What Did You Do Today?

It’s bedtime.  Let’s review your day.  You went to work, sitting in rush hour traffic for a while, but you make it on time.  You had a productive day, finishing a major project.  You solved a couple of business problems along the way.  You sit in traffic on your way home, but you make it in time for dinner with the family.

Later, you are able to put in some time on your hobbies, maybe play a little golf, softball, or organize your fishing lures.  Or maybe you are coach potato and you spend the evening in front of the TV.

But what about your life’s dream, your plans for your future?  Did you do anything today to work towards those goals?  Do you even have goals for your future?  If you spent time working on your future, congratulations!  

Are you where you want to be in life?  Have you achieved your life’s dreams?  If you have, congratulations!  But why stop there.  Goals have a way stacking themselves one on top of another.  Once you complete a goal, you will see the next goal waiting for you out there.  Just go for it again.

If you have a dream or a goal, what did you today to move yourself towards that goal.  It doesn’t have to be a big move, just a move, some action. 

Remember that time you spent sitting in traffic today?  Get some audio tapes and make use of that time.  Zig Ziglar calls that ‘automobile university’.  Read just one chapter in a book that will help you grow as a person.  Positive action feeds on positive action!  Do something positive everyday, no matter how small, and soon you will reach your goals.

Don’t set yourself up for failure by making goals too big.  If for example your goal is to get a college degree, don’t look at the final degree as your goal.  Break it down into shorter more achievable tasks, such as one or two classes ‘this semester’.  Keep working on achieving the smaller goals, building on those successes and eventually you will achieve your long term goal.