Labor Day and the End of Summer

A recent trip to Pete Dye Resort at Myrtle Beach

The end of August heralds the end of summer for all practical purposes. Most school age children are back in school. Labor Day weekend marks the last beach holiday until next Memorial Day. Once Labor Day passes, we get into fast forward mode preparing for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, as well as other celebrations including Kwanzaa and Hanukkah. It tires me to even think about it! But there s something else worth thinking about.

With only four months left in 2024, it is important to review our goals/plans for this year and see where we are. If our analysis finds that we have not accomplished what we had planned to, if we get busy, we can still make progress. After all, is our life not as important as decorating and celebrating holidays? I think so. No, I more than think so, I know so. Let’s think about a simple process for goal setting.

Think about the end of December, 2024. What are four major priorities that you want to accomplish between now and then? Not ten, just four. Think about this as one per month. Then divide the months into four weeks, and decide what activity can be done that week to accomplish that month’s goals. Now, do the work. It can be this simple. Go back and review your goals/plans that you set at the beginning of the year and determine if any of those can realistically be accomplished by the end of the year.

This is a very “left-brain” approach to goal setting and accomplishment. It is not my natural tendency to think in this manner. But I have learned that I have to have a manageable process in order to be successful in this, and this works for me.

Now, I will go and work on mine. Good luck to you, and have a safe and enjoyable Labor Day.