{"id":367,"date":"2022-01-13T18:46:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T18:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stacygrove.com\/blog\/?p=367"},"modified":"2022-01-14T18:05:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T18:05:11","slug":"some-thoughts-on-setting-goals-for-the-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stacygrove.com\/blog\/some-thoughts-on-setting-goals-for-the-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Thoughts on Setting Goals for the New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/stacygrove.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/New-Year-Goals-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stacygrove.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/New-Year-Goals-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stacygrove.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/New-Year-Goals-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stacygrove.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/New-Year-Goals-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stacygrove.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/New-Year-Goals-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stacygrove.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/New-Year-Goals.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ah, the end of year. I love it. The reflection. The celebration. The stats. Bring it on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of my favorite parts of the year\u2019s end is an escape to a quiet location to spend some time looking back, as well as some time looking forward. I\u2019m a planner (shocker to absolutely no one who knows me). This means that I work best with a target, a trajectory of where I want to go, and some accountability to check my course along the way. So, it\u2019s no surprise that I <em>love <\/em>to set goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are people who spend their lives talking, writing, and teaching about goal setting, and there\u2019s so much to learn from them. And while I\u2019m not claiming to be anything close to a goal-setting guru, I thought I\u2019d share some of my goals for the year ahead with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li><strong>Stillness for one day a month.<\/strong> Time to reflect. Space to breathe. I\u2019m so, so bad at this. I\u2019m always eyes forward, eyes on the prize, but I\u2019m realizing how much I can learn from pausing and looking back. This time of stillness isn\u2019t something I\u2019ve come up with, and it won\u2019t come easily. But it\u2019s a muscle I\u2019m excited to exercise! I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll learn some important things about the past AND the future.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\" start=\"2\"><li><strong>List 100 homes this year.<\/strong> This is a MAJOR goal. It scares me, but it also motivates me. In 2021, I sold 75 homes\u2014a new personal record. In 2022, I want to list an even 100. It will take massive amounts of work to accomplish this, but I\u2019m going for it. What\u2019s the point of setting a goal if it doesn\u2019t scare you a little bit?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\" start=\"3\"><li><strong>Hike the El Camino de Costa Rica.<\/strong> I\u2019m trekking across Costa Rica with a group of fellow crazy people this March. We\u2019re going from Atlantic to Pacific. Ocean to ocean. In total, it\u2019s about 280 kilometers, which equates to about 173 miles . . . in 13 days. What doesn\u2019t kill you makes you stronger, right? (More to this in an upcoming blog post, so stay tuned.)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\" start=\"4\"><li><strong>Meet Jesus daily.<\/strong> Through people. Through scripture study. Through nature. Through prayer. He\u2019s there, I just get such tunnel vision that I miss out. And there\u2019s too much good to miss out on!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How did I land on these goals? Well, usually they come during a time of reflection of key areas of my life: Family, Business, Financials, Health, Spiritual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then I ask myself a series of questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What was missing this year?<\/li><li>Where have I failed in the past?<\/li><li>What did I learn?<\/li><li>What daily habits are needed to avoid repeating that failure?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From there, I can dig deeper into new habits to establish to reach the intended goal\/target. You can learn so much by asking yourself these simple questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What are your goals for 2022? I\u2019d love to hear from you! Just leave me a quick comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ah, the end of year. I love it. The reflection. The celebration. The stats. Bring it on! 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