When I was about 22 I was very much into motivational tapes and cds and one of my favorite speakers was Zig Ziglar. He would extol the value of writing down your goals so that you have a target to try to hit. I set many of my midrange goals around the age benchmark of 32 yrs old. I am now 1 yr away. I would say that I am closer in many of the arease than I was @ 22, but still quite a ways off. Does that mean I am failing? Maybe in one definition, but not mine. I honestly feel if I am doing the best I can with my time and opportunities then I am not failing. Do I have room for improvement--for sure. I constantly am realizing how many resources I am wasting-time, money, materials, marketing ideas. I wonder have I done my best for Jesus. When I think about it in that light--as I should--I def could be doing better. I would rate myself a 69.5%. So what can I do better in. Dear diary... Even tonight we cleaned out some return items that I had hanging in my garage and a $1050 lowes store credit was the outcome. I also was thankful to get my yard raked today by a guy who rents a room from us. He worked hard all day moving many leaves and cost only a few bucks. It is a good thing to clean your car, garage, and yard. We'll see if I can write down more of my goals for this yr to do the best I can for the Lord and for my 10yr goal checkup.
