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Change is Good - Set Some Goals! Summary: At some point, most people experience a major change in their lives. A change of career, outlook, spiritual beliefs, health or something else. Regardless of what caused the change, you feel overwhelmed and frustrated. You are seeking something to keep yourself together. Here is a response I gave to a woman who left her job for a new career as a stay-at-home mom. So you're a new stay-at-home mom? Congratulations! You have followed your heart and are doing what you are meant to be doing. Give yourself credit for having the guts to make the switch. Now you need to learn your new career. There are statistics that say something on this order - it takes: · About 3 weeks to get accustomed to a new job: the environment, the people, the drive, the office. · 3 months to understand what you need to do, what is expected of you, what you want to do. · About a year to get in the groove, be comfortable and start growing in your new career. So, don't be so hard on yourself! Just the fact that you want a routine says that you want to put more structure around your new career. Maybe a little time management is all you need. Here's how to get started: 1) List your goals and your dreams. What do you want to accomplish soon? This year? Next year? In 5 years? In your lifetime? (I know this sounds far away, but if you don't plan for it, you'll never get the chance to live any of your dreams!) 2) Priorities. Identify the things that are frustrating you and the things you want to accomplish first. You can work on the others when you have your schedule under control. These will become your Priorities. 3) Defined Goals. On a fresh piece of paper, in your planner, Reminder Binder, or your computer, (whatever works for you) write the first thing you want to accomplish on the top. Describe it in some detail, about a paragraph. In the second paragraph, indicate how you will benefit by accomplishing this goal. Make your goals, S.M.A.R.T. goals. 4) Projects. If your goals are somewhat large, you might need to break them down into projects. Smaller, well defined goals might also be projects. "Getting Organized" might be a goal, but de-clutter the office is probably a project. Under your goals, list the projects in priority order. 5) To-do List. Identify the project you want to tackle first. Then make a numbered list of the steps you need to take to complete this project. These will become "to-dos" you can transfer to your To-do List when the time is right. 6) One by one, work on the to-dos you have listed. Like magic, you will be starting to see your goals and dreams take shape. Good Luck to you!
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