I am sure I am not the only one to do my #2010 Goals and I am actually glad I hadn’t. I learned something today that is huge (I am going to wait to share it though and it would had drastically affected my #2010 Goals.
So, if you are looking to make goals for this year and need some place to start, I hope that this list will help you. Now, you can do goals for every sub area or just the major areas, either way it is up to you and I hope this helps.
Major Areas of Your Life:
Personal
Family
Professional
Community
Personal Sub Areas:
Spiritual
Financial
Health & Fitness
Education & Mental Development
Social Life & Relationship
Activities
Family Sub Areas:
Spouse
Home Life
Children
Parents
Extended Family
Community Sub Areas:
Local Community
National Community
International Community
What Do I Suggest? I suggest that you first look at these areas and start with the answer to this question, “What do I want to have accomplished in these areas [major or sub] when I die?” Then work backwards until you are at #2010.
*Hint* Please ensure you have someone that you can be accountable with so they will come back and check with you in 3 months to see if you have made any progress.
You were beautiful before you graduated and got your degree.
You were beautiful before you grossed $50k or $100k.
You were beautiful before you put on those $100 jeans.
You were beautiful before you started your luxury car.
You were beautiful before you bought your house.
You were beautiful before you bought those shoes.
You were beautiful before you put on make up this morning.
You were beautiful before you got a job.
You were beautiful before you met him/her.
You were beautiful before you gave in to what you believe to satisfy someone else.
You were beautiful before you drank just to fit in.
You were beautiful before all these things because your beauty is not determine by anything external. What makes you beautiful is that you were wonderfully made.
You are beautiful because God loved you before you loved yourself. You are beautiful because you were created with a purpose in mind and that purpose is just as beautiful as you.
Remember, nothing you can do or add makes you beautiful, you were beautiful before.
I always grew up in love with watches. Not the flossy, huge diamonds, very flash kind but the very corporate, very sophisticated, grown watches. My father always had very nice wrist wear so I took that on. After I started my business and began to experience a little bit of success, one of the first things that I did was buy my first “expensive” (to me) watch.
I loved that watch. I wore it all the time, actually too much as defined by a good stylish friend of mine. Back to the story…
This watch wasn’t just a piece of metal that helped me tell the time but it was a sign to myself and my sign to others (I had self image problems back then, lol) that I was making it.
When I went through a hard time and business started to go down, I got behind in my bills and had to make some very tough life decisions, at least I looked like I was still making it and my watched helped me achieve that.
However, an opportunity arose when I could give the watch away to bless someone else. I had about a 3-5 minute window to make my decision, was I going to obey the prompting I felt within or hold on to my last symbol of (false) prosperity. The battle waged on as I thought about the advantages and disadvantages of the, but a few thoughts overrode my selfish thinking…
It is better to give than to receive.
After giving, you can always to expect to receive a blessing somewhere in your life, it is like sowing and reaping crops in a field.
Is my self worth defined by what I have or who I am?
So, I did it. I gave the watch. I can remember looking at my wrist feeling so naked and not just because I took off my watch but because that was my only business watch. I had a Timex (that I loved) and a Fossil watch (given to me as a present) but the Bulova was my baby. Days, turned to weeks, and now months, I still don’t have a business watch but I will tell you this.
When I gave that watch, it was probably one of the best things I could have done. It was the last piece of a false identity, the last chain that was holding me back forcing myself into the American Dream box. As time has passed, I have realized that my self worth was far greater than any object, but I would never have been able to make that realization as long as I held on to objects.
I see why Jesus told the Rich Young Man to give all he had, not so Jesus could collect it but so the young man could separate his self worth from his net worth. How can I expect to give away cars, houses, and millions of dollars later in life, if I can’t start now? Well, I passed that test and I know I can.
C.
PS. I have no problem with nice watches and nice things because as soon as deemed appropriate, look at my wrist, my suit, my car, and my house!
I know, I know.. We all want to be attractive and desired by the opposite sex… but I have to go on record saying this is just a little bit much.
What happened to natural beauty that was actual natural? Why does everything have to be enhanced to an un-natural degree?
Women, I would strongly advise against this because if a man sees you in this, he will expect it. Not saying that looks are everything but you atleast want to get what you think you got. If you are one of those people that says looks aren’t everything, then great… you won’t purchase and wear this product.
I know I would be instantly turned off and worse case, this isn’t even a parody…
The North Carolina A&T State University Student Affairs, Student Union, University Observance Committee and Lyceum Committee are proud to present to you “The Dream No Longer His, Now Ours,” event featuring CNN Analyst, TV One Commentator, Award Winning Journalist and Author Roland Martin.
A limited number of tickets (I estimate under 500 to view it in person, there is an overflow thanks to technology) are available to A&T Students and the general community for FREE at the North Carolina A&T Ticket Office.
Unfortunately, the only way to get tickets is to actually go on campus and buy the tickets in person.
I don’t do many forwards but I like this so I am posting it…
Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants..
4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile.
Personality:
11. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don’t have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don’t over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
18. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree…
Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change..
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come..
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.
Last but not the least:
40. Please Forward this to everyone you care about, I just did.
and it would had drastically affected my #2010 Goals.
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