I had a lightbulb moment today on my morning run - 2 days into the official work day of #2016!
Even though I've always known about goals nd what they need to be made of (specific, measureable, attainable and end-date) and I know about dreams, it was my lightbulb moment personally felt by me!
I've always dreamed to be a runner, always wanted to run a marathon. As we all know, you dont just get up and decide you're running a marathon. The sheer discipline of training for a marathon requires lots of real, difficult commitment. Hence, it's always been a dream of mine - deep inside I know I dont have what it takes to get it done.
But - if I turned my statement of verbally saying, "I dreamed of becoming a runner" versus "My goal is to be a runner" - in an instant - the power of goal now requires real effort. It isnt just "dreaming" anymore. Because anyone can dream. But it takes a disciplined person to shift that dream into a goal.
So this morning (1/5/16), I decided I'm going to be a runner - after dreaming about 20 years. Today, I quit dreaming!
To me, it's an incredible experience (not just with head knowledge) to journey this simple yet life altering event for me. So, as the year and days go by, I will now re-evaluate what I have kept as dreams, the jeed to turn that dream into a goal.
When I get up to run and do that difficult thing, I'm going to remind myself, "No one enjoys discipline at that time. But whoever will be trained by it will indeed be better"!
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