For the last few years, I have made Birthday Goals for myself. This year is no different. While I reached more of my birthday goals than I did last year, I think it is time for a different goal structure. You see, because of the many birthday goals, I have achieved a lot of the back-of-my-mind goals that I’ve had for myself. Goals like running a marathon are big ones, ones that don’t really morph so much. When I took up some of the early running goals, it was about building endurance and proving to myself that it was something that I could do. Later running goals, the miles-based goals (which I have not been meeting) just aren’t the same.
Considering this, I think it’s time to think about a new goal structure.
This doesn’t mean that I’m going to abandon this year’s goals, one quarter into it. I’ll keep those in mind. But I am going to consider my goal making differently. Week-by-week. It might be the kick in the pants I need.
I decided to try this new scheme this week. By this week, I mean Sunday night. So I drew up a crude diagram of what I wanted to do. So far it’s worked. In fact, I’m doing more of what I’ve intended in those precious post-work, pre-bed hours.
This thing could work.