One of the things I love about the January holidays is long lunches with good friends.
Thinking about the year ahead was just one topic of conversation.
Wanting some things to be different is one thing.
Planning for some things to be different is another.
I try to set goals to work towards over the year
in each area of my life - spiritual, social, physical, emotional and intellectual.
Keeping the goals realistic keeps them managable and I tend to only have 1 - 3 goals per area.
For example, one of each of my goals this year will be:
Intellectual - complete a counselling course (this can be part of my PD for school so should be doable)
Physical - add competitive tennis to my social tennis and basketball each week
Spiritual - finish reading the entire bible (2 year cycle) and read an Elisabeth Elliot book
Emotional - take the last half hour of each day to renew and replenish
Social - aim for a balance of people and home days in school holidays
Enjoy the planning, the journey and the results!
