Not All Goals Take Time

July 22nd, 2008          Email This Post        Print This Post

You may have goals or projects that take a lot of time. However, some goals don’t take any time. Do you have any of these?

If you are working on character traits - e.g. mindfulness, kindness, empathy, joy, gratitude, or enthusiasm - you don’t need to set aside time to work on them. (Although journaling about the trait, reading about it, or doing a meditation could certainly be helpful!) You just need to focus on them when doing your everyday activities. Isn’t that the overall goal - to have that trait in all your activities?

You can repeat “joy” in an upbeat tone of voice while you are washing the dishes, walking, or doing anything else. Repurpose that “lost time” when you would normally defocus or let your thoughts wander. Do this during spare moments and watch it carry over all your activities!

You may only have a vague idea of what kind of person you want to be or how you want to improve. Choose a trait you want to improve, and think how your normal days would be different. Would you speak differently, talk differently, or think differently?

Choose a trait and start acting it!

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