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July 11, 2006
What are your priorities?
What are our goals? Have we taken even an hour out of our life to look at what it is we'd truly like to be doing or having one, five, or ten years from now? Doesn't it seem odd that we spend incredible amounts of time and energy worrying about tomorrow instead of creating tomorrow?
We look at our priorities, whether self-care, being a better parent, paying off debt, or buying a home. We address each category. If the category is debt, we may decide that a reasonable goal is to be debt-free (free of unsecured debt) within five years. To achieve that goal, we list several action steps. We can read books on money management, attend free workshops, document all expenses, prepare a spending plan, attend Debtors Anonymous or other support group meetings, see a therapist for our addiction, or visit a financial planner. Each of these action steps usually requires mini—action steps, such as looking up numbers in the phone book or finding a sensible way to record expenses.
Today I will know I can create my future by planning far it.
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