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Setting Goals

What do you think of when you hear someone say to "make a goal"?
Does it stress you out? Does it get you excited? Does it make you wonder what it is you're supposed to do in life?

For me, there are some areas in my life that I know what my goals are. I know what I want to strive for. But there are other times where I just… draw a blank.

Goals are so important for having a focus, a purpose, a reason to continue, and to push through the hard. They are what keep us going and they are what keep us mindful of what we are working towards; all while working towards where we want to go and they give us inspiration and accountability and just passion to do what we want and need do to get to where it is we dream to be. The key there, I feel is in our dream. What is that "big picture" that we want to accomplish or get to? What path leads us to the vision of we want our life to be?

So what happens when you don't have a defined goal? What happens when you can't figure out what it is you want and you have nothing that you are working towards?

Then you are just left to be adrift with nothing to keep you focused, and that is when you start to feel like nothing is going to happen. For nothing will happen if you don't have a reason to make it happen.

So as we approach the last month of 2021, what is your goal? What is the vision you have for your life? What are you working for? What are you focused on achieving?

Me? I'm still nailing them down, but I know that it will include finding ways to find balance in all areas of my life and ensuring that my choices lead me to better mental and physical health so that I can be present today and tomorrow for my family. Nothing is more important than knowing I am my best self so that those I love get the best of me 💜


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