Desk of Dennis Piller
1/6/2022
It’s Time to Move Forward – Special How-To Addition 2022
It’s time to do some serious thinking. I want to push you. Believe me, this is not just another morning devotional, it’s your pathway forward spiritually.
I am hoping you will get motivated to do a little thinking about YOU.
If you can’t do it for yourself, do it for your family and their future! Sitting down with your spouse/best friend/accountability partner and talk through this next step together is the best way. But you can begin alone. It is YOUR life!
So, what does motivation have to do with Goal Setting? EVERYTHING!
As fundament as this is… It is NOT easy. It’s hard to put your thoughts down on paper. It’s easier to think of them because no one can judge them. If they cannot be seen, then we do not take the same care in thinking them through. We ALL need accountability to do the right thing, to hold to the right standards, to help each other walk and talk the talk. God did not make man to walk alone or isolated. Guard against that! Typically, a person does not drown alone.
Let’s begin!
COMPLETING THE PAST YEAR / CREATING THE NEXT
You can do this exercise either by having a committed listener ask you each of the questions where they simply listen to and get your responses (they offer no judgments, advice, analysis, comments, etc.) or you can ask yourself the questions and write down your responses. We recommend the first way.
COMPLETING THE PAST YEAR:
For the past year, in the areas of: health / fitness; personal growth & development; work (including financial matters); family; home; fun stuff; spirituality/religion; community / personal relationships; personal financial & legal matters. (I’ve left you a space to just jot your initial thoughts. We can come back to more details later.
What failures, disappointments or broken promises do you have?
What resentments do you have? (Resentments are anywhere you are making someone or something, other than yourself, wrong for what did or did not happen.) Are you willing to give up those resentments? If not, what else do you need to say to be complete with that?
What regrets do you have? (Regrets are anywhere you are making yourself wrong for what you did or did not do.) Are you willing to give up those regrets? If not, what else do you need to say to be complete with that?
What accomplishments or breakthroughs did you have?
What did you learn or discover this past year?
What would you like to be acknowledged for this past year?
Who would you like to acknowledge and for what?
Is there anything else you’d like to say to be complete with last year?
CREATING THE COMING YEAR:
A. Standing on the final day of the coming year 2022, create the context you lived this new year in honor of: (Examples of contexts: A year of Grace, Living an extraordinary life, How Blessed I Am, Making a difference, Being kind and loving, etc.)
B. See yourself standing on the final day of the coming year, speak as a historian would speak (in the third person. He accomplished X…. God empowered him to…. Etc) and create a list of specific measurable results and accomplishments that “were” produced in each of the areas of: health / fitness / well-being; growth / development; work / career; family; home; fun stuff; spirituality; community / personal relationships; personal financial & legal matters. Include what you learned and who you were “being.”
C. Identify the structures (e.g. actions in your calendar) you created to support the fulfillment of each of the specific measurable results. (If you are not creating structures to support the fulfillment of any of the specific measurable results, remove them from the list.)
D. Put in your calendar, at least monthly, to review and update this information.
This exercise takes Prayer, Serious Thought, and Time to complete. I pray you think your new year is worth the intentionality of this exercise. This is just the beginning but will give you a head start!
Forward this to someone you care about. Go over it with your children – employees – friends and help them be purposeful in planning out an exciting 2022. Teach them early what we never learned.
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