Keep following the goal posts; you WILL be able to score the goal you're chasing
Keep following the goal posts; you WILL be able to score the goal you're chasing
My goal posts? Raising £3800 for my charity challenge!
At the end of January (2011) I signed up for the biggest challenge of my life; to trek 250km across Lapland with a Husky Sled in just 6 days. No home comforts, lots of cold and one BIG challenge.
Nothing could have prepared me for the first challenge though...actually raising the money! Just a few weeks ago, after countless car boot sales and emptying the donation boxes I had in various places, I was ready to stop. I couldn't see the goal posts. Someone had moved them so far away it felt impossible.
With a holiday looming I decided to take stock of where I had got to so far and forget about it for 10 days. Time off for me to enjoy myself. I knew there were a couple of things in the pipeline that were going to add to my total so far; a charity cricket match and a pub quiz, so I decided to see how they go.
Having received the news, while I was away, that the cricket match had raised an excellent £230 I was now fresh back from my holiday and I had the pub quiz to think about. I had put the questions together a few weeks before, the pub was virtually full and the auction and raffle prizes were ready to go. It was a success! A great night and amazing support from everyone - over £900 raised!
All of a sudden the goal posts came back into view. I CAN score this goal. It's going to take more hard work and time but with a few other events in the calendar it's looking much easier to achieve.
Our goals can be huge but actually scoring them takes many, much smaller steps. By breaking them down you can achieve your goals.
