Goals

Goals

When I was in high school I went to and was a counselor at a summer leadership camp.  I think it was one of the most influential things in my life.  It was a week every summer where I went away, with other kids my age, in the most positive environment you can ever imagine.  It was at that camp where I think I found out who I was and who I wanted to be.

My favorite part of this camp was the guest speakers that came year after year to talk about life choices and how our decisions impact everything around us.  Ed Gerety, spoke about believing, gratitude, attitude, kindness, respect, responsibility, and goals.  He said that is you set a goal and work toward it you are 18 times more likely to accomplish that goal.  Not to say that all of my crazy dreams were met in the past 10 years, because who know's what they really want to do with the rest of their life at age 14, but I think Ed was right.  I did graduate college with a good gpa, I met lots of great people along the way, and moved half way across the country to see if I could make it on my own.  If I didn't have any goals I don't believe I would have been motivated to accomplish all that I have.

Goals motivate me.  They give me a direction and steps to meet and accomplish on my way.  If you want to make dreams a reality you have to work toward them one step at a time.  I'll pass on what Ed Gerety, and the summer leadership camp taught me...if you say "I will" then you are more likely to be motivated to meet your goal.