One Red Hot Country Mama!

It is quarterly goal setting time again… these posts are always different from my regular ones since they probably don’t have a context for most people – but I find the whole exercise very helpful .

"We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals." — Stephen Covey

Short Term (within the next 12 Months)

Mind
- Have a #1 focus on building my business in the next 12 months – and don’t be distracted by… well… everything.
- Read more of the academic press.
- Write every day.

Heart
- Give and receive love in any form from all the places it comes from .
- Have a positive impact on everyone that I come into contact with.
- Fully express myself honestly but have a calm and relaxed manner when things aren’t going my way.
- Put trust in the right people.
- Develop the characteristics of patience and sticking to a vision.

Spirit
- Raise $5,000 for charity this year.
- Meditate daily.
- Give 10% of the revenue from my business to charity.
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Physical
- Complete a sprint triathlon in the fall.
- Keep the apt beautiful.

Professional
-  Have my own professional website and brand identity by the end of the summer.
- Build business according to the plan.

Economic
- Buy a condo this year (probably winter).
- Becoming a better book keeper

Long Term (Next 5 Years)

Mind
- Move into a profession that fully engages me intellectually by late 2007.
- Think big and use creativity to help people love, feel love and be inspired.
- Write and publish book and/or have a regular column some place by 2010.
- Focus on what is truly important instead of the obsession of the moment or the dramas of everyday life.

Heart
- Give and receive love in any form.
- Be honest with myself and others.
- Fully express myself honestly but have a calm and relaxed manner when things aren’t going my way.
- Have a positive impact on everyone who I come into contact with.
- Be able to spend more time physically with my family members.
- Develop the characteristics of patience and sticking to a vision.

Spirit
- Dedicate at least 25% of my life to helping people live healthier and more fulfilling lives (this can be through fund raising, professionally or through family) by 2008.
- Improve meditation skills.

Physical
- Maintain a healthy weight and work out 4 times a week.
- Get progressively better at sprint triathlons and 10k races..

Professional
- Be the manager that I want to be by mid 2008 (inspiring, effective, receiving feedback, standing up for self and others in an environment that encourages this style).
- Build some sort of creativity group or association.

Economic
- Keep increasing savings at current rate.