Well…I certainly am not the greatest blogger, now am I? Leaving you all hanging for 5 months – shame on me!
Given this fact and the fact that I don’t make resolutions at the beginning of each year, I’m going to try something new. Something that will hopefully still hold me accountable to myself and the people who love me. I am going to start quarterly goals and reports. I’ll still blog when interesting things happen (please, no more birds in my apartment though), and I’ll make goals every three months and check in to see where I am at with those goals.
BUT! (and this is what I am hoping will keep me successful at my goals) I am only going to make a goal for each quarter at the beginning of that particular quarter. I am not going to try and make all my goals for the year right now.
The Rules:
1. Be realistic. Don’t set yourself up for automatic failure by setting goals that are unattainable in the timeframe of 3 months.
2. Try. Don’t give up after a week.
3. Set a goal for 2 life categories (for lack of a better word): Health, Relationships, Hobbies, or Finances.
4. Allow yourself to be imperfect. Oh, there will be bumps and blips in the road ahead, but if you give yourself permission to make the odd mistake, you’re better off than riddling yourself with guilt every time.
5. Your goal must be set by the beginning of each quarter and met by the end of each quarter, with a grace period of 3 days on either end.
First Quarter – January 1, 2012 – March 31, 2012
Second Quarter – April 1, 2012 – June 30, 2012
Third Quarter – July 1, 2012 – September 30, 2012
Fourth Quarter – October 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012
Now, on to setting some goals for the first quarter.
