Because sometimes 140 characters just aren't enough.
Thus it begins.
I consider it a beginning of sorts because I have never really set or tracked goals but really it is just a continuation of an ordinary, average existence. There’s certainly nothing wrong with that but inside I feel like I’m settling for that.
I have always been moved by exceptional people. Some have hidden in the shadows for years only to burst upon on the public stage to serve as a wake up call. Others are true heroes who never sought the stage and were eager to return to the wings as soon as their celebrity wore off. Most though are just ordinary people doing exceptional things on a daily basis because they’re passionate about what they do (check) and are laser focused on the tasks before them (unchecked at the moment).
I do not expect to become the next Susan Boyle or Lenny Skutnik. My desire is a simple one you’ve heard a thousand times before but which so few of us ultimately seem to achieve. I want to look back on life one day and know that I left my corner of the world a better place than I found it. Cliché, right?
None of the goals listed below are aimed at helping others, at least directly. I must first clean up my own mess. With that said, here are my first, unremarkable goals.
Short Term Goals
These 3-6 month goals which should lead to one of the long term goals below.
Long Term Goals
These are 2-5 year goals toward which the short term goals should be aimed.
One cool benefit of this whole goal setting thing is that it gives me something to blog about on a fairly consistent basis. Hmmmm, I’m seeing benefits from this already!