BellaOnline Forums Beauty and Self Life Coaching What are your One Year Goals?

Melissa,

Sounds like an interesting story. Must keep you busy for hours dreaming up plot lines and scenarios.

I also write short stories--Confessions. I've had a few published. Probably one a year since 2004, but I haven't submitted anything lately.

Laurie,

Yes hubby is right, personal goals are very important and like Lisa said, it's good to balance professional and personal goals. Gurus like Stephen Covey swear by this concept.

OK I realized I never actually posted goals for 2009. Here is what I have!

2009 one-year goals

* Mail Management
Work through ALL to-do / backlog lists

* Social Networking
Update all regularly

* Weddings & Courtships: Native Americans
Finish this book

* Romance Novels
Get one of my 8 books published

* House Mess
Get all "unused" stuff out of the house.

* Exercise
Find some form of exercise daily - yoga, biking, dancing, etc. Get to 125 pounds.

* Journaling
Maintain morning to-do journal and evening gratitude journal

* Music
Practice guitar and piano at least twice a week each

Oh I like that, a morning "To-Do" journal and an evening "Gratitude" journal.

My life has changed so completely in a few months that I am afraid of actually sitting down with paper and reorganizing my priorities and goals. I have so much to deal with right now with the lifestyle change of moving into an RV and living on the road. It occupies every waking hour. Everything else is being put off until we are out of the house at the end of Feb and living on the road.

not sure if it makes sense for me to think about anything else right now, not even my goals. Thoughts?

Oh I hear you loud and clear Jill. I once read a book, where a character moved to a new country and failed to write a friend for a very long time. He did not write because he said everything was so new, he felt like he was "drowning" in the new experience. When he finally was able to tread water (and had some perspective) that is when he wrote to his friend.

Sometimes I go into survival mode--I think we all do. I say, no thinking about long range plans, strict schedules, I put aside many of my self help rules just do what needs to be done that day. I usually set a limit this time. I say, in one week, two weeks I'll get back on track again.

Yup definitely survival mode sounds apt for Jill! Just get through February for now. Don't worry about long term goals until you are through that process!

That being said, if there is any way to have a journal to write in, I think it'll really help. That way when you feel stressed or angsted or anything else, you can release that energy. Don't force yourself to write in it - but I think having something to write in when you need to will help!

Wow, I missed this somehow... that's exciting!

I am feeling enthused, I really do work towards each goal each week and even if it's tiny steps I feel like I am making progress!

Mail is my biggest focus, to get through the backlog. My daily incoming mail is staying under control, and I need to choose a backlog folder each day and plow through it!

My One Year Goals - I posted this in the wrong forum before:).

1. Apply to the Peace Corp and three graduate programs
2. Start actively selling on my Etsy shop and make it successful
3. Work consistently on my Clayton College Degree
4. Finish the bulk of if not all of my 101 things in 1001 days challenge that is complete in Nov. 2009
5. Wittle down my debt and increase my credit score
6. Plant a balcony garden
7. At least double my 2008 income
8. Maintain my healthy body and continue to tone and exercise
9. Create a beautiful, comfortable oasis of a home in my next apartment

...this all makes me smile to think of it all happening:)!

Thanks!