I was sitting in Barnes and Noble taking a little time off. It's funny, my idea of taking some time off is going to Barnes and Noble to read Real Estate or business books. I can't remember the last time I read a novel.  Oh yes, I can, it was The Shack. That was the last book I read "for fun." ..sorry..got distracted...which is really the point of this blog.

I get easily distracted. Here's a real life example from this morning - I began by checking my e-mail. I have a daily e-mail that is a forum for moms to ask questions. I rarely read this....because I don't have enough time!... I began reading it. One of the posts reminded me of a book I loved called Sidetracked Home Executives. I began looking around that site for awhile, signed up for this little brat thing (the jury is still out if that is going to help my life or make me more distracted), then I was reminded of this phrase I came up with, "A Goal Mind is a Gold Mine". I decided to write a blog about it (which I am doing in a sidetracked sort of way), then I looked at my profile, needed to change my picture, read previous blogs, began reading other people's blogs, and now...here I am finally writing a blog on being goal minded.  If you totally understood that paragraph, you need to have a goal mind! ...please hold...I need to check my e-mail real quick....15 minutes later...I'm back.

So..I've been thinking about goal setting and how important that is in business. Typically I get all of my "office duties" out of the way before noon. Then I focus on clients and their needs. Now it doesn't always work this way, sometimes I have a client who needs to see a house in the morning, or I have a closing or something. 

What I didn't factor in to my goal setting was....well....goals.  Basically I'm doing a time management thing but not with any goals.

Even with homeschooling we need to have clear goals and we need to help our children establish clear goals for their lives.....

Before I write another book long post, I am going to end here....My next post is going to be on "helping children develop goals"