Time Flies
by Miki Saxon
Unbelievable. Third quarter ends Sunday, which means the year is almost over.
After that there’s really only seven more weeks of fully productive work.
Then comes Thanksgiving and the run-up to all the holidays.
Usually, about a week before thanksgiving is when people start freaking out over all the stuff they haven’t done, especially the goals set last January.
Yeah, the goals that you were going to work on — tomorrow.
Oops.
Suddenly there are very few tomorrows in which to accomplish them.
Missing or just being short isn’t the real problem.
The real problem is that people start putting extraordinary pressure on themselves to achieve them
Not just some of them, but all of them — which is totally crazy.
Worse, on top of that pressure comes all the expectations, pressures and stress of the holidays.
And they wonder why people get so cranky.
I read the following somewhere and it’s stayed with me.
Unrealistic goals lead people to think less of themselves.
The good news is that, as always, it’s your choice.
Join me Monday for more on doing goals right. It may not help this year, but it will keep you from going through it next year.
Image credit: Michel Curi
