Tuesday Tip, For the New Year

I am praying that everyone had a safe New Year Celebration. Today being the 1st day of New Year, 2008. I would like to give a tip related to achieving goals. Several years ago I started a list of goals and challenged my ladies bible class to participate. There were things I needed to work on, and somethings I wanted to try. other things I wanted to learn. I had this list of goals underway by the end of the year. As a rule I have done this continuously. I try to evaluate my list of goals monthly and tweak them. I am not hard on myself, and I recognize whenever I accomplish a goal...some goals are going to take longer to achieve, some are obtainable within a short time frame. Remember doing something 20 days becomes a habit, acknowledge that we all are a work in progress...we all have strengths and weakness. One of my accomplished goals, of which I am very proud, is recognizing the things I control, and those things out of my control. Handing over those uncontrollable things to God.

*** So my tip for today:

1. Make a list of goals today.

2. Write them in a Journal or notebook or notepad.

3. Keep them in an accessible place.

4. Read them monthly, check them and tweak them.

**Remember some of those things will be obtainable and some you may not complete 100%. We are aiming for progress....My renewed goal list is below......
1. Continue to work on my daily bible study and prayer life.
2. Work on my perception and or judgement of other people and their circumstances in life.
3. Devote some one-on-one time daily with dear husband, precious daughter, and sweet son.
4. Don't sweat the small stuff, and recognize and thank God for all the many blessing.
5. Try earnestly to reach out to others in their time of need. Be available to those in need.
6. Take a class in photography.
7. Work on time management.
8. Master sewing on my sewing machine. At least make one article of something...lol
9. Add exercise program daily, if only walking on treadmill.
10. Eat more healthy and get more rest.
Good luck with your list, or resolutions, or whatever you chose to work on to improve or reach your potential in 2008. Remember there is always room for improvement in all of our lives and it usually starts by looking in the mirror and working on the image we see....May God richly bless you and your loved ones throughout 2008.