Goals & Planning

Today, about half an hour before noon, the spirit prompted me to read the section in Preach my Gospel entitled "Use Time Wisely".  After reading, struggling with the spirit, and saying I was doing alright without the methods mentioned in the chapter, I ended up getting two planners and adopting the goal setter's philosophies.  I typically haven't set many goals during the course of my life, but after reading what the prophets have said, I decided to adopt it into my habits of daily living.

I am so thoroughly convinced that if we don't set goals in our life and learn how to master the techniques of living to reach our goals, we can reach a ripe old age and look back on our life only to see that we reached but a small part of our full potential.  When one learns to master the principles of setting a goal, he will then be able to make a great difference in the results he attains in this life.
-- Elder M. Russel Ballard

When performance is measured, performance improves.  When performance is measured and reported, the rate of improvement accelerates.
--President Thomas S. Monson

I have set up my two planners (one big and home based, the other pocket travel) and I hope the habit will become a worth while and fruitful practice.  I have set up the goal finishing out today, tomorrow, and Sunday to be reading through the whole book of 3Nephi-- Not just reading, but studying "Christ in America".