At the beginning of the year, when I launched this blog, I set some wildly ambitious (and, okay, maybe unrealistic) goals for myself, and I encouraged anyone who’s reading to do the same.

Yup, I get all rah-rah, “let’s do this!” about benchmarking my future and planning things out. Maybe it has to do with an inner need to control everything. Maybe it’s just the surest way I’ve found to lead a life that makes me happy. Whatever the reason, I totally get into writing to-do lists and crossing items off of it, so here we are.

It makes sense that I spent nearly three years working at Oprah.com now, doesn’t it?

Anyway, looking at my list, I’ll be perfectly honest: There’s a very, very slim chance I’ll achieve them all by the time the ball drops on Dec. 31st. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to stop fighting for them.

A friend said his company strives for employees to reach 2/3s of their goals by the end of the year. They’ve done enough to make progress and be successful, but the part left unaccomplished is important too — it means you didn’t go too easy on yourself. At least that’s what I’m reminding myself as the year winds down.

All this to say: How are your goals coming along, if you wrote any? If not, why not create some for the last two months of the year?

 

 

This post is part of Life Between Weekends’ Tuesday Takeaway series. Every Tuesday, we’ll share the most compelling insight we’ve gleaned from a book, movie, tour, documentary or article to inspire you during the workday.

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