A New Year

Yes, 2009 is here. I am confident that this upcoming year will bring new challenges and noteable successes our way. Personally, I took some time last Saturday and reflected on what I wanted to achieve this year. The older I get, the more reflective I have become on the importance of self evaluation and the setting of goals. I outlined five things I wanted to achieve this year. Last year I achieved three out of five. This year I am shooting for all five.

My methodology is one of small steps. I have a spreadsheet with my goals listed. I mark off each day that I do what I committed to do. Some goals are for 3x or 5x a week. Others are once a week or once a month; but each goal has a specific increment to accomplish on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.

A brick wall cannot be built all at once. It happens one brick at a time. When you consistently lay one brick at a time, before you know it, you have a wall, then a room, and finally a house. The house did not appear spontaneously. It all starts with the first brick.

What are your bricks going to be for 2009?