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PART ONE: ACCOMPLISHMENTS
“Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV)
List the accomplishments and circumstances, from the past month, from each area of life, which you are proud of and can be grateful for:
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Physical & Health: ________________________________________________
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“Make the victories in your life goals special occasions because nobody will work faithfully and competently forever without some
recognition.” – Peter J. Daniels
“Take time to gather up the past so that you will be able to draw from
your experiences and invest them in the future.” – Jim Rohn
PART TWO: PRIMARY GOALS
The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage, but everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty. – Proverbs 21:5 (NASB)
List your primary goals, in every area of life, for the upcoming month:
Note: Your goals must be S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time Sensitive)
Your goals also must be written Personally, Positively, and in the Present Tense
Ex: Mental & Educational: By May 1st, 2008, I read How To Win Friends and Influence People.
Social & Cultural: By May 1st, 2008, I get back in touch with Jim, Larry, and Susanna.
Family & Home: By May 1st, 2008, I bring at least one box of old clothes to Goodwill.
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“Goal setting is simply writing down your dreams, crystallizing your thinking, and then developing a plan with a deadline for its
attainment.” – Paul J. Meyer
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PART THREE: DAILY DISCIPLINES
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. – 2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV)
List the daily discipline that you will commit to, in each area of life, to ensure that your goals are reached:
Ex: Mental & Educational: Today I read 10 pages of How To Win Friends and Influence People.
Social & Cultural: I call Jim, Larry, and Susanna at least once a week.
Family & Home: I spend 1 hour every Saturday of the month purging old clothes.
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“You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.” – John C. Maxwell
“All disciplines affect each other. Mistakenly the man says, ‘This is the only area where I let down.’ Not true. Every let down affects the rest.
Not to think so is naive.” – Jim Rohn
DAILY DISCIPLINE SCORECARD
No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful!
But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way. – Hebrews 12:11
MONTH: APRIL
DAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
SPIRITUAL
PHYSICAL
FAMILY
FINANCIAL
MENTAL
SOCIAL
1. Under each area of life fill in a daily discipline you will commit to for the month.
2. When daily discipline is complete mark an “X” in the box that coincides with the day of the month in which it was completed.
“Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either fortune or failure.”
- Jim Rohn
PART FOUR: SACRIFICES
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your
spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1 (NIV)
List the sacrifices you will make to ensure that nothing stands in the way of accomplishing your goals:
Examples: I do not eat fast food.
I do not watch T.V.
“What proportion of my life am I prepared to give in exchange for accomplishing this desire? In other words, do my desires reflect just what I would like to have happen or what I am prepared to sacrifice to
have happen?” – Peter J. Daniels
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Whatever the dream, whatever the goal, there is a price you will need to pay, and that means something you will need to give up.”
– Jeff Olson
APRIL-OTHER GOALS/PROJECTS/THINGS TO DO:
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But the noble man makes noble plans, and by noble deeds he stands.
– Isaiah 32:8 (NIV)
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DESTINY
“Everything has already been decided. It was known long ago what each person would be. So there’s no use arguing with God about your destiny.”
- Ecclesiastes 6:10 (NKJV)
There is a specific reason and purpose why I was created.
There is a work to be done in my lifetime that I and only I were created to do.
There is an impact that has yet to be made and there is a legacy that I am to leave.
For those reasons,
There are tensions that I live with daily.
The people I serve today and the amount of people I am ultimately created to serve.
My knowledge of people, places, and things today and the amount of knowledge that I am ultimately created to obtain.
My giving today and the amount I am ultimately created to give.
At the end of the day, we all struggle with the tension between: