it is bitter cold outside and my laptop that was on the ground under my window is even feeling the cold. boo winter. i get that utah really needs the moisture, but like can't it get some moisture at like 32 degrees instead?
i didn't make resolutions this new year's day due mostly to the fact that i made resolutions in october cause i really procrastinated last year, and much to every one's surprise i broke every one of those october resolutions. super pathetic especially since one of them was to keep my room tidy and even with 2 months of free time i am still looking at approximately 1/3 of the contents of my closet in neat piles on my floor waiting to either be hung up or folded, and about 10 pairs of shoes. resolution fail. so i don't really feel like making resolutions is the confidence or morale boost that i am looking for right now.
recently i heard someone talk about the s.m.a.r.t way of making goals. you know s.pecific m.easurable a.ttainable r.elevant and t.ime-bound. i had a manager once who would make us do the same thing with our daily work. i could never really grasp the concept of smart goals when it came to talking less to my two co-workers, so that may be why they put up cubicles. (sorry kc and val) oh well good try russell. i'll so kindly break it down for you all in the land of the world wide web. (that way you won't have to google it later) and technically do i have to reference wikipedia? based off my limited knowledge of wikipedia from tv shows, can't anyone post info on there? anyway moving on. wikipedia tells us that first you have to be specific about what you want. duh. but really it's the what, who, where, why and which of a goal. next (measurable) is finding how much or how many, and how will i know when i have achieved said goal. on to attainable. this portion is mostly whether or not the goal is an actual possibility that you can achieve. and the how of achieving the goal. which leads us on to relevance. are you the right person for this or is this the right time for you to do this. is this even something that will matter and benefit your life. and finally time. when you wish to have achieved your goal. what steps will i take 6 months from now, 6 weeks from now and today.
i would give you an example, but i just tried and it was too hard. maybe that is why i failed so horribly with goals pre-cubicle. but i think you get the point right? if i had to pick like the most important letter in the smart way it would be attainable. because how easy is it to say that i will stop drinking soda this year unless you figure out how you are actually going to do that. for me it would be cutting back from 64 oz in a day to maybe like 32 oz a day for a few months and then cutting back from there so that by 2014 i will be soda free. hey look at that i kind of gave you an example! you're welcome.
so get out there and make some s.m.a.r.t goals for twenty thirteen.
by the way i am kind of really looking forward to 2020. only because i will make it a point to say 'and this...is 2020' like barbara walters and hugh downs used to do. also i'll be 35 in 2020 and i like to think that i will make it to 70, so in 2020 i can plan on a legit mid life crisis while still being really young and ridiculously good looking. it's a win win win.
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You were not the only reason for the cubicles. I think Russell was pretty much sure that none of us were making or achieving SMART goals.
I miss working with you pre-cubicle and post-cubicle!
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