Friday, June 1, 2007

June Goal Tracking: Revisiting Our New Year Plans for 2007

June is here. Five months ago, many Americans greeted the New Year with ambitious goals and high expectations. Because we're almost half way through the year, this month is a natural for reviewing the goals we set and the plans we made at the beginning of the year.

Our family began 2007 with gratitude. We listed all we were thankful for: new car, new job, parties, fun trips, our friends and relationships. Getting to Bill Clinton and Thom Hartmann at Benaroya Hall. The "thank you" list was long. Our lives have been enriched.

Then we set our family and personal goals for the New Year – we looked closely at entertainment, home improvement, immediate and extended family, friends, work and school, health and fitness, and spirituality. We also had a category called other goals.

I have dug out of my paper piles my four-page "Goals for 2007." This June, we'll go over them. We'll celebrate our victories, discover what we are neglecting and attempt to get back on the right track. We'll adapt or discard goals that no longer serve us. Above all, we'll review all that we are grateful for.