Caregiving can be consuming. Putting your life goals on hold while you care for a loved one can be extremely frustrating. It’s important to get a grip (and then keep a firm grip) on your priorities. Taking care of yourself needs to be at the top of the list. Holding on to your dreams and goals helps to give you back a fantastic feeling of control. That’s the focus of this Take Care Tip Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Take ten minutes on a regular basis to stay connected to and give a check of your progress toward your long range goals. <\/p>\n
To help with that, you can grab a notebook and keep a lilttle journal. One page could look like this:<\/p>\n
My Top Three Life Goals Are<\/strong>:<\/p>\n 1.<\/p>\n 2.<\/p>\n 3. <\/p>\n Top Three Things I Need to Accomplish Today Are<\/strong>:<\/p>\n (List two related to Work\/Home)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 1. ___________________________________________<\/p>\n 2. ___________________________________________<\/p>\n (List one related to a Life Goal)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 3. ___________________________________________<\/p>\n Putting it in writing forces you to think about what you need to get done short-term, but also keeps you on track to continue fueling the passion you have for a long-term life goal. There’s great power in that! <\/p>\n Take some time today to reconnect with what you really want out of life, then take action—even just a little bit—to make it happen! <\/p>\n What are your goals?<\/p>\n j. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Caregiving can be consuming. Putting your life goals on hold while you care for a loved one can be extremely frustrating. It’s important to get a grip (and then keep a firm grip) on your priorities. Taking care of yourself needs to be at the top of the list. Holding on to your dreams and goals…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-take-care-ten-minute-tip"],"yoast_head":"\n