Goals and I have never really gotten along.  I go through a period where I don’t do anything, then immediately following comes the period where I realize i’ve gone through an unproductive period and decide to make goals.  Unfortunately, my goals are always unrealistic and I don’t share them with people; Two detrimental facets of the goal making/accomplishing process.

First, by making the goal HUGE I have a hard time figuring out how to attack it.  This is bad because then I get frustrated and shove it to the way side.  For instance, becoming an Electrical Engineer.  It’s something I really want to do and have wanted it for a long time - Not only is it extremely interesting to me, but it’s also something that I would be very proud of no matter what else in life happened.  However, i’m not as naturally apt at math as many people - this is something i’m going to have to work on because the EE field is so math intensive.  I realize this and become so overwhelmed by the math I get frustrated and give up… I need to make my goal smaller, start with a few math classes and work my way up.

Secondly, I don’t tell people who I need to tell about my goals in a timely manner, if at all.  This kills me because the people who would be there to support me and help me keep going don’t know to do this - my fault.  This is discouraging and as such, I fail.

But i’ve learned over my long, grueling 23+ years that life’s not easy, goals don’t come easy and if they do you need to shoot higher.

Anyway… On to my list.