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I need to establish what I want to achieve this year. Any ideas? There are various things I need to do - I need to tidy my house and get a tenant and reset the mortgage if i can. I need to get a job. I need to visit as many friends as possible as I'm several years overdue. But what do I WANT to achieve???

Siobhán Greaney (Shivers)

@Antiqueight Ooh, I need to set some goals too. A good tip someone told me for goal setting is ‘why’ - like what is the point of a tidy house? Keep asking the whats and whys and that’ll tell you the underlying desire. So usually wanting a tidy house is so you feel calmer. Or can find things easier. So what you really want may be to feel calm and organised…and then any goal that helps that is a good goal.
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@Antiqueight Also breaking it down into achievable time and effort can help a lot. A year’s ages - what can you do this half? this quarter? this month? this week? One room tidied this month is a heck of a lot easier than the whole house perfect in 12. Or if a room’s too much for whatever deadline - which ‘untidy’ thing is bugging you the most - sorting a table/bookshelf/wardrobe can be super satisfying.
Also applies to the other goals but tidying’s the one I prefer for the examples 👍
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@shivers yes, nice. 3, tidy brings calm, I can find things, I can have visitors. (last includes tenants and mortgage evaluators and even mothers)