Why? Because lately, it just seems like I have to dodge people forcing me to set goals like a world war one flying ace avoiding flak. Have all you goal-making purists ever noticed that goals are never mentioned in the scriptures? Yeah, didn't think so. Oh, and have you ever thought to consider that they are a modern-day invention, and not necessarily a part of a well-balanced life? Do you think people like Julius Caesar, Martin Luther, or even King Arthur needed goals? Oh, and did you stop to consider the world is ruled by those people with personality types who have a natural propensity to set goals? Look at what a great world we live in!
Ok, yeah, I know that I have set goals before. And yes, I am just as bad at meeting my goals as anyone else. I admit that has soured me a bit on this whole goal thing. But really, deep down inside me in the quadrant next to my repressed subconscious, exists a tiny sliver of respect for the theory behind goal-setting.
So, I am a hypocrite, basically. I'm just like everyone else. Fine. I admit it. I love goals! Give me some goals!
An indefinite number of goals
- Read everyday
- Read the scriptures everyday
- Pray everyday
- Write everyday
- Apply for jobs
- Research going back to school
- Stop doing stupid stuff
- Ask girls out
- Write a blog
- Outline story ideas
- Move out
- Stop playing computer games
- Do home teaching
- Use my Wednesdays effectively
- Declutter my room
- Maintain all those things that I already do really well
- Go on Jeopardy!
- Get married
- Have kids
- Have a stimulating career
- Teach in some capacity
- Eventually write a story everyday
- Eventually write 500 books
- Somehow dig up some motivation to start doing any of these things
- Repent everyday
- Have a condo in the South Waterfront
- Commute to work by using transit
- Go back to the Czech Republic
- No matter how many times I fall short of my goals, I still somehow keep trying
- Seek out Czech-related activities
- Stay (or regain my ability to speak) fluent Czech
- Write another essay
- Lose some weight
- Exercise
- Run
- Bike
- Play tennis
- Play other sports
- Stop twirling my hair
- Stop biting my fingernails
- Keep a good attitude
- Maintain a perfect balance between all areas of my life
- I'm really reaching now
- Still, there's some good ones further down on the list
- Stop falling in love with girls before I've dated them
- Play Scrabble competitively
- Get LASIK eye surgery
- Get a laptop
- Overcome my fears
- Be Perfect
- Watch less TV
Well, that's a good start. Maybe my next step will be to categorize them, collate them, pare them down, prune them, and then replace all my be verbs with active, vibrant verbs. Oh crap, then I suppose I should actually start trying to meet them.
the scriptures may not specifically mention "goals" and goals may be overrated. But the scriptures are FULL of references to plans and having a plan and working through the plan and accomplishing the objective of the plan.
ReplyDeleteJust playing devils advocate. sorry. you can go back to being white now.