Comments on: Goal Setting – Series Conclusion (part 10)

By: Eric Lewis

Eric Lewis — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 04:05:55 +0000

Hi dave, I can’t tell you how much I have tried and tried to follow plans and reach for goals. I’m 26, just turned that last month and looking back over the last five years…I have many dissapointments, and failures. I’ve seen some interesting information in your series and some stuff i’ve heard time and time again. But I must also say that self growth and achievement is an iterative process, you fail, and fail and fail. But you must always get us time and time again. Looking back it seems as if I have failed more than I’ve grown. But is failure really failure or is it just learning what dose’nt work. I wish you all the best in this complex and sometimes difficult journey of life. I’m continuing to work hard at getting through being as positive as can be.

Thanks again for contributing a beautiful roadmap.

By: Dave Ozment

Dave Ozment — Sat, 02 May 2009 04:37:56 +0000

Hey Suzie, thanks for your comments… I’m glad to hear that my ideas are having a positive impact on you. You’ll have to comment again to keep us posted as to (and motivated by) your progress.

Don’t worry with getting onto a single page… I say this for 2 reasons… first never let structure get in the way of a free flow of ideas and second… it’ll take more than a single page… I believe my spreadshee is about 10 pages in total.

Thanks so much for commenting and for your encouraging words. I hope hear more as to your progress!
Dave

By: Dave Ozment

Dave Ozment — Sat, 02 May 2009 04:32:29 +0000

Yeah, I’ve always considered that a pretty funny image… in college in one of the gyms I worked out at there was a guy that was huge and ripped from his waist up. But he looked like a cartoon character because his bulk was perched on a small set of legs.

But this can happen in our lives too if we allow it too. Perhaps we work too much or covet money too much or play too much… everything must occur within a balance. It’s like colonge… just because little is good doesn’t mean a lot is better!

Thanks for commenting Steven!
Dave

By: Suzie

Suzie — Sat, 02 May 2009 04:24:39 +0000

I’d love to see a spreadsheet too! I latched onto your idea and started sketching out my goals and timeframes, but I’m trying to get it on one page – and that’s not quite working for me yet. Thanks for sharing Dave – you’ve really inspired me to look at the big picture of my life rather than letting me get stuck in the smaller cracks.

By: Steven@hundredgoals.com

Steven@hundredgoals.com — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:46:54 +0000

Haha, funny that you mention the body builders who only work their upper body…we have quite a few of “those guys” at our gym, and I have a hard time resisting my impulses to point and laugh…okay, I don’t always do so well on the resisting.

Steven@hundredgoals.com’s last blog post..Bad News

By: Dave Ozment

Dave Ozment — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:25:57 +0000

Hey Sean, thanks for stopping by and commenting. I do hope you have a chance to check out the series… it’s a pretty easy read as each post is short but full of good material and examples – or so I like to think!

You’ll have to let me know what you think!

Thanks!
Dave

By: Dave Ozment

Dave Ozment — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:23:51 +0000

Thanks Baker…. I appreciate your feedback! I’m glad that you found this to be a useful series. That is great to hear. Hopefully others will benefit as well.

Thanks,
Dave

By: Writer Dad

Writer Dad — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:44:23 +0000

Looks like a fantastic series. I might just have to hit the wayback machine this weekend. Writer Dad’s last blog post..Serial and Milk: Available Darkness - Chapter 2

By: Baker @ ManVsDebt

Baker @ ManVsDebt — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:52:09 +0000

Dave, As I told you before I really enjoyed this series! It's helped me brainstorm some of my own goals in each category. In addition, thanks for sharing the personal story to back all this up. Whether or not you end up posting that spreadsheet, you are going to have to send it to me! Sounds really awesome! Baker @ ManVsDebt’s last blog post..My First Full Month Blogging: Special Thank You Video And Complete Stats!