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October 30, 2003

Goal Setting: Relax so you can see your goals again.

Over the years, I’ve proven to myself the hard way that the more I relax, the more clearly I think.

For me, going thru the motions of relaxing can and will open up the doorway to clearer thinking.

These past few weeks have been some of the busier work weeks that I can remember and after awhile it became easy to be swept away with the notion of how busy I was without remembering what the end goals in sight really were.

One advantage of unplugging every once in awhile is that it can help you gain a better perspective on things and help you think about what is important and what isn’t.

So, every once in awhile I find it productive to STOP, think, listen and take a hard look at what I’m trying to accomplish and then work out the plan and restate my goals. Building to-do lists are ok but sometimes you need to look at what the sources of the to-dos are and then prioritize them by establishing and rechecking your own goals.

For me, I’m only able to gain perspective when I’m able to relax and take it easy… otherwise I’m too blinded by the work to get done…and while I can “feel” real busy, I sometimes forget what it is I’m really trying to do

Posted by jeff on October 30, 2003 06:43 AM | Permalink

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