Monday, November 19, 2007
Time
I had an interesting conversation this past week with a colleague about the passage of time. Have you ever heard someone say they were too old to do something or a project would take too long to complete? Remember that the time we think is too long is going to pass anyway, whether we decide to take up the task or not. The question then is, was the project or goal something we would truly like to achieve? If so, why not do it? Five years from now, we'll be five years older, whether we decided to attempt the long-term goal or not. Why not make an attempt? It comes down to setting our expectations high and shooting for the stars. One never knows where that will take him or her. As I've posted before, set your goal, write it down, review it daily and begin today to achieving that goal.
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I have found the hardest part is to get started. You determine you want to do "this" and you search for a starting point. What started a project or a goal?
i am positive that if we all started our days by thinking this "deep" at 542 am that setting and achieving goals would come much easier...
"In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia"-Author unknown. Most people go through life like this, never seeking any further accomplishments or trying to better themselves. They settle for the routine and mundane. Don't we want more for our youth?
I really like the quote. I think the setting of goals, and more importantly writing them down and reviewing them, is a process we need to teach our students (as well as remind our adults.)
I think the "starting point" comes from reviewing the goal. It may not come right away, but by determining that the goal will be attained, a starting point reveals itself.
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