Summer time goals!

Summer is right around the corner! I work at a Bible college in Indiana, and my schedule in the summer is not as packed as it is during the school year. I don’t want to sit around all summer and accomplish nothing! I want to make the most of this time, so I set goals.

I set goals in four different areas: spiritual, mental, physical, and fun. The spiritual goals are designed to push me towards God’s Word. Mental goals deisgned to motivate me to learn more about the world I live in. Physical goals are set to make me get back into shape. Lastly, fun goals are set so I make some new memories and remember to spend time with the people I love.

My goals are very focused and definite not broad, general statements. The accomplishment of the goals may take me on a very expansive journey, but I intend to reach a specific destination not simply head in a general direction. For example I need to get back into shape, so I set a goal of getting my weight back down to 175 lbs instead of setting a generic goal of “workout more.”

The goals are used as motivators to make me do what I should do. I’ve set a goal of reading all of the bible epistles. I set that goal to help motivate me to read my Bible. I’ve set goals to rework lessons for classes I teach, again the goal is used to drive me towards study (because a good teacher is always a good student).

The reaching of the goal is not as important as the striving towards the goal. I will not be overly dissappointed if I fail to reach all of my goals this summer, I will be if I fail to put in the effort.

Set some personal goals, family goals and career goals, and use them to motivate you to become a better you.

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