Comments on: Shooting Down Goals

By: Friday Linkstuff

Friday Linkstuff — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:04:22 +0000

[...] estate markets are wreaking havoc with his net worth goals. I hate to say I told you so…but I told you so! If you want to set goals then pick things that you have a fair bit of control over. Net [...]

By: Saturday Weigh In and Links | Quest For Four Pillars

Saturday Weigh In and Links | Quest For Four Pillars — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:36:45 +0000

[...] week my post Shooting Down Goals was in the Carnival of Financial Goals hosted by beingfrugal.net which had a really cute [...]

By: Four Pillars

Four Pillars — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:09:19 +0000

lovinlife – thanks for the comment. It works the other way too – you don’t want to take too much credit for something you didn’t do.

Mike

By: lovinlife

lovinlife — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 11:46:02 +0000

You make a good point when differentiating between setting goals that we have control over and setting goals that are outside our span of control. If we are not careful to make the distinction, we can become frustrated for not having reached our intention.

By: The 2nd Carnival of Financial Goals – A walk with Sam Edition « Father sez……

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:49:47 +0000

[...] of her goals may seem to depend a little on factors outside her control. In which case, Mike of Four Pillars suggests that we should list them more along the lines of a [...]

By: Weight loss update and links | Quest For Four Pillars

Weight loss update and links | Quest For Four Pillars — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:03:54 +0000

[...] Check out the second edition of the Carnival of Financial Goals hosted by BeingFrugal.net. I was an editor’s choice for my post on Shooting Down Goals. [...]

By: Carnival of Financial Goals #2 - A Walk With Sam | beingfrugal.net

Carnival of Financial Goals #2 - A Walk With Sam | beingfrugal.net — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:11:05 +0000

[...] Pillars wants to make sure you know the difference between goals and wishes. I know this one! A wish is what you make when you blow out the birthday candles. A goal is where [...]

By: My M.A.G. for 2008 – Part 2 « Father sez……

My M.A.G. for 2008 – Part 2 « Father sez…… — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:39:45 +0000

[...] a look and see if my Most Audacious Goal for 2008 meets his SMART guidelines and also if Mike of Quest for Four Pillars can confirm that my MAG is not just a [...]

By: Weekly weight monitoring | Quest For Four Pillars

Weekly weight monitoring | Quest For Four Pillars — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 14:29:21 +0000

[...] Shooting Down Goals which got a bit of Stumble fire lately has turned into our highest viewed page. Thanks to Tim from Canadian Dream for his post about goals which inspired the post and also to Patrick from Cash Money Life who stumbled the article. I’ve gotten to know Patrick a bit lately and he’s a really nice guy. His blog is quite good too. If you go to his site, then scroll past the top article to get to the newer posts. [...]

By: FourPillars

FourPillars — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:49:09 +0000

Anna, I disagree that weight loss is a “wish” for most people. In my case I can control my weight because I’ve done it in the past and I’m doing it now. Unless you have some sort of medical condition, most overweight people can influence their weight.

Mike