End of October? How Can That Be!
It’s the end of October already. Time is zipping by much too quickly. There are just a couple of more months this year. And it’s natural to look at December 31 as our assessment date. Even though I’ve mentioned before that making New Year’s resolutions is an artificial construct we put on ourselves, it’s natural that we use the calendar year as a benchmark. Did we get all the stuff done this year that we wanted to? Did we let a few goals pass us by? Or did we fail at some things?
What will make us happy?
But the end of October is the perfect time to look at our goals and figure out what we really want to push for. This is the time to really figure out what will make us happy in the long-term. An article in Forbes Magazine agrees – this could be the right step onto the path for success. Adjust our mindset and focus. This is where we can make the changes that really matter to our healthy aging.
I’ll use myself as an example, because I’m who I know. And, why not?
Here’s one I may reach
I have a goal to run / walk for 2.75 miles in 20 minutes on the treadmill at 10 percent incline when walking by the end of the year. The run part is at 2.5 percent. I set this goal about 3 months ago. That may happen because I’m at about 2.5 miles now. Or it may not. It all depends on how my knees feel and how tired I am. I’m good with letting this one lag behind. As long as I’m seeing improvement. Going further and maybe running a little more.
Another Golly and the Cookie Book!
I have another goal of publishing the 5th Golly and the Cookie picture book by the end of November. It’s mostly done – just waiting for final edits. So that one should be good to go. (Yay! These little books make me happy.) And if anyone has grandkids or nieces and nephews who like picture books, take a peek at the backlist.
My dog knows some tricks, but is that title-worthy?
Yet another goal is getting my dog’s Trick Dog title. He knows a lot of stuff, but I need to buckle down, look at the list of acceptable behaviors for the title and get to work on the ones he doesn’t know. But that should be done by year-end.
See what I mean about reassessing? You’ve done the work of creating those goals. Now’s the time to look at your goals and figure out if they still mean something to you. If they do, make a push to get them done. If not – be like Elsa and let them go.
