I rememeber sitting at the kitchen table (that line sounds so cliche but it’s true)… about 6 years ago trying to put together some goals for the upcoming year. I frustrated myself because there were so many goals and objectives and each varied in size and timelines. I pressed on for a little while and came up with categories and toyed with timelines but finally let the frustration get the better of me.

A couple years later someone recommended Dan Miller’s podcast to me. This would have been mid 2007. He started talking about his goal setting strategy and it sounded so much like the notes I had started a couple years earlier. I reviewed some of his stuff and pulled my notes from a dusty folder and started refining and reworking… and now you see where I’ve landed.

I am so glad you like it and others have commented similarly. That is very satisfying to me.

I hope to continue refining it and perhaps one day I’ll pull it into some sort of book or product. Perhaps I should document that as a goal!!

Thanks again and I look forward to connecting with you again!
Dave

**I hope you’ll check out the rest of the series!

I love this post, it really spoke to me.

Since first reading “7 Habits” and “Getting Things Done” I’ve worked on my own set of categories or facets as you call them, as neither of the two really had it, I think.

Also the different levels are unique from what I’ve seen so far.

I will be reading your stuff from now on.

Thanks

I’ve never been what I call a ‘power networker’ but I try to do all I can for those I know. I’m learning that simply maintaining trails to existing contacts rather than letting them grow over with time is an easy and powerful process.

I intend to spend more time with this topic at the appropriate time.

Thanks again for your comments. I am so pleased to hear the feedback on this goal series. When I crafted this message template from my own goal worksheets (spreadsheet nerd!) I wondered what people would think. I’m both relieved and excited to hear the feedback. I may have to do more with this line of topic moving forward.

Thanks!
Dave

It’s something I definitely want to improve, but find very hard to do. Thanks for the reminder that Social Goals are a key part of living a balanced life. I should probably do some reevaluating soon.

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