{"id":2102,"date":"2012-12-12T22:10:25","date_gmt":"2012-12-13T03:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/?p=2102"},"modified":"2012-12-12T22:10:25","modified_gmt":"2012-12-13T03:10:25","slug":"new-goal-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/2012\/12\/new-goal-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"New Goal Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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.<\/p>\n

Considering this, I think it’s time to think about a new goal structure.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

This thing could work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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