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Do you have Family Goals? - by Hamlet Smith
[ The Success Planner ] - life strategies' monthly e-newsletter
January 2004 |
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Hello 2004 ... Goodbye 2003 |
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Do you have Family Goals? - by Hamlet Smith |
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Hello 2004... Goodbye 2003 |
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Is it really the year 2004? As I wrote the date out once again today I had to go back and mark out the '03 I had written at the end. "Stupid, stupid, stupid." That's what I was saying to myself. However, it illustrates a point. We are creatures of habit and we do what we're used to doing. Wouldn't this new year be brighter if we were to trade in some of our old routines, practices, HABITS for new ones? Let's take some time to stop and evaluate... and then take action! May it be your best year yet. - Josiah |
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by Hamlet Smith (Published in The Register Herald 12/26/03) |
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Often when I ask a ten year old boy what he wants to be when he grows up,
he inevitably says that he wants to play in the NFL or the NBA. While this
is a good goal, few children (or adults for that matter) understand what
will have to be done daily, for that goal to be accomplished.
In our families, everyone wants to rear responsible, educated, and obedient
children, but do we understand what it actually takes to reach that objective?
Of course understanding is only the beginning. We have to next evaluate
if we want to expend the energy it will take to improve in these areas.
There is only so much you are going to be able to accomplish. Everyone
has only a certain amount of energy. Few people can go to school, work
a job, and actually be in touch with their children. You can’t stay
up all night and have attention and concentration for the next day…
at least not for long. As the old saying goes, “You can’t
do it all.” |
Proverbs 21:5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty. |
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be measurable, specific, and attainable.
ATTAINABLE: You can set your goals so high that you will not be able to easily achieve them. For instance if your family has never exercised before it would probably be unwise to set the goal of exercising an hour and a half before work and school everyday. Putting a 30 min routine into your lives three times a week is much more reasonable. SPECIFIC: Saying that you are going to have responsible children is way too vague. Having children that make their bed, clean their room, and do one other specified chore each day is far more realistic. MEASURABLE: Write down what you and your children specifically need to do so you can check it off as soon as you accomplish the tasks. This way everyone understands what the goal is and realizes when it gets accomplished. Celebrate your successes! Reward each family member as they reach their goals. |
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Failing to plan means planning to fail… Plan for Success in your family! - Hamlet |
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