I've updated my 101 in 1001 list (101 goals to be accomplished in 1001 days) a few times over the years. I've had four complete lists and have never finished the entire 1001 days. Each time I make a list I do it with the best intentions. But you know what they say about good intentions...
I was reading through my list earlier today, looking to see what I needed to focus on in the upcoming weeks, when I realized there are quite a few on there I just don't care about anymore.
And I'm okay with that. For me the biggest thing about the 101 in 1001 list is simply writing out my goals. If I don't write them down, they stay as vague notions I'll never come close to. But having articulated them, I am more likely to actually complete them. At least the ones that are truly important to me.
In the near future I'll be posting a new list, although I'm not sure I'll put a time frame on it.
What do you think? Do you prefer goals with finite ends? Have you changed your 101 in 1001 lists?
BTW, my spell checker told me to change "timeframe" to "diamorphous." Huh.
That's perfectly cromulent!
ReplyDeleteI have changed my 101 list several times... pretty sure I do better just by having my goals listed, but worse when I put a time frame on them... I also do better when I don't have to come up with 101 goals, cuz I end up making stuff up by the end of list just to get to the number requirement... : )
ReplyDeleteWriting down my goals is something I've never been really good at :( But, I do think it's important, and I'm getting better at it! I agree that your 101 list can (and probably should) change from time to time...and I'm not sure the time frame is super important - well, perhaps more so with some goals than others.
ReplyDeleteI struggle with my 101 list because I've never printed it out and hung it up anywhere...so I very easily lose sight of it (literally and fig uratively).