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Old 01-24-2009, 05:36 PM   #136 (permalink)
cnwoods
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Default Chasing 2 hares

Rose, having been where you are, there are 2 pieces of advice I'd give myself if I went back.

First: "He who chases two hares catches neither" (chinese proverb) My own add-on: there's nothing stopping you catching one, then the next, then the next, etc

Second: The sheer variety of your goals shows that you as a person have an incredible range of interests, but interests and goals shouldn't be confused.
A goal is something that will extend you as a person, and move you further along your life-path. Not all of these 'goals' are going to do that. If you spend some time thinking about where you want to be this time next year, and who you want to have become, you'll know which ones are necessary to get there.

Then put them in order. I'd suggest putting the one that seems biggest first, because if you work to get that one done it gives you an incredible energy rush to get started on the next one. If you're dividing them personal/ professional you could alternate goals for one then the other. I use the process from “Your Best Year Yet” and posted about it on my blog: "2008 Review, 2009 Goals"
It has you work out the main roles you have and create a goal for each, then pick and order your main focus role for the year, and your top 10 goals. I love that book. This year I decided to focus on only one goal at a time, going full on at it, and the results have been AMAZING! I finished my first (and probably biggest) goal by mid January... now I'm close to finishing the second.

In any case, I wish you all the best for getting clarity around this.

PS Learning new habits works really well with Steve's "30 day trial" concept too...
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