Monday, January 3, 2011
1. Spend More Time with God
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Setting Attainable Goals for 2011
An abbreviated version of
by Tsh Oxenreider
"New year’s resolutions get a bad rep, and I totally understand why. Almost nobody keeps them past January. Why? They’re usually overly-ambitious, they’re made in haste, or the timing is off. The post-holiday letdown tends to give people excuses to throw in the towel before they’ve given their goals a fair shot. I’m right there, too. Very rarely does a “resolution” of mine cross the finish line in December. I like making them, and I’ve gone as far as the spring in keeping them. But instead of resolutions, I like to make annual goals. The thing that makes a goal a goal is that it has a concrete, reachable plan with logical and do-able steps. After all, as Dave Ramsey says, “A goal without a plan is just a dream.”
Yesterday I provided some reflection questions for 2010. Today, I’ve got some springboards to help you think through 2011. Here are some ideas for creating healthy goals for this year.
I. Personal Growth
1. What healthy character traits would you like to see developed in your life this year? What are some specific steps you can take to develop these?
2. What is your plan for maintaining accountability for progressing in personal growth?
3. What are some of your learning goals for this year?
4. What books would you like to read this year?
5. Do you enjoy your major/job/extracurriculars? If so, what are your favorite things about your work? If not, what are some ways you can change this?
II. Physical Health
1. What is one area of progress you’d like to see this year for maintaining or improving your physical health?
2. What are some tangible, daily choices you can add to your life that will improve your health?
3. In what way would you like to be physically healthier by December of this year?
4. What is your plan this month for starting this progress towards a healthier you?
{This goes on, but is geared towards women my age with families...if you'd like to see the questions but adapt them to your life stage, click here.
"New year’s resolutions get a bad rep, and I totally understand why. Almost nobody keeps them past January. Why? They’re usually overly-ambitious, they’re made in haste, or the timing is off. The post-holiday letdown tends to give people excuses to throw in the towel before they’ve given their goals a fair shot. I’m right there, too. Very rarely does a “resolution” of mine cross the finish line in December. I like making them, and I’ve gone as far as the spring in keeping them. But instead of resolutions, I like to make annual goals. The thing that makes a goal a goal is that it has a concrete, reachable plan with logical and do-able steps. After all, as Dave Ramsey says, “A goal without a plan is just a dream.”
Yesterday I provided some reflection questions for 2010. Today, I’ve got some springboards to help you think through 2011. Here are some ideas for creating healthy goals for this year.
I. Personal Growth
1. What healthy character traits would you like to see developed in your life this year? What are some specific steps you can take to develop these?
2. What is your plan for maintaining accountability for progressing in personal growth?
3. What are some of your learning goals for this year?
4. What books would you like to read this year?
5. Do you enjoy your major/job/extracurriculars? If so, what are your favorite things about your work? If not, what are some ways you can change this?
II. Physical Health
1. What is one area of progress you’d like to see this year for maintaining or improving your physical health?
2. What are some tangible, daily choices you can add to your life that will improve your health?
3. In what way would you like to be physically healthier by December of this year?
4. What is your plan this month for starting this progress towards a healthier you?
{This goes on, but is geared towards women my age with families...if you'd like to see the questions but adapt them to your life stage, click here.
Reflecting on 2010
20 Questions for a New Year’s Eve Reflection
by Tsh Oxenreider
1. What was the single best thing that happened this past year?
2. What was the single most challenging thing that happened?
3. What was an unexpected joy this past year?
4. What was an unexpected obstacle?
5. Pick three words to describe 2010.
6. Pick three words your spouse would use to describe your 2010 (don’t ask them; guess based on how you think your spouse sees you).
7. Pick three words your spouse would use to describe their 2010 (again, without asking).
8. What were the best books you read this year?
9. With whom were your most valuable relationships?
10. What was your biggest personal change from January to December of this past year?
11. In what way(s) did you grow emotionally?
12. In what way(s) did you grow spiritually?
13. In what way(s) did you grow physically?
14. In what way(s) did you grow in your relationships with others?
15. What was the most enjoyable part of your work (both professionally and at home)?
16. What was the most challenging part of your work (both professionally and at home)?
17. What was your single biggest time waster in your life this past year?
18. What was the best way you used your time this past year?
19. What was biggest thing you learned this past year?
20. Create a phrase or statement that describes 2010 for you.
Happy reflecting!
by Tsh Oxenreider
1. What was the single best thing that happened this past year?
2. What was the single most challenging thing that happened?
3. What was an unexpected joy this past year?
4. What was an unexpected obstacle?
5. Pick three words to describe 2010.
6. Pick three words your spouse would use to describe your 2010 (don’t ask them; guess based on how you think your spouse sees you).
7. Pick three words your spouse would use to describe their 2010 (again, without asking).
8. What were the best books you read this year?
9. With whom were your most valuable relationships?
10. What was your biggest personal change from January to December of this past year?
11. In what way(s) did you grow emotionally?
12. In what way(s) did you grow spiritually?
13. In what way(s) did you grow physically?
14. In what way(s) did you grow in your relationships with others?
15. What was the most enjoyable part of your work (both professionally and at home)?
16. What was the most challenging part of your work (both professionally and at home)?
17. What was your single biggest time waster in your life this past year?
18. What was the best way you used your time this past year?
19. What was biggest thing you learned this past year?
20. Create a phrase or statement that describes 2010 for you.
Happy reflecting!
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