While at the cabin this weekend, I was thinking about what some of my goals are… goals that affect both work and home life.
Right now, it’s obvious that my primary goal is fitness. It’s an achievable goal, and one that I’ll achieve hopefully within about 6 months. At least, that’s a point where I think the single-minded focus may be able to soften to become a maintain phase, and bring about sufficient room for other goals.
At that stage, I’m really thinking wellness should be my next goal. Reason being, it lays the foundation for everything else. I’m getting stronger on the mental awareness path, but I could push it a lot harder…
Pushing it a lot harder incorporates things like meditation, zazen, beginner’s mind. All things that I’d love to achieve, but they all require distinct and concerted effort, that I haven’t been able to give them yet. I think it’s right to try and get my body in shape before I dedicate the mental energy required to maintain a zazen state – if it’s even possible.
I tried doing some meditation a week or so back, and it’s a lot harder than I thought it’d be. The experience and benefits of it were intense – I definitely understand the value of something like that. But it requires concerted effort – more so than I think I’m able to give it right now, with all the focus I’m putting into the fitness.
And that’s another realization that’s been hitting me more and more recently… that everything has its place. Nothing has to rush. One day at a time. Tomorrow will always be there. If it’s not, we’re not aware it’s not there. I don’t need to rush anymore – but at the same time, I need things to look forward to. Having been rushing so much through this awesome life, time’s now on my side. I don’t mean to go slow, I mean to appreciate the moments as they happen. And the fitness and wellness is huge – it’s vitally important, no matter which way you look at it!
While this next goal doesn’t really relate to this blog, I wanted to throw it in – maybe some studying – something to throw me back into questioning, growing, evolving… being passionate about different things. I’ve noticed that I’ve stopped expanding my horizons recently, and I don’t want that to continue.
I’m thinking of doing the Indigo MBA next year – starting Jan through Dec. It’s quick, a good support group, and provide some interesting insights into business. Then – when next year’s over – since it’ll be an intense year – things’ll have a different perspective that I’ll start thinking about then 