Goals. Everybody has them, or if they don't, they need to! But how many of us are actually achieving our goals? As we embark on a new year in 2012, many of us scribble down goals, new year resolutions, and things we want to have or do "this" year.
Year after year plans are made. We start off the year good, but by the 3rd week of January, most of our steam is lost, and many of us revert back to our "everyday habits".
Maybe we should be making new year strategies instead of new year resolutions. So this year, I decided to do something different. When the ball dropped, I made no resolutions and wrote down no new plans. But rather, I decided to look at the goals I had set in the past, but didn't achieve, and looked for where I may have went "wrong".
I discovered that the reason I didn't reach some of my goals, or even get any closer to having some of the things that I want, is because I was waiting for the "home run". You know,--- "the home run". "If I hit the lotto, I will---", "After I get this big client, I will---", "When I get out of debt, I will---". Etc, ect, ect...... Many of us are waiting for the home runs in our lives, while overlooking the "base hits".
The "base hits" are the small steps, daily victories, and simple things we can do to reach our goals. Theodore Roosevelt's quote, "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are", is so true.
If you tend to be a left side of the brain person, as I am, base hits can often be a challenge. Most logical thinkers like to have all their ducks in a row, dots connected, and things done "right", before we do things. The problem is, we end up not getting things done at all, while waiting for the right time, right situation, and so on and so on.
What we have to realize is that base hits win games too! Sometimes all you need is a base hit to win games. Home runs are great, but never underestimate the simple things we are able to do. Saving 50 dollars a month, will still add up to the money you need to make that purchase. Taking one class at a time will still get you that degree. Writing one chapter a week will still get that book done.
And guess what, base hits set you up for the home runs!
