Yesterday, I challenged you to set goals for yourself. I want to follow-up on that concept and give you some simple, practical instructions to follow so that you can not only set goals, but accomplish them.
1 - Set goals that are reasonable. Don't set goals that you know cannot be accomplished within your timeframe. For instance, if you are currently 5'4" and 150 lbs, don't set a goal of making the Redskins 53-man roster this season.
2 - Set a variety of different kinds of goals for yourself. For example, I used to challenge my high school cross-country runners to set a physical goal, an academic goal and a spiritual goal for each season. Perhaps you could set goals that include least 20 minutes in daily devotions, exercising at least 3 days a week and reading at least one book a month written by a grounded, Christian author like Chuck Swindoll, Max Lucado, Lee Strobel, Mark Batterson, etc.
3 - Write down your goals. There's something about writing down your goals that helps make them real and concrete in your life.
4 - Place your goals somewhere you will often see them. Hang them on the refrigerator, on the bathroom mirror or on the computer monitor where you'll know you'll see them each and every day. This helps as a great reminder and motivator that there is purpose and a need for deliberate action in your life!
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