Keeping Track of Family Goals

I find that I’m so busy. Too busy sometimes. Although… I feel as if I thrive on busy. But I’m terrible at one thing… Keeping track of my goals. I set them and I don’t seem to reach them. Why is that?

Well… I did a little research and found that only 3% of people actually hit the goals that they’ve set for themselves. As my good friend Jess would say… What the what!? These 3% took the time to write them down and set objectives to meet along the way. That’s the secret!

I took this lesson to heart and began keeping a paper calendar. I’d write in little notes like… “deposited $25 in vacation fund”. I used post-it notes too and soon… I was lost in a sea of post-it notes and nowhere closer to my goal.

In my vast searches on the Internet… I discovered an app. (This shouldn’t surprise any of you… you know how I love me some apps!) I found out about a tool called Objectiveli. It allows you to set goals and the objectives to meet that goal. You can even mark your progress along the way. One of the coolest things about Objectiveli is that you can invite family and friends to watch you progress and cheer you on. This is the accountability that I need to stay on track with my goal!

So… I’ve set several goals for my family. There’s a vacation goal. There’s a reading level goal for each of my girls (and I’ve set up small objective milestones along the way to track their reading progress). Personally… I’ve set goals and objectives for the small side jobs I take on.

I want you to try it. For realsies. Try it and tell me if you feel like your goals and objectives are more organized. I really want to know!

You can find Objectiveli at http://objectiveli.com and I wasn’t paid to write this blog post. I decided to write it because I felt like families could really use this tool. So… yeah! Try it!!!!

xo
Kelly

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