I think that New Year's resolutions can be powerful things if you really want to make a change in your life or the way you think. Now, some folks don't want to change and that's OK too.
When I set forth the levergun challenge last year, I knew it sounded like it would be easy, but it was not and as a result, not many got to get the most out of it. Let's face it, most of us are concerned with the everyday effort needed just to make a living.
I kept my resolutions last year, for the first time. Now I am thinking about the upcoming year and the challenges that may prove useful in the upcoming year. But I don't want to enter into them frivoulously or without some real thought as to whether they can be accomplished. One or two things,, not much, but enough to do something better.
I'm trying to avoid the seemingly simple things like being a better father/husband and trying to find something that is objectively measurable. Any ideas?
New Year's Resolutions
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PPpastordon
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Objectivity; what a thought!?
Unfortunately, I somehow missed the Levergun Challenge last year. So all I can do is ask questions - sort of "in the blind!" Therefore, I say in advance, no insult intended in any of the questions.
For your resolutions last year, were there any objectively measurable ways to judge that you kept those resolutions? Were they kept all the time, every day? The vast majority of the time, like 90%? Or just the majority of the time, like 51%?
Moral resolutions? Ethical? Political? Spiritual? Educational? Approached properly, these might also be measurable.
Resolutions should be for needs you have; should be to improve you in some way. Unfortunately, for one person this may be changing the brand of beer one drinks, for another it might be an increase the already healthy quantity of beer consumed, and with still another it might be the total elimination of any beer drinking.
Determine what you want to change.
Determine ways to measure your change.
Determine standards for acceptable change.
Do it. Or; share it and do it!
Grace and Peace, and Happy New Year.
Unfortunately, I somehow missed the Levergun Challenge last year. So all I can do is ask questions - sort of "in the blind!" Therefore, I say in advance, no insult intended in any of the questions.
For your resolutions last year, were there any objectively measurable ways to judge that you kept those resolutions? Were they kept all the time, every day? The vast majority of the time, like 90%? Or just the majority of the time, like 51%?
Moral resolutions? Ethical? Political? Spiritual? Educational? Approached properly, these might also be measurable.
Resolutions should be for needs you have; should be to improve you in some way. Unfortunately, for one person this may be changing the brand of beer one drinks, for another it might be an increase the already healthy quantity of beer consumed, and with still another it might be the total elimination of any beer drinking.
Determine what you want to change.
Determine ways to measure your change.
Determine standards for acceptable change.
Do it. Or; share it and do it!
Grace and Peace, and Happy New Year.
Pastordon
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The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know. (1 Cor. 8:2)
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The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know. (1 Cor. 8:2)
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The Lewis
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I am going to get a copy of the Constitution and Bill of Rights and re-read them. I must admit to being forced to think about things a bit from reading this forum and want to brush up on things I have forgotten and taken for granted.
You boys have shed a different light on a few things making me change my perspective, thanks...
You boys have shed a different light on a few things making me change my perspective, thanks...
Molon Labe
Scott,
Last year, I took a class on leadership. The class met every monday night for 8 months. In the class, the first third was to get to know how God made us, wired us, what talents he gave us, what passions lie within, what our leadership style, learning style and managing style we had.
The second part was looking into spirtual leadership concepts. Focussing mostly on servant leadership, this portion of the course was life changing for me.
The third part was a study on leadership principles in organizations.
The course taught me what being wisely strategic meant - basically that we can't do everything, but need to focus our talents, passions, time and energy into things that God has wired us for. By bringing ourself into God's plans in action, we can be assured that we have maximum inpact in the eternal as well as the here and now.
I go through all this to say that last year was the most eye opening, rewarding growth year of my life. In it, I managed to regain balance in my life and redefine my life direction to align with God's plan for me and to finish strong the last half of my life. Every decision I make now is measured against this plan. What I spend, how I spend my time, my resources, my energy.
I am now purposely driven, instead of driven without purpose. In less than two weeks, I travel to Ethiopia to work with a town of 15,000 to bring them fresh water. In their town, 80 percent of the disease is water born. What a lasting impact this can be to a people who will never have the resources to help themselves. It is to be my life's mission for the next five years.
I guess my suggestion for your New Years Resolution would revolve around the eternal, rather than just the here and now. In this year, discover the talents you have, the passions that lie within, and focus those to affect the less fortunate. Instead of helping 10's, find a way to help 100's. If 100's, then 1000's. We each have this ability within us and we all too often settle for middle of the road mediocrity. I know I did. If we all chose to expand our spheres of influence and while doing so, dedicate our lives to making the spheres of influence (our family, work, friends, hobbies, missions, etc) a pocket of excellence, then the number of people we can positively impact will be multiplied. The key is to discover, through deep peeling of the layers, discovering who we are under the water line - where we make choices which affect the way we live, where our passions lie, where the condition of heart is. All to often, the change we need to make is at the heart.
