I took a look at my 2015 goals today.
At this point in the year its more for reflection…no sense in cramming. Those “every day” goals are impossible now that we’re eleven months into 2015.
But some areas are bright…some have barely been lit this year.
For me, I love completion. I love doing it right. I love consistency.
My brain tends to long for the black and whiteness of success/fail, either I did it or I didn’t do it.
But maybe goals don’t have to be all or nothing all the time.
And maybe that’s a good thing.
If the goal is to write everyday….then the truth is writing everyday is better than writing most days. And writing sometimes is much better than writing no times.
So if the goal is to write everyday and instead you write most days, you didn’t fulfill your goal. But you’re a lot better off than if you never committed to the goal in the first place.
The silver lining isn’t meant to let you or me off the hook, it’s more a matter of recognizing progress for what it is and where it came from, and embracing its value.
I want you (and me) to complete goals 100%, all the way.
But if we don’t, we often times still grow, we still learn, there’s still purpose and meaning.
Here’s to finishing the year strong.
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