The new year is almost here, and I am sure that many of you are thinking about your "resolutions."
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You are probably one of three types of people when it comes to new year resolutions/goals.
1. The person who has good intentions and sets resolutions, and then gives up on Jan. 2nd.
2. The person who has given up setting resolutions, well because.....Jan. 2nd.
3. The person who sets resolutions and achieves them, and is the champion of their life!
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Yeah...I'm not number 3 either.
Oh, and let's start calling them goals instead of resolutions. Resolutions sound so formal and final, and goals sound so much more achievable and doable...
So, how do you set goals and achieve them then?
You first and foremost must give yourself GRACE ...
Giving yourself grace when setting and working to achieve your goals, is allowing yourself to have setbacks, moments of doubt or total failure, and yet keep moving forward believing in yourself and your ability to accomplish your goals.
TRUST ME, you will not achieve your goals effortlessly or without failure.
REAL GOALS, the kind that makes a difference in your life and the lives of others are never without setbacks and doubt. The struggle is real and hard, and at times you may want to give up and throw in the proverbial towel.
That's okay, just don't do it!
Like the butterfly working to come out of the cocoon, you will have to give yourself moments of rest and silence before starting up again.
Eventually, you will emerge, dry yourself off, and soar onward and upward.
Grace also allows you to DREAM BIG!
Now, don't ever CONFUSE dreaming big with setting goals.
They are not the same thing and you will quickly find yourself in trouble IF you believe they are.
See, dreaming big is looking toward your future for all that you desire for a healthy, happy, successful life as a human being.
Goals are the stepping stones to that big dream.
Dreaming big gives you the destination while goals are the roadmap.
Get it?
Here's a personal example.
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Our current big dream (hubs and I) is to live out west among flat red land with beautiful mountains in the background. It includes a low maintenance home, no grass (according to hubby), culture, and the ability to travel in our RV.
This is not our goal, but our dream. It's big; like really big! It requires a lot of strategic and financial planning. It means a lot of personal changes in our lives. It sets the stage for the next chapter.
So, in order to achieve this dream, we have to set goals.
Here are a few of the goals we need to achieve.
1. Downsize and purge our current belongings. We CAN'T take everything with us, and nor do I want to.
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2. Find ways to cut current costs (like not having 999 cable channels that we don't watch) and put that extra money towards moving costs, travel, and home purchase.
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3. Plan a few vacations to the areas we are thinking about and visit them. Meet with realtors in order to get an idea about our needs and what's available, both in the way of houses and communities.
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4. Make an evolving list of what we will need in our new home to make it work as efficiently as possible for us. Things like one story, large pantry, low maintenance yard, etc...
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5. Set up "date nights" with hubby once a month to review our goals and have conversations around our big dream. This will help to refine those goals and make sure that we are on the same page.
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Notice that I didn't put a timeline on the big dream.
Nope, timelines are for goals in my opinion. If we can work those goals in a timely manner (that we set for ourselves), then the big dream will become our big reality sooner than if we give it a firm date.
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I'm going to leave you with your thoughts on setting goals with grace.
For now.
My "Part 2" post on Saturday will be an instructional post on HOW to set reasonable goals and ACHIEVE them so that your BIG DREAMS become your own reality.
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I'll be showing you a few of MY PERSONAL GOALS FOR 2019 so that you can see them in action.
Set "BREAKING RULES" as one of your goals.
I know I am!
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