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Consistency, December!, End of Year Eval, Holiday Season, motivation, Serving Others, Setting New Goals, Weekly Schedule
Well, we are in the last month of the year. It went by quickly didn’t it?
This is the month to grind it out before we hit the holiday weeks. When the holiday week hits, the family will be coming, you’ll be doing last-minute holiday shopping, and it will preclude anything you want to finish. So dig in now, at the early part of the month and knock down any of the goals you have left. It’s not too late.
Between Christmas and New Year’s is the perfect time to take a tally of what you set out to do this year, where you missed the mark, and plan accordingly for the new year. There are a few goals I missed, not due to a lack of effort, but they reached a little too far. This year, I’ll use that data and set more realistic goals that I can achieve by the end of next year. They’ll still stretch me, but won’t be so far off in the distance that it will be impossible to accomplish.
One of the greatest learnings I have discovered this year is consistently showing up. I started the year with a goal of reading 48 books, at last count, I am at 60+ for the year and still going. I also finished the rough draft of my non-fiction book on technical recruiting and began work on my fiction story. These would not have been possible, had I not done something every day to move the needle forward.
What goals did you set? Did you accomplish them? Did you fall short like I did? If you fell short, how will you goal yourself in that area next year? I’m really curious to hear from others on this topic. Feel free to respond in the comments below. Ok, here’s my weekly schedule!
This week:
- Work on Story Beats for my Fiction book daily
- Exercise daily (see my workout routine for the week of Dec 1, 2019)
- Read 1 hour daily
- Meditate daily
- Complete 1 session for each of the 5 classes I’m taking daily
- Clear the circles on my Apple Watch Daily
- Hang out at my local coffee shops or a restaurant daily
- Read my Bible Daily
- Do a random act of kindness while I’m out running errands daily
- Help my wife with her Master’s Degree work daily
- Have some fun daily (Netflix, Xbox, NFL Football, or Disney+) daily
- Log my food in MyFitnessPal daily
Well, that’s it for now, folks! I hope each of you are looking forward to the holidays like I am. I realize there are some in my audience who dread the holidays and my heart goes out to you. You know what I’ve found? When you’re down, volunteer. Go to an animal shelter, an orphanage, hospice, or some other charitable organization and pitch in. It’s a great time to do this, and it is also a way to focus on something else. I have always found that giving and serving others is a great way to cheer up.
Have a great Monday, all!
Until next time…
Dave
