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A message for every Goal Seeker

The Goal Forecast: Week of October 5

The Goal Forecast, Issue No. 05. For reflection, not prediction.

A new month is a natural place to look up and check direction. Eight small nudges below, one for each Goal Seeker, and none of them take longer than a cup of coffee.

Eight cards. Turn yours, then turn the others.

Goal Seeker keepsake card: The TrailblazerTurn the card

No. 01 The Trailblazer

Put one real stop in the week before you need it. Rest you choose costs far less than rest you crash into.

Goal Seeker keepsake card: The NavigatorTurn the card

No. 02 The Navigator

Write the reason at the top of this week's list. A full plan reads differently when the why is still in view.

Goal Seeker keepsake card: The CartographerTurn the card

No. 03 The Cartographer

Find the one question your plan cannot answer. Go learn it by doing, not by reading.

Goal Seeker keepsake card: The HomebodyTurn the card

No. 04 The Homebody

Take one thing out of the someday pile and give it a day on the calendar. A date is what turns someday into a plan.

Goal Seeker keepsake card: The AdventurerTurn the card

No. 05 The Adventurer

Look at the roads you said yes to this year and notice what they have in common. That pattern is worth more than the next new one.

Goal Seeker keepsake card: The CollectorTurn the card

No. 06 The Collector

Count what you have already kept rather than what you have restarted. Then add one more day to the count.

Goal Seeker keepsake card: The Lighthouse KeeperTurn the card

No. 07 The Lighthouse Keeper

Give one circling decision a two week trial instead of a verdict. Trying is a kinder way to become sure.

Goal Seeker keepsake card: The StargazerTurn the card

No. 08 The Stargazer

Choose one star for this season and let the rest stay in the sky. They will still be there when you look up again.


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