Can you believe the month of Jan is almost over? 2008 is 1/12th completed! Like the Steve Miller Band once said ” Time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin – into the future“. But seriously will someone please slow down this ride. It keeps picking up speed the older I get.
Realizing that the month of Jan is almost over is creating a bit of urgency in me. I do feel like I am making forward progress on my goals, but I am not sure if I am making that progress quick enough. Also, some of my goals are getting more attention than others.
While pondering the speed [or lack thereof] at which I am working toward my resolutions I began to process my process. I asked myself “Is there anything I can do to help increase the pace at which I am accomplishing my goals?
The answer to this question? A resounding WHY YES THERE IS! I realized my process is more laissez-fair or free hand. If I thought about my goals, kept them at the forefront of my mind, then they would naturally happen. No need to interfere. While technically this is true, I am accomplishing my resolutions, right now they would probably loose in a race to a lethargic sloth.
As you have discovered this post is not so much about my performance last week [for the most part it was poor though there were a few highlights such as I continued to read at a good clip] rather it is about how I am going to tighten my process.
It is simple really. Instead of taking the “take it as it comes” approach, I am going to set weekly bench marks that I would like to hit. From these bench marks will derive a set of tasks to accomplish to ensure rapid forward progress.
So for this week here are the bench marks that I would like to hit in each of the categories I established at the beginning of the year
- Physical
- Be ready to add 10lbs to my stair climb
- Be able to do 50 pushups in a row
- Complete the 0 bouldering route I have been working on and at least two 1 routes. Also attempt a 2.
- Fun
- Talk to Matt about setting up dinner with his Aunt to discuss summiting Mount Hood
- Emotional
- Spend a saucy evening with my Wife
- Post once to personal family blog
- Financial
- Have business web site 75% of the way completed
- Intellectual
- Have “On the Good Life” 80% completed
- Have posted 2 posts to Success Unexpected
- Have posted 3 posts to Unintended Consequences
- Spiritual
- Have read lesson prior to Saturday
I will report back at the end of the week. Wish me luck.
Brilliant!