Home School Heartbeat Radio Program

Mike Smith:
Alan Hudson joins us again today to talk about goal setting. Alan, suppose a particular goal becomes unrealisti—is it ever appropriate to change goals midstream?

Alan Hudson:
You know, Mike, very often we do set goals that are so big that they are unrealistic. We often don’t think that when we set them, but we realize later that it really was impossible, or at least unreachable, at the time that we set it.

Changing or modifying those goals is not a sign of defeat. Instead, I believe that it’s a sign of maturity. It’s okay to reduce the final goal, it’s okay to change the expectation. The important thing for us to remember is that we must continue moving forward. It’s also important that our goals continue to align with the goals of those around us.

We as parents need to make sure that our children’s goals also allow us to reach our goals for them, and vice versa. Remember, we need to continue moving forward even if we have to change or modify the original goal.

Mike:
Alan, thanks for those great insights today! Until next time, I’m Mike Smith.