Get
ready to spring forward
By
Catherine Robinson, Managing
Editor
Are you looking for a professional development opportunity? You might want to consider becoming the next newsletter editor.
We're looking for a new editor for the 2004-2005 publishing season of Signature. If you are interested contact us at: stcsignature@yahoo.com.
As spring arrives, it's time to set the clocks forward, pay taxes, and clean house. This also is a good time to dig out that list of goals you set for yourself earlier in the year to see how far you've come toward completing that list. It's a good time for a reality check.
After all, if you took the time to set goals at the beginning of the year, then it's worth making sure you're progressing through your list, at least part way. If you're not making progress accomplishing some of your goals, then reevaluate why you added those things to your list in the first place and whether you want to continue in the same direction. Be realistic. Ask yourself whether you were too ambitious, you were just slacking off, or whether your priorities have changed. Ponder what you can now do to make advancement toward the most valued goals.
After digging out my list of goals, I see that I have completed a few major goals on my list. For example, I learned more about managing people and projects by taking the project management course from UC Berkeley extension and managing the Signature newsletter. I have stayed on track and am making progress.
If you haven't taken the time to check your list of goals, you might surprise yourself with how much you have accomplished. And remember, there is still half a year left to meet those goals!
