Roles and Goals

I spent some time reading the posts on CJ Mahaney's blog on biblical productivity. There is some really good stuff in there. He helps you to see that you need to identify your roles in life so that you can assign goals to each and then organize your schedule so that you accomplish the goals. It makes sense.

So first you figure out your roles (it's not rocket science). Mine are:
1. Christian
2. Wife
3. Mom
4. Daughter
5. Sister
6. Administrative Assistant
7. Friend
8. Church member

Next, you assign goals to each role. Important: do not assign more than three! Or you will never get them done. CJ's goals are 1) how can I serve others? and 2) how can I surprise others? Surprise is just a fun way to say honor and bless. So a goal might be:

Daughter - have lunch with my mom this week

That is all I know so far. He hasn't gotten to the scheduling part, but it's probably just a matter of putting that lunch with my mom into my calendar. And I think he must re-evaluate his goals every week.

You should definitely read the posts. I feel like this could help me to focus on what's important and what God wants me to do instead of whatever is most appealing at the time (aka. American Idol).