Goals on steroids

I spent some time this afternoon writing out my goals for 2009. I wrote out 2-3 goals under 4 different categories. The categories that I used are Personal goals, Family goals, Professional goals, and Goals on steroids.

With the exception of the Goals on steroids, every goal had to pass this test before making the list…

• Is this something that I am willing to commit to or just something that would be nice?
• Why is this an important goal to me? If I can’t answer this with a clear answer, than the goal is probably not important enough for me to reach.
• Is this something that I am willing to be held accountable to by someone? If not, I know that there is zero chance of me reaching it.
• Is this something that can be tracked and measured?
• Is this a realistic goal?

The Goals on steroids are crazy goals that could never be reached without God reaching in & reaching through to make it happen. They are desires & dreams that are stirring within my heart and soul. They aren’t realistic at all. In fact, quite the opposite…they are BIG, unrealistic, & unmeasurable. Why have this list? Because I believe that as I allow God to stir the dreams inside of me, and I write them down it demonstrates my faith to God. It says to God, that I believe that He can accomplish the impossible. As adults we have lost the what if dreamer mechanism that we were born with. These goals on steroids might not be met in 2009, but guess what? I’ll add it to my steroid goals for 2010.

I hope that you take some time in the next few days to write down a few trackable & realistic goals as well as some crazy, jacked up, super-sized, goals on steroids. Go for it!