Instead of focussing on separate goals, I want to try a new approach this year. Usually, I set a number of goals, I reach them (or not), and nothing really changes. Since that would indicate that my list of goals only gets longer, without ever seeing real progress, I decided to find myself a new approach. And what day is better to start with this, than the first of January?
This year, instead of fixed goals, I will find a theme or focus for every month. I do have a list of 52 goals (which is currently only available in Dutch, but will get here as well), but I am not going to attach those goals to a specific month.
For January, my focus is on
HOME.
That means that I will try to stick to the groceries budget as best as possible by cooking from scratch, finding creative ways to deal with leftovers, waste less, enjoy myself at home, declutter and do some minor repairs. In order to do this, I will immerse myself in blogs and stories about people who do or have done the same. I have noticed that this keeps me motivated.
If my focus stays on HOME the entire month, I will probably have accumulated some money for paying off the mortgage and the emergency fund, read some books, found nice and cheap ways to entertain myself and taken important steps to make our house a home, which means I may be able to strike off about 5 or 6 goals. Not bad, for a first month!
What do you prefer: using a goal or focus? And why?
