planning – Gayle Tabor

BUT, WE HAD A PLAN

2012/03/23 Gayle 0

I love a plan! I enjoy the process of making a plan. There is just a special joy about deciding a course of action to deal with a specific problem. Left to my own devices, I usually stick with the plan. As a matter of fact, I often find myself in the position of wondering why something did not happen….and my response is ‘BUT, WE HAD A PLAN’. The reality is that having a plan and implementing a plan live at opposite ends of the spectrum. So here are steps to help you accomplish what you are planning: 1 – Make your plan realistic. When making a plan it is tempting to want to see everything in a Pollyanna, pie in the sky way; DON’T The rest of the story

Take a Step in the Right Direction

2011/10/03 Gayle 1

Today I am sharing with you a post I wrote last September. I hope it will mean as much to you today as it did last year. My friend Mary is an avid paddler. She holds a professional job and cares for her elderly parents but every weekend, you will find Mary in her canoe or kayak on some river or waterway paddling away her frustrations. This past weekend, Mary paddled a marathon (that is 26 miles for those of us who are not marathoners) on flat water (i.e. no current to carry you). The day after the marathon event, I sat down with Mary to hear all about her adventure. She described her adventure as perfect because there were natural intermittent goals along the The rest of the story

Chart Your Progress

2011/08/22 Gayle 0

Write it down! It seems to be the catch phrase of goal setting these days. Want to lose weight? Keep a record of everything that passes your lips. Want to save money? Keep a record of every dime you spend. Record keeping is a useful tool and milestones Are Crucial to reaching a goal. Milestones tell you if your efforts are working. They’re also the benchmarks that you can use to know if you are moving in the right direction toward your goal. However, extreme record keeping can become overwhelming, causing you to stumble and fall short of your goals. What I am doing is what I call recordkeeping light. I started, for example, by writing down everything I ate for a week. This created a The rest of the story

The Power of Time-off

2010/10/18 Gayle 0

More than half (58%) of respondents feel they are in more need of vacation than last year and 64% have canceled vacation due to work worries.

Who is cheating on you?

2010/09/03 Gayle 0

While enjoying some down time with some friends, a hypothetical question came up. If you knew someone was cheating would you tell?

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