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We've been talking about five year goals and one year goals, but i wanted to start a thread on short term goals. maybe for a week, a month, or three months.
I'll start.
I have a new used car from craigslist that I need to have looked at. I am having issues with the radiator, for one thing. That needs a water pump and new backflow container. I have called my shadetree mechanic but have not heard back yet.
I also need to set aside time to have one of those free brake check sessions done. Those are in Flagstaff or Prescott, so it will take a whole day set aside for that. maybe I can find one that is walking distance to a bookstore or coffeeshop, or someplace with wifi. Also, maybe there are some out of town errands I can get done while there.
Same with a oil change. I want to use something like Jiffy lube, where they do a 40 point inspection free. So this will be another whole day out of town.
I have coupons for these things around. So my steps - find coupons, figure out what towns to go to, plan a few days for this, and gather stuff to work on while waiting/plan errands to run.
My timeline is: within a few days for the radiator (otherwise I am carless). And within the month of August for the oil change and brake check.
So that is one life area to attend to within the short term.
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Those are great goals, and it sounds like you have a doable plan to handle them! Wonderful!
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Thanks! Ok, working on this one goal, there are jiffy lubes in Flagstaff, Prescott and Payson. And I also found a free coupon for $5 off - jiffy lube coupon Here are all the things they check. The one in Flagstaff is closest to places to walk to for wifi i think. Plus I can gather pine needles for my mulching beds. I will need to gather a lot of trash bags for that. Maybe I will try to get a hike in that day. Okay, so print coupon, gather trash bags, pick a trail to hike and select a day.
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Alright. Coupon printed, reusable cloth trash bags in car, Walnut Canyon Trail selected and the day - Wed, Sept 1. If it gets too late for Walnut Canyon then I will jog along the Urban Trail.
Next short goal to plan...
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That is great! You can also post short term goals in the matching forum, so you stir up interest with people who are into that topic! So for example I can post my short term cleaning goals in the cleaning forum, to enthuse other cleaners!
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My short term goal is to finish my vision board.
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Vision boards are awesome! I vote you set aside an hour to sit down with a cup of tea or glass of wine and have fun with your vision board! Mine sits right by my desk. I love the "x marks the spot" treasure map feel to it
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I did accomplish another short term goal today. I have notes all over the place in various notebooks and sheets of paper on forum topics that I had written, but forgot about, article ideas that I had written in various notebooks and forgot about. Well today I grabbed one 5 section notebook and re-wrote everything into just the one notebook - so I have a section for article ideas, forum topic ideas. quotes and topics to use in my new redesigned news letters, etc...
I'm feeling so organized - one short term goal accomplished. Now BACK to the vision board...lol...
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Dianne - that is *awesome* news!! Good for you! Having everything in one place, organized, is a great way to keep your forward progress going!
I sent out a bunch of editor packages today, so I have happy editors in my future and my office is a little more clean. So that is great!
Tomorrow my two summer classes end and then I have 2 weeks off before my set of 4 fall classes begin. So that will be a big help!
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1) Finish training class on this new temp to perm job (and hope it goes perm).....will be done by 9/7/10 and we hit the floor and take calls.
2) Get that jewelry business really started and off the ground.
Step 1 - Start Etsy and Ebay sales and see where that goes - all jewelry and beaded stuff to be made with gemstones. Hey - it is Earth Dragon Jewelry after all - they guard gemstones and animals....10% of profits goes to local and national (ASPCA HSUS)animal charities.
So I will start with baby steps - get hired on perm and re-start Earth Dragon Jewelry and keep it running this time.
That is enough for now as I want these items accomplished.
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