What is the Goal of a Goal?

At our Life group table (discussion groups following our morning message) just for fun, we add a question to our attendance sheet that people sign in on. Usually the life group leader thinks up the question. Yesterday's question was a simply one . . . "What is one goal that you have for 08".

What was really interesting is that it seemed to me that many of those around the table struggled with the questions. How did I come up with that observation? Well, all the answers were pretty general. Things like, "To tell the truth" "Be a better Friend" To finish school". To me, when general things are spoken like this . . it tells me what those around the table have thought much about having goals.

Here is a good question . . . . What is the Goal of a Goal. Many of us have a plans, but there is a difference between the two.

A plan is quite simply a method describing a proposed situation. It could be an intention to change something or a set of instructions to do something in a specific or in a different way than done in the past. A plan could be a set of instructions that define how one is going to get from one point to another such as explaining how to put something together. Plans can be created showing how one might verify if something is as it is proposed to be. Plans can vary in size, description and complexity, depending on what they are meant for. One important aspect to consider about a plan is that it generally identifies how to reach an objective or a goal. Some might look at a plan as a set of directions rather than instructions, explaining how to do something or get some where.

A goal is an expected end product or achievement. A goal can be considered an objective. Goals are set to identify things that one wants to accomplish or do. Goals can vary in size and complexity. One could have multiple small goals that need to be reached in order to reach a larger goal. These simple yet effective identifications of what one wants to achieve allows one to create plans defining how they are going to reach the said goals.

Far many it is hard to identify the difference between a goal and a plan. To simplify these two things that seem much the same one could say that a goal is a destination, where as a plan defines how one can get there.

Just a few thoughts on Planning and Goal living from a guy trying to wake up this morning.

Have a Great day

David

Take your own advise!

So I was talking to a Friend on Sunday. He was apologizing about missing a work party that we had a church. He said "I need someone to call me the day before and remind me" I was a little miffed, because this was a man that had a few years under his belt and he wanted someone else to take time out in his busy schedule to remind him rather then take the bull by the horns and do it him self.

Then, then, I open this blog up to discovered that I had forgot to write my Monday Morning blog FOR THREE WEEKS wow.

I need to remind myself to write this blog . . but I'm not going to ask anyone to do it for me, I got to get this done my self.

So here are some things I'm going to try.

* Add it to a running "To Do" List.

* Place a sticky note in a place you frequent.

* Use the service "jott" (look it on line) call in a reminder for yourself

* Talk about it often ( the more you talk about it the more you think about it)

* Add it to your Calendar, and get into the practice of looking at your calendar every morning

* Invite someone to come along with you to your appointments. (they will call you when you forget)

* Write it on your and and don't wash (Just kidding)

* Use your PDA and set a reminder.

I'm sure you have some more and I would love to hear from you.

Have a Great day

David