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The best definition of a "goal" that I have heard came while reading Never Eat Alone, Ferrazzi says, "A goal is a dream with a deadline." It makes sense, before we can establish what our goals are we must have a very clear sense of exactly what our dreams are.
This year we have been thinking a lot about our dreams at the Rhoads abode. I have always been a BIG picture person. A BIG dreamer. And a huge part of every decision we make at the Rhoads goes through the filter of, Where will this put us in five years? We never want to make decisions that are short sighted; but rather, we aspire to make decisions that go back to the heart behind WHY we do this. If we can put everything through the WHY filter, the decisions we make will have much greater payoffs in the long term.
Failing to plan is planning to fail. I believe that perception drives reality. A lot of achieving our goals is not allowing our own minds stand in the way of what is possible. To be where we want to be we must be able to see ourselves there before we ever actually arrive. The goals we put on paper are the stepping stones that make the vision a reality.
I'm really stoked about this new year ahead of us! Today I looked back over the goals we set for 2009 with a smile on my face. It's pretty encouraging to look back at these goals that I scribbled down on pieces of paper back at the end of 2008 and see so many come to fruition in 2009. Our plan is to make that happen again in 2010. Just a few of the exciting goals we checked off the list in 2009:
- Launching our Custom Site what we feel like really speaks to our personal/artistic vision.
- Traveling to Thailand for creative and personal growth.
- A huge passion of mine is to inspire others to take hold of their passion and let it drive them to where they want to be. Chris is equally passionate and exceptionally talented at teaching people "how" to do that so we were really excited to take on a handful of Mentoree's this year through our Mentor sessions for photographers.
- One of our other big goals for 2009 was to meet & surround ourselves with people who inspired us and pushed us to be greater, bigger and better. It is amazing to see the fantastic people God brought into our lives this year! The beautiful women I was able to connect with through {Marfa Trip} are now the incredible women that I feel fortunate to call true friends. My wonderful encourager Jeff Holt who also introduced us to our now dear friend Nick Onken, both boys are constantly setting the bar higher for us. The wonderful opportunity to team up with our inspirational friend, Jesh de Rox to help host Life as an Artform (to come in april of 2010) was yet another unexpected blessing. The list of the doors that were opened through people could go on and on... You see, a very important part of achieving our goals are the people who come alongside us in the process. People are what make the world go round.
When the Rhoads set goals we have three categories. Realistic, Ambitious and Audacious. Within each of those categories we have another set of goals: Immediate Goals, Creative goals, Financial goals, Long term development goals & Personal goals. I like to have the three different categories (Realistic, Ambitious & Audacious) because it allows us the freedom to dream on an even bigger scale.
2010 will be a year of some of the most audacious goals we have ever set for ourselves and I'm pumped! It will also be a year of facing fears and a year of extreme growth. I can already see it. I believe it. I know it. Cheers to a great year to each of you! Follow your bliss!!
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Yes! Thank you for being so inspirational. :)
I love the three goal catergories! I agree it is important to dream big and I need to do more of that myself. Thanks for the inspiration again!
a wonderful way to start this first day of 2010.....a visit to your blog......it is just so right Sarah!!!
wishing you the grandest of new years!!!
Hi Sarah!
Thank you for sharing this (and the list of books a few days back... currently reading "Purple Cow" now while my husband is reading "Love is the Killer App"). I am really new to the industry and am encouraged by people like you who love what they do, and combine that passion with the business-side to make it succeed. So, I just wanted to say thank you: for your thoughts, your passion, your way of seeing the world that we are fortunate to view day-to-day. Happy New Year!
Love this so much. I spent the day today reflecting on 2009 and looking forward to 2010+. It's exciting to push ourselves beyond what we think is feasible, and I hope your audacious goals fall into the realistic category soon!
Can't wait to meet you in 2010!