Goal update - Week of January 10, 2016

The only thing that is constant is change. 

Looking back on the past few months to a year, I am starting to realize this more and more. In college, I could schedule my week out and be able to that plan pretty consistently. Lately it has been impossible to stick to a well-executed game plan for longer than 2-3 days in a row.

Here's how things normally go (Note: Although I was aware of this pattern before the New Year, I was reminded of it this past week.) On Sundays I plan out my week: meetings, obligations, goals to accomplish, and individual tasks to complete. I will draft a schedule which would allow me to effectively accomplish everything, but inevitably, something would come up and disrupt my schedule, leaving me in a state of consistent "catch up" until my plan expired.

This scenario most often occurs at the office, but I have noticed it affecting my personal life as well. I have come to realize that this situation is likely occurring due to a lack of realistic, long-term planning. 

Without sounding like I am bragging, I am quite good at managing tasks and executing action plans. I am able to prioritize task and delegate... however my "get it done... now!" attitude often prevents me from wanting to set aside "free time" to catch up on things when my schedule starts to shift.

 Just like a body builder needs to program 1-2 rest days a week to allow his muscles to rest and grow, highly productive people need to schedule in "rest days" to catch up and/or rest. I realize this now, and I will keep this in mind in the weeks, months, and years ahead.

 

Looking at the Past Week

Here are my Mind, Body, and Spirit accomplishments for the past week.

  • Monday, January 4, 2016
    • Mind: Updated my portfolio
    • Body: Worked out for 40 minutes, no alcohol
    • Spirit: Offered a friend job advice, invited friends to dinner later in the week, offered to help run social media for my church.
  • Tuesday, January 5, 2016
    • Mind: House hunted, updated portfolio
    • Body: Took stairs coming home, did not over eat
    • Spirit: Stayed awake to prepare for the week ahead
  • Wednesday, January 6, 2016
    • Mind: Met with a mentor
    • Body: Worked out and walked an additional 30 minutes
    • Spirit: Bought gifts for friends
  • Thursday, January 7, 2016
    • Mind: Updated portfolio, read marketing text, landed some big media placements
    • Body: Took stairs coming home, did not eat sweets
    • Spirit: Invited friends to dinner
  • Friday, January 8, 2016
    • Mind: Updated portfolio and completed a unit of Adwords certification training
    • Body: No sweets, drank a ton of water, pushed myself to get a lot of chores done
    • Spirit: Called Dad on his birthday, treated Jared
  • Saturday, January 9, 2016
    • Mind: Read a lot, blogged, completed half a unit of Google Adwords
    • Body: Worked out - hard
    • Spirit: Called my Grandpa to check-in on him
  • Sunday, January 10, 2016
    • Mind: Read a lot. Planned the week ahead
    • Body: Not the best day... I rested a lot (whoops)
    • Spirit: Cooked dinner for a friend, spent a lot of time with Jared


Looking Forward

  • Monday (today)
    • Mind: Writing this blog post, planning the week ahead.
    • Body: Exercised for at least 45-minutes.
    • Spirit: I took down the Christmas decorations, helped a lot of coworkers.
  • Tuesday:
    • Mind: Continue Adwords training, house hunting
    • Body: Go for a walk (cannot work out - morning dentist appointment)
    • Spirit: Do something nice for my coworkers.
  • Wednesday:
    • Mind: Catch up on goals (work, personal, or otherwise).
    • Body: Work out.
    • Spirit: Text my brother.
  • Thursday:
    • Mind: Continue Google Adwords training.
    • Body: Since Wednesdays are typically late night, I'd like to at least walk or do yoga for 30 minutes.
    • Spirit: Do something nice for the hubby.
  • Friday:
    • Mind: Read professional publication on the plane ride.
    • Body: Exercise for at least 45 minutes.
    • Spirit: Buy coffee for my colleagues.
  • Saturday:
    • Mind: Find time to read and/or blog.
    • Body: I will be doing a lot of walking that day, so make healthy eating choices is the goal.
    • Spirit: Time with the family,
Daily GoalsBrittany Mazzurco Muscato2016, progress, professional development, process, goals, goal settingComment