
Goal? education
Obstacles? Nothing
Overcome Obstacles? has to be done so anything will be done to get it accomplished.
Celebrate with? a nap - these are detailed and exhausting topics

- Writing job
Why? money
Goal? career
Obstacles? errands
Overcome Obstacles? be smart in which errands I do and the order I do them in.
Celebrate with? a cup of hot tea and honey

- Write an article for the herbs site
Why? writing career
Goal? a job I enjoy
Obstacles? other people
Overcome Obstacles? take phone off hook and lock door
Celebrate with? an hour of mindless TV

Those sound like wonderful tasks Rebecca! Hot tea and honey sounds lovely - I hope you had some!

I did have some tea. It was great.

Today.... um....... I think Karl Marx is my main focus.

-Research and get first draft on Communist Manifesto essay
Why? class assignment
Goal? education
Obstacles? I know nothing at all about this
Overcome Obstacles? sequester myself and get it done.
Celebrate with? a piece of chocolate


- Writing job
Why? money
Goal? career
Obstacles? essay
Overcome Obstacles? use it as a break from Karl Marx
Celebrate with? a nap


- Sort notes for Ancient Greece final paper
Why? class assignment
Goal? education
Obstacles? other people and other assignments
Overcome Obstacles? find a place to hide
Celebrate with? a game of backgammon with my son

Rebecca - that's too funny, I just had to read part of the Communist Manifesto for my Sociology class. Half of the class was complaining about it because they found the language too hard to understand.

I learned a lot. It was not that hard of a read, just boring because it did not interest me at the moment. Will have to read again to fully understand.

I have many goals tomorrow and this week, but my biggest is some self-evaluation. I have taken a vow of silence for the next week to rediscover myself. I have gone all day with 99% success rate of not saying a word. I learned a lot.

We have one mouth and two ears with the more doing way more work. I want to know what I am missing. It was eye opening. My goal is to keep my silence for the next week and to rediscover myself.

Rebecca -

My aunt did a vow of silence for a month, and she enjoyed it greatly!

It would be fairly easy for me to do because I work at home and pretty much the only person I talk to is Bob, my boyfriend. I do Skype my dad every evening but we could skip that for a week.

I think MUCH harder for me would be a vow of not communicating in any way - i.e. not typing any messages

I could never do a vow of silence. After being deaf for 15-20 years I had way too many times of silence (except for the constant tinnitus) when I couldn't participate.