Real and Achievable Goals!

Hey everyone hope all is well!


While reaching the end of my vacations and getting closer to the new school year I reflect on goals. As a teacher and well, as human beings we create goals to keep walking towards something. Of course I want my students to learn new things and to master skills and many other things. As a professional I look forward to becoming a better teacher and professional. In a personal note I working towards financial freedom and a healthier lifestyle and many others.

The trick is to establish real and honest goals and scaffold yourself to them. This is not something that happens in a day or a month, some can take years. So focus on the short term and the long term. Maybe you need to loose 10 or more lbs, maybe you need to gain X amount of muscle or resistance.

Stop and think for a minute....

Wouldn't be more accesible to divide that goal in different stages? Wouldn't it be more exciting and less frustrating to achieve little goals and work towards the big picture?

The answers is yes! We do this every day as teachers. It will be impossible and even frustrating to teach all the curriculum in just days or a few weeks. We establish the skill and scaffold their way up to mastering and acquiring other skills.

Back in June I needed to loos just 15 lbs and then when I returned from vacation it turned to 20 lbs. So I decided to make little goals of losing 5 lbs in X amount of time. Keeping in mind the once school starts it gets crazier, that I am more involved at church than before, new roles at school, plus I am starting my next Masters.

So be wise when you are setting your goals for they can help you get there or make it even harder on you. You want goals that will motivate you and keep you away from frustrations. Same principle will apply in daily life struggles like clearing your debt its easier to focus on one account at a time that to try and clear them all together. Professional areas, organize a ladder where do you want to be in the next few months? Not necessarily meaning in other position but better at what you do from knowing your work to becoming an expert on it. On your spiritual life, to be closer to God, maybe you prayed for 5 min try 6 min next time and so it goes.

Try setting reachable goals and organize and scaffold your way towards it! See the counselor in me is already popping out! Let us know if you need any help, it doesn't have to be health related, whatever we can help you out we will be happy to! You can send an email or a message at to Facebook page.

Stay healthy....