Can I Just…?

Several years ago, I had an idea. I realize that I wasn’t accomplishing any goals. Why? I wasn’t setting any goals!

It eventually occurred to me that I needed to set goals, so I could move towards the things I want. If there’s one thing to know about me, it’s that I will take bits of information here and there and everywhere and compile them. My brain will ruminate for as long as it takes and then, eventually, I make what seems a rash decision to the outside world, to people who don’t realize I’ve been thinking about it for this last six months.

So that’s kind of where I found myself. When I thought about my possible goals, they came pretty naturally: my faith, professional goals, health and financial goals.

I committed to doing something each day towards each one of those goals. Every morning I would say, I’m going to do this, this, this, and this. Lo and behold, I lost weight, got out of massive credit card debt, developed goals and a closer walk with God after spending time with him each day.

I was amazed that the way that it worked. It just blew me away. And then I stopped doing it. Why? I’m sure we’ll explore that later.

A couple of months ago, I found myself in a similar position, frustrated with the lack of progress in any area of my life. I wasn’t back where I was, but I definitely wasn’t where I wanted to be. Those goals are still important to me and I got an idea.

I was looking for a project to prompt opportunities to write and I think that this is a good start for me. I want to do the four goals again and, this time, I want to document it.

In a time since I’ve done the four goals every day, I’ve been collecting information here and there I hear people doing some similar things and having success at it. That confirmation tells me there’s something here there’s something about this plan.

This isn’t a “this is how I was so successful” blog. This is more of a “I’m at the beginning of it and I know it’s going to be successful, so I want to document it” blog.

I’ll go into this more to explain my reasoning behind each of the four goals. It will take awhile to unpack everything that I’m thinking, but hopefully that’s part of the fun.

So every day, I will work on a profession goal, a faith goal, a health goal, and a financial goal. I’ve come to refer to them as The Four Goals. That may change, but I’m not waiting around for perfection this time. I want to move forward. If I need to course-correct later, I will. My blog, my rules.

Speaking of the blog, why is it called Can I Just…? That’s simple. So many times, I just get in my own way. I don’t really want to get off the sofa to walk for an hour, so I’ll challenge myself, “Can I just walk the 15-minute loop around the neighborhood?” While making a sandwich, I might challenge myself by asking, “Can I just have one piece of bread, instead of two?” I break it down into the smallest action and, I believe, all of those actions over time will help me to find my dreams and chase my goals. So beyond ready for this. Let’s go!