In January and February there were a number of things (usually I had to work more than anticipated) that made me prioritize my goals and sacrifice progress in one in order to stay on-track for the other.
I only have so much time and I won't sacrifice sleep. In fact, I prioritize sleep when I am tired over other activities because I want to listen to my body and I know when I am tired I am less productive and what I do is of significantly less quality.
So when I realize that I can't quite do everything that my ambition set out for, it's time to re-calibrate.
I don't want to give up on my goals or my dreams! However, there are often some constraints that I cannot change and there are different routes and paces that to get to the same destination. This is when I will change my goals. More specifically, this is how I change my major milestone goals. I will NOT change my mission goals. The important part is to keep the same final destination, change the goal slightly or replace it with a new goal, and ensure that it still causes progress to be achieved. By changing my major milestone goals I am simply re-routing as to how I will achieve my mission goal. Sometimes it is a route that goes a little slower--possibly because I was too optimistic on the timeline. Sometimes it is a detour when one way isn't open anymore. Sometimes it is simply a different path that fits my overall priorities better.
Already this year I've changed my goals for all of these reasons. You can see from this page in my planner there have been a handful of changes!
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- I got to be specific on my "pass GMAT or CSCA" goal. Early in the year I learned I was granted a GMAT waiver and could spend my time passing the CSCA instead.
View my Current Goals page to see what mission goals my major milestone goals correspond to (or if you can't read my handwriting) | There is a lot of contentment in changing my goals in the right way and for the right reasons. If I give up on goals I don't feel any better, but when I am just choosing a new route to my mission goal I am at peace. I don't anticipate changing my goals much more. Some are downright challenging and a bit scary. They will stretch me and push me further in my self-development journey. However, having a goal on my list that I know is not in line with my priorities or would be a way-laying way point is very discouraging and will cause me to avoid reading through my goals each day. I'm closely watching my goals of "jump from canter without braces" and "ride bareback walk/trot/canter". Dan is our only horse that can help me progress with these, but Alex has claimed him leaving me little opportunity to ride him myself! There is a chance I may not be able to ride him enough to make these goals obtainable. However, I still have to determine what I will replace these goals with that will help me achieve my mission goal of being able to partake in all horse adventures without anxiety. |