Step 5:
Once three months has gone by, review your list. Cross off the things you have achieved from your short term goals and move over new items from the long term list to the short term list. (And feel free to add new items to the long term goals list).
Doing this exercise is an attempt to do what we do with our animals, splitting our goals into smaller & smaller approximations. Generally, I find the first time we do this – that our goals over the five weeks are much larger than we can achieve with our available resources. Therefore, using this process can help us to concentrate on smaller approximations.
And then another benefit of this exercise is valuing the importance of looking at all the things we achieve and celebrating them ALL – no matter how small or insignificant they may seem. I say this because all of the time and energy we put into our goals – is, in my personal opinion – approximations towards our larger goals!
Even if we haven’t necessarily achieved what we set out to … my thoughts are that (more than likely) you will be in a position to move forward with more information than you had before and consequently make smarter decisions. #Celebrateapproximations
Let me know what you think and/or if you have any questions, and I look forward to seeing your lists (and am grateful for your feedback on this idea).
Best Regards
Ryan Cartlidge
Animal Training Academy