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Thursday, 11 June 2026

I heard someone say "You should have three goals a day."

For second video clip showing the view from the side window of the van as it travels down the street of a small BC town. Various local businesses can be seen going by with the local mountain in the background visible as we travel through the intersections. It is a beautiful summer day. The image is very colourful with saturated Green's reds and blues. In the middle of the image are the words--Moving Things Along-- drop shadowed in navy blue to make the text visible against the colourful images in the background.

I heard someone say "You should have three goals a day." What a great way to look at one's life, I thought.

There are some many benefits to that single attitude:

  1. It grounds you because you have to consider what you would like to do in a single day.
  2.  It keeps goals attainable, and in doing so provides a sense of completion when the task is done.
  3.  It forces you to think about what you're doing with your life in general.

Sign on a busy street lamp post which proclaims in thick black lettering against a brilliant pink background--Doing Good. The letters are hand-drawn using a thick felt pen, maybe even a small brush. The edge of the sign is also done in a thick black border. The overall effect is to make the words really stand out against the otherwise slightly drab streetlight.

 At first glance, it appears that everyone has an overwhelming list of things they need to accomplish every day. In truth there are the items which do indeed need to be addressed and then there are many things which can be de-prioritized. Many people don't like prioritizing because it takes consideration and effort. It is a first and essential step. You can't do everything and this critical understanding ensures that you focus on the attainable.

A brilliant green sign attached to a dark green lamppost on a bright summer's day saying--A Little More-- in the background can be seen a park with the pedestrian walking on the sidewalk. Marvellous blue sky also dominates the scene. The hand-drawn sign is obviously meant to motivate people in some event taking place in the park.

 If you find after consideration that a particular goal is not attainable in one day then you have the opportunity to reevaluate. This insight might not have occurred to you, if you had not taken the opportunity to consider what you wanted to accomplish in a single day. So it is very much a "win-win" situation. The three steps help you to consider the things you might've overlooked otherwise. The old saying "The devil is in the details." is very true in this case.

A wanted to go on sign attached to a streetlight saying in dark black lettering--Keep Going-- it is written on a brilliant pink piece of cardboard which is also surrounded with a dark thick border. In the background of the photo can be seen a great deal of traffic under sunny skies. The image is obviously meant to motivate people involved in some contest. The numerous trees in the background suggest that there may be a park nearby where a race or other activity is taking place.A wanted to go on sign attached to a streetlight saying in dark black lettering--Keep Going-- it is written on a brilliant pink piece of cardboard which is also surrounded with a dark thick border. In the background of the photo can be seen a great deal of traffic under sunny skies. The image is obviously meant to motivate people involved in some contest. The numerous trees in the background suggest that there may be a park nearby where a race or other activity is taking place.

Keeping the number of goals to just three also helps to keep focus. You can comprehend, the beginning, the middle, and the end. In my volunteer work there is a very strong tendency to take on much more than just three goals in a single day. These three steps have helped me immensely. 99% of the time I find that the additional tasks can be planned for another day. That is to say to make them part of tomorrow's list of three goals.

Do you have an alternate way of approaching goals in your life? If so, please comment below.

This short post has been one of my three goals for today.

All the best for a great day everyone.
Patrick

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