Setting Immeasurable Goals

In 2016, I started a "To-Do List" that included things I wanted to change about myself. Some of the things on my current list are the same as the original, some have been tweaked, and some have been removed all together.

For me, it was about bettering myself. I wanted to change my bad habits into positive traits, I wanted to have a skeleton plan for the future, and I needed a way to access whether I was actively changing my habits, personality, and outlook for the better. The original To-Do List has been revised twice, and I tend to review it when I'm going through major life changes to adjust my goals as needed.

Things to Remember:

Pray everyday

Serve others more

Trust God's Will

Forgive the past

Speak kindly of others

Think before speaking

Live life intentionally

Cultivate my passions

Write everything

Strengthen my faith

Start everyday with gratitude and understanding

 

While measurable goals like getting out of debt, increasing athleticism, and moving ahead in work are great worldly goals, it's important to remember the eternal goals as well. Praying everyday is something I've gotten better with, but I know I need to strengthen my faith even more. Living life intentionally is probably the most difficult on my list, but I'm getting stronger at forgiving the past. There may not be markers to tick off when I reach a step, but each of these goals is for a lifetime.

 

I will spend my life serving others more and practicing humility. I will spend a lifetime reminding myself to remain silent in order to both think before speaking and ensure what I speak is kind and helpful; otherwise, it's unnecessary. Starting with gratitude and understanding with help to forgive the past. I hope to grow into the woman God has planned for me to be by following His rules of living.

 

These immeasurable goals are more important to me than my worldly goals because without the right mental and spiritual state, my accomplishments mean nothing. What does it matter if I pay off my debt but still drown in sinful actions? What help does it bring me to reach a new level of fitness if I still treat others with rudeness? Our faithful life needs just as much attention as the other parts, and undoubtedly more with the constant temptations around us to practice a lazier way of life.

 

I have this list hanging by my bedroom door. The goal is to read it every day to remind myself of the kind of person I am supposed to be. It's a slow process, but I have anywhere from a day to fifty years to work on it.