I realized something about myself, and that is that I only keep one goal a year. Two years ago I flossed every day for an entire year. Last year (and I won’t even link to it, because I don’t want to remind myself or anyone else of all of the goals I made and didn’t keep) I made 12 or 13 goals feeling all confident in my ability to keep my goal the year before. I’m relatively certain I only kept one---to not play spider solitaire for an entire year. For an entire year I didn’t play it—yay!
This year, I made fewer goals (which I won’t post on here because it doesn’t seem to help with accountability anyway). I think I made about 6 or 7 goals. It’s only January 27th and I’ve already broken all but one, which leads me to the conclusion that I am only able to keep one goal a year.
So far this year I have had 72 ounces of water every day.
Next year maybe I should make that one goal something life-changing…like reading my scriptures every day or doing my visiting teaching every month.
72 ounces of water a day is a worthy goal, and could be life changing, you never know.
ReplyDeleteTry one goal for the year, and a separate goal for each month, or perhaps for a week. Or a day. Actually, just evaluate in general where you were last year, and where you are now - a general improvement in some areas of your life is certainly a worthy accomplishment. Go easy on yourself. (And that Spider Solitaire thing - I know how hard that is to give up. That's no small potatoes.)
You already do an awesome job with so many things Lucy!!! I do find if I read my Bible each day my life goes smooth ! ( no always easy but smooth )
ReplyDeleteI haven't dared to go back and look at goals I posted, because I am quite certain that I failed miserably. I think one goal a year is just fine. And seriously, 72-ounces of water each day? How are you not living in your bathroom?
ReplyDeleteI am awful at goals and never set them, but I feel like I should, because I do feel like there is a lot of value in trying to become better at something. I like your "one goal a year plan." Maybe I could do that. I love your water goal - that's actually a pretty impressive one. And just so you don't feel bad, I didn't make any January goals this year, but I did decide about 5 different times that I wasn't going to eat sugar for a month, and I never made it past 2 days. I would pretend that I wasn't failing at my goal, but that instead I was just deciding I didn't want that goal, which is pathetic of me.
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