In a bout of spontaneity at the start of the week, I started
a goal group. What is that? Well, it’s a work in progress and I am certain
there are folks out there who can better define and organize such a group, but
here’s what I did: I asked my ‘friends’ on Facebook who’d like to join in on
one week of goal-sharing and goal-cheering.
The plan was to bring together a handful of friendly folks
who would express an individual goal for the week, comment on ups and downs
throughout the day in a private FB message group, and motivate one another in
the process. It may sound silly but it’s been widely expressed that when you
say a goal out loud, there’s an accountability factor that kicks in that may
prevent you from flopping.
The group that formed this week took on everything from
completing taxes to getting up from the desk every few hours for a healthy
stretch (my own personal goal) to writing-related goals such as writing daily
poems or submitting new work. Anything and everything counted, and our group
grew to include six people in total with random messages throughout the day. For
my part, it was a lovely thing to wake up to notes from my fellow goal-setters.
There was an accountability factor there, as I didn’t want to disappoint and I knew
I had an active audience awaiting my results for the day.
For this initial goal group experiment, we set out to share
for one week only. But, who knows? Maybe this will spark future groups and
ideas for motivating one another in formal and informal ways. I felt the impact
of the group and it’s always a good thing when I can say I checked off some
to-dos from my list. This was a fun way to do so!
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