How Life Sometimes Gets in the Way of Itself
It's probably not hard to miss the fact that since July I've hardly been blogging at all, nor have I posted many updates to the podcast. Such has been the way of things, and you only know the half of it. I had a pile of other deadlines in my personal and professional life which have fallen by the wayside for the last couple months. This morning I'll be writing my more than 2 months delayed chapter for the American Veterans and Servicemembers Survival Guide (to be published by Veterans for America), covering Gulf War illnesses.
I also have a nonfiction book nearing completion, titled "Saving the World on $20 A Day," which I had intended to finish writing, copyedit, layout, print, etc., for an October 2007 publication date. It's now November. Oops. Not to mention the two other titles currently in pre-production by my fledgeling publishing house, neither of which are on schedule. I've also got a major software project in the works (see http://www.activecharity.org) which I had intended to launch the beta in October.
Of course, sometimes I set goals which are too ambitious, but it's possible I might have made them. However, as often happens, life intervened. Someone I love dearly has been in the hospital for some weeks, which has in some ways turned life upside down, and the normal day to day routine of getting kids to school, dealing with the medical insurance, and just general life has kept me plenty busy.
I've always been a big believer in setting goals. Small ones, medium, big, and even near impossible. It's just the way I do things, but I recognize as much as anyone that sometimes I don't make those deadlines and goals on time or as well as I'd like.
Is it better to set smaller, more achieveable goals? Maybe every two weeks for the podcast instead of every week. Maybe subcontract out some of the programming for ActiveCharity? Maybe consider publishing only three books this year instead of five? Hell, I don't know. It can be frustrating reaching for the moon and falling short, but at the same time, it's better than simply reaching the remote.
How do you handle goals in your life? I'm curious how you deal with goals? Assuming I have any readers left, drop by and give some feedback.
Meanwhile, as we speak, Garageband is encoding Episode 12 of Republic, and I'll have it online later today. Hope you enjoy.
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You said it yourself, it's better to reach for the moon than reach for the remote. You still accomplish more in a day than many people accomplish ... ever. Cheers, s.
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