The HEART - where we decide if we are self oriented or not. In our class, the choices were self oriented, or God oriented. Despite years of believing I was working towards God's will, I had to admit I was self oriented and I needed to work at the very core of me to affect change.
If I have spoken out of turn, then let me say I am sorry. I do not mean to offend any reader with my discussion and assumption of the "Christian" ethos I refer to here. Please, I only speak from what I have gleaned. I make no assumption and imply nothing for those who might take offense.
Scott, I only know you through the words you share on the forums we frequent. You may already have this stuff all down pat. If so, then this post is more for me than you. If not, and if you have any questions, drop me an email and I can get you some of the materials I covered last year. That offer goes to anyone here on the forum that may so desire to work on the items I describe above.
May your year be blessed and filled with abundance and growth and may it be shared with thousands.
Last year, I took a class on leadership. The class met every monday night for 8 months. In the class, the first third was to get to know how God made us, wired us, what talents he gave us, what passions lie within, what our leadership style, learning style and managing style we had.
The second part was looking into spirtual leadership concepts. Focussing mostly on servant leadership, this portion of the course was life changing for me.
The third part was a study on leadership principles in organizations.
The course taught me what being wisely strategic meant - basically that we can't do everything, but need to focus our talents, passions, time and energy into things that God has wired us for. By bringing ourself into God's plans in action, we can be assured that we have maximum inpact in the eternal as well as the here and now.
I go through all this to say that last year was the most eye opening, rewarding growth year of my life. In it, I managed to regain balance in my life and redefine my life direction to align with God's plan for me and to finish strong the last half of my life. Every decision I make now is measured against this plan. What I spend, how I spend my time, my resources, my energy.
I am now purposely driven, instead of driven without purpose. In less than two weeks, I travel to Ethiopia to work with a town of 15,000 to bring them fresh water. In their town, 80 percent of the disease is water born. What a lasting impact this can be to a people who will never have the resources to help themselves. It is to be my life's mission for the next five years.
I guess my suggestion for your New Years Resolution would revolve around the eternal, rather than just the here and now. In this year, discover the talents you have, the passions that lie within, and focus those to affect the less fortunate. Instead of helping 10's, find a way to help 100's. If 100's, then 1000's. We each have this ability within us and we all too often settle for middle of the road mediocrity. I know I did. If we all chose to expand our spheres of influence and while doing so, dedicate our lives to making the spheres of influence (our family, work, friends, hobbies, missions, etc) a pocket of excellence, then the number of people we can positively impact will be multiplied. The key is to discover, through deep peeling of the layers, discovering who we are under the water line - where we make choices which affect the way we live, where our passions lie, where the condition of heart is. All to often, the change we need to make is at the heart.
The HEART - where we decide if we are self oriented or not. In our class, the choices were self oriented, or God oriented. Despite years of believing I was working towards God's will, I had to admit I was self oriented and I needed to work at the very core of me to affect change.
If I have spoken out of turn, then let me say I am sorry. I do not mean to offend any reader with my discussion and assumption of the "Christian" ethos I refer to here. Please, I only speak from what I have gleaned. I make no assumption and imply nothing for those who might take offense.
Scott, I only know you through the words you share on the forums we frequent. You may already have this stuff all down pat. If so, then this post is more for me than you. If not, and if you have any questions, drop me an email and I can get you some of the materials I covered last year. That offer goes to anyone here on the forum that may so desire to work on the items I describe above.
May your year be blessed and filled with abundance and growth and may it be shared with thousands.
Mike Johnson,
"Only those who will risk going too far, can possibly find out how far one can go." T.S. Eliot
"Only those who will risk going too far, can possibly find out how far one can go." T.S. Eliot
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Yer trying too hard, Sir.......You know what needs to be done...we all doScottT wrote:Not out of turn at all!
I think that things like that come at a proper time and place in a person's life and I am happy for you.
Not sure that is what I am looking for just now......but I will think about it.
It's just that ya can't do it all, the objective physical goals anyway, at once. I DO know that I can start by being kind to those I meet, even if they don't deserve it. And hopefully, we all know about doing the right thing when no one's looking........... Other than that sort of thing, what do you want to do that you have yet to get done? I really, no kidding, need to lose a pound a week this year...and then some 
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