At first, I was looking at this goal as a way to help me achieve work/life balance. However, I believe that’s a goal in and of itself. So that’s become a separate goal for this year.
Now I’m looking at this goal as a reminder to ask myself what’s truly important in the big picture sense. So with all my goals at 43things, I’m striving for balance. Balance to get the chores done. Yet at the same time, have a little fun, enjoy life, laugh, smile, and maybe see how I can influence and help others out as well. There have been a couple times here when I went out on a limb to offer advice/support…and surprisingly, it was well received.
In talking to my husband last night, he acknowledged the progress I’m making, but in the same token, he hand wrote a goal for me “be nice to the husband”. And really, this goes further from just him. While I’m great at getting things done and achieving my goals, sometimes I forget to acknowledge the people that help me along the way. Sometimes I can be a little “bitchy” when I get frustrated at the situations I find myself in. So I need to give it some thought, and think of how I can improve my people skills. Because it goes much further than just complimenting one person a day.
Maybe I should read how to win friends and influence people, eh?
