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» 2007-11-11 Groundhog Day Resolution Review - uhri.com — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:42:45 +0000

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By: Angela Yee

Angela Yee — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 05:10:11 +0000

Whoa, this is obviously for goal-oriented people! I never sit down and write goals for myself because I would just get discouraged and never do them. A daily task list works for me, with goals fuzziily swimming around in my head… with no due date.

By: Goals update « Corrie Haffly

Goals update « Corrie Haffly — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:30:23 +0000

[...] During last week’s Groundhog Day Resolution review, I talked about wanting to take some time to reevaluate my goals. I had a big chunk of Saturday [...]

By: corriespondent

corriespondent — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:15:44 +0000

Yombo – Good points, and I relate with the momentum problems! I’m hoping that this weekend will be a good time for me to revamp and reconsider my goals.

I honestly don’t know if starting on Nov 15 would make much of a difference to me (although I suppose I wouldn’t know until I tried). It seems that I would just “burn out” on my goals in May or June of the next year.

In any case, good luck with the transition you and your family will be going through, and Mr. Groundhog is cheering you on in your course!

By: y0mbo

y0mbo — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:14:46 +0000

I’ve seen a dramatic redo of all my goals due to personal chaos (my wife has taken a promotion in a new city). My goals have all gone out the window

Dan Miller, author of 48 days (48days.com) actually sets his goals for the new year by November 15th to avoid the same issues we’ve all seen with New Year’s resolutions. Perhaps its late in the year that we truly see what has been working and what has not.

I’ve struggled, though, with maintaining the forward momentum with my goals as well (but mine was problematic back in July already). I think a major key to all of this is to avoid staying locked into goals that are no longer relevant. The monthly review should allow us to ensure we’re still doing the right things and that our actions align with that. If I’m not doing anything toward a goal, is it really a goal?

By: corriespondent

corriespondent — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:37:11 +0000

Azazil – Fascinating that you found it a good time to reevaluate goals as well! Now I’m curious to see how other people are doing with monthly goal reviews.

By: azazil

azazil — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:14:06 +0000

I’m certainly bored of looking at the same goals every month, and I was 2 months late to the party.

Despite that, I also independently decided to reevaluate my goals a little this month… so it can’t be a duration induced tarnish. Perhaps its a seasonal tarnish that makes October a time for letting the leaves fall in preparation for some shiny new leaves next season?

By: corriespondent

corriespondent — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:32:33 +0000

So maybe this means we have a six-month goal attention span. And I’m intrigued by your idea of a Post-Summer Goal Chucking. What would it look like? (…aside from the part where we kick a woodchuck out the window…)

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:14:48 +0000

That’s an interesting observation, Corrie…I’ve kind of forgotten why. Actually, I know they’re good, but I’ve been living with these goals for so long that they’ve lost their Shininess. I think maybe we’re just sick of them.

It might be a good idea to introduce a post-summer Goal Chucking, invoking the image of the Woodchuck (which is the same thing as a Groundhog, it turns out!) Serendipity!!!