Setting Priorities and Making Goals
As I mentioned back in June, this will be the first year since starting my business that I haven’t gone to the POC Conference. Now that it’s only a few days away, I have to admit that I wish I was going to be there. Having enjoyed numerous beach walks in Nova Scotia last month, and learning that one of the extracurricular activities planned for the Vancouver conference is a fitness walk by the sea, the thought of visiting both coasts for the first time in my life within a relatively short time span has a certain appeal.
However, one of the reasons I had decided against going was that I didn’t think I could spare taking more time off so soon after my vacation. Considering that I didn’t feel back to "normal" until last Friday, and that I am still working on projects I started before I went away, I think I was right.
My sister suggested that setting my sights on walking both coasts within a slightly less tight time frame, within the first ten years of the 21st century, would be realistic, and I tend to agree. And like so many things, having a specific goal in mind to accomplish something by a certain date makes it much more likely that it will happen than if it’s just on my "someday" list.
