Last question! I had to, for my class, devise short and long-term activities to help me achieve my goal of greatness from my Self-Help book by Kyser. Here's what I came up with:
1: This weekend, I am going to sit and write out a Life Plan. So many things in my life—plans for Summer 2010 and Life after December—are in the air. I need to write all the things I’m thinking about down on paper so I don’t forget the little ones, “minimalize” the important ones, and make a big deal out of things that aren’t big deals. I don’t have degrees where I can say “I’m going to medical school, therefore I will be a doctor”. With an Organizational Communication degree, I can go into literally any field and do something. Such decisions! As for long term, I would like to see how far my Life Plan can take me. I don’t want to totally stick to it because I might miss a great, unexpected twist in life because it wasn’t on my Life Plan. However, having it on paper will be helpful in taming all of my lofty ideas.
2: 1) I have an appointment to meet with a woman professor who has been recommended to me for quite some time now. I think she will have some insight and she will be helping me with my cover letter so I can finally apply for internships for this summer. Long term, I am hoping for at least 3 people in my life that are willing to impart their wisdom to me. I don’t want to just pick any one person and I also have to realize that they have to grow too—therefore I must not put them on a pedestal.
3: I already have a budget in place and I was actually under-budget (spent less money than planned) in January which is a good thing! I was really proud of myself. A short-term goal with this one is to see how much I spent for February and compare the numbers to January. I should also figure out which health insurance plan I’ll need—this is when I think that Barack Obama needs to give out gift certificates at the Health Insurance Store so that I don’t have to pay premiums for a year. Alas… As for a long-term goal, I need to research how much life costs. I have no idea of the expenses associated with living on my own in a non-school environment. I don’t want to be totally surprised by these expenses because of my unrealistic ideas.
And finally for real--the last question!
What are concrete accountability measures to indicate you are making progress in carrying out implementation?
I think that a checklist will give me lots of accountability. I will also be blogging about my progress. I do want to read about this transitional stage of life when I get old and senile and 30. I also have my Mom who is such a great asset and keeps me on my toes. My main thing I need to focus on emotionally during this stage is staying calm and letting what happens happen. No reason to get overly paranoid about things I can’t help. Mailing applications takes time—so sitting next to the mail box waiting for responses from internship opportunities is not a wise use of sanity or time. My mind must stay occupied. Just like in the movie My Life, I have to let go on the roller coaster of life and enjoy the ride. Woohooo!!!!!!!
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