One of the most important things to do when you set goals is to define points at which you look back and reflect on your accomplishment of/progress made on the goals. For my New Year’s resolutions, my first such evaluation point was set for one month. (Yes, yes, I’m a couple weeks late). So, how am I doing so far?
Spiritual Goals
- Pray/Read through Morning Prayer service every morning during January.
Other than one day when I was traveling and had forgotten to print off the service the day before, I accomplished this goal. - Fasting once/month (through March) plus once for Leadership Retreat.
So far so good - Scripture Memorization
No progress made. - Reading through Bible with Rachel
No progress made. - Reading through New Testament
Progress is slow but being made. - Intentionality with accountability partner.
Trying, but still working on it.
Physical Goals
- Eat Reasonably
Little Progress - Run 2x per week
I’ve been running 3 or 4 times this year.
Intellectual Goals
- Book Reading
Little progress made, some books changed out for others
Relational Goals
- Rachel
I have been more intentional about our relationship, and I think it has made a difference. - Others
I’ve been busy, and some relationships have been put on the back burner. I need to work on these a lot in the coming months. I wouldn’t say I’ve failed at most of these, just that I need to put some extra effort in to them.
Stop Doing
- Limit TV to 15 hours/week
While I was failing at this initially, I’ve been so busy in recent weeks that I haven’t had time to watch more than 15 hours of TV per week.
Why did I write all of this? You probably don’t need to read it, but you probably do need to take a look at the goals you’ve set and your progress. If you don’t have any goals, you should probably think about setting some. You accomplish more when you’re working for something.
How do I feel about my progress? Well, pretty good actually. While I certainly haven’t nailed everything, I feel that I’ve made good progress on the goals that are most important to me (the spiritual and marital ones).
What are your goals, and how are you doing?
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