From the Desk of Janet Barclay

October 27, 2007

Setting Priorities and Making Goals

Filed under: Time Management


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.

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  1. Not to worry Janet! I will be blogging live from Conference and I will keep you up to date!

    Comment by Jacki Hollywood Brown — October 29, 2007 @ 7:34 am

  2. Janet, I completely agree about taking goals off the “someday” list and attaching them to due dates. Thanks for the reminder. Allison

    Comment by Allison Cabral — November 1, 2007 @ 12:53 pm

  3. At the risk of sounding like a wacko!… I don’t think there are any accidents. Have a great day.

    Comment by Allison Cabral — November 1, 2007 @ 2:19 pm

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