Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - June 18th

What if I fall?  Oh, but my darling, what if you fly? – e.h.

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay. - Simone de Beauvoir

Last week, Terri’s Tuesday Tip of the Week provided guidance on completing a 2019 mid-year goal review.  Congratulations on the goals that have been accomplished and those that are on track to be accomplished this year.  It is always important to celebrate successes!

Now, let’s discuss the goals that are not on schedule to be accomplished this year.  While reviewing goals, what was the biggest reason the reader discovered the goal was not on target to be accomplished?  Some of the likely reasons were not enough time or procrastination. 

What new ideas can be incorporated into life to help accomplish the goals?  Ryan Blair said:

If it’s important you’ll find a way.  If it’s not, you’ll find an excuse.

The author loves to accomplish goals, which includes a lot of reading and listening to podcasts.  This year, she also included a goal of being in community with people.  For this reason, it has been a struggle to balance accomplishing goals the author loves of reading and listening to podcasts/books and socializing.  The best answer is Dean Acheson’s quote:

Always remember that the future comes one day at a time.

For the author, she started breaking down her big goals into daily tasks of reading a chapter in a book and marking it off of her task list.  By establishing the smaller daily goals, the accumulation of task completion will lead to accomplishing the bigger goals.  Vincent Van Gogh said:

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.

Even though some goals may not be accomplished and it may feel like a setback, it is important to have a strong resolve to push forward. 

Have a fierce resolve in everything you do.  Demonstrate determination, resiliency, and tenacity.  Do not let temporary setbacks become permanent excuses.  Use mistakes and problems as opportunities to get better-not reasons to quit. – Jamie Dimon

CHALLENGE: Create smaller, reasonable goals to accomplish the larger goals for 2019.