Recently I wrote about Mark Batterson's book, The Circle Maker. I thought it was a great book, and one of the things I liked best about it was a list of goals he created in different areas of his life. I took it to heart and came up with my own list. Neither the Batterson list nor my list is the entire list. Batterson's list is much longer in every area. Mine is somewhat shorter mostly because I am older and because many of the goals I might have listed I have already accomplished. It made me happy to think of all the things I had completed with my kids, so it was a good time of reflection.
Goals are good things to shoot for. Some of Batterson's are a little out there, but he says you have to have some things that are beyond your reach.
Maybe this list will give you some things to consider.
Family Goals
Batterson
1. Dedicate my
great-grandchildren to the Lord
2. Coach a
sport for each child
3. Pay for my
grandchildren’s college education
4. Take each
child on a mission trip
5. Create a
family foundation
6. Take each
child on a rite of passage pilgrimage
Me
1. Celebrate
our 50th wedding anniversary…and beyond
2. Take my
children and grandchildren on one of the legs of the Amazing Race
3. Host a
family reunion
Influence Goals
Batterson
1. Write 25+
nonfiction books
2. Pastor one
church for forty+ years
3. Create a
conference for pastors
4. Build an
orphanage in Ethiopia
5. Make a movie
Me
1. Have 100+
followers on my blog
2. Work on a
church staff
3. Start a
mentoring group for women in ministry
4. Run the
Amazing Race
5. Create a
scholarship/internship program for students in ministry
Experiential Goals
Batterson
1. Go on an
overnight canoe trip with one of my children
2. Drive a race
car with one of my kids
3. Take one of
my kids to the Superbowl
4. Spend a
night in a treehouse hotel
5. Learn how to
snowboard
Me
1. Help my
grandchildren become lovers of art and theater
2. Attend a
retreat at a monastery
3. Read the
Bible through in 7 different versions
4. Attend at
least one conference each year about something I want to learn more about
5. Teach my
grandchildren to love experiencing big cities
Physical goals
Batterson
1. Run a 10K
with one of my kids
2. Run a
triathlon in my sixties
3. Bike a
century
4. Dunk a
basketball in my forties
5. Hike the
Grand Canyon from rim to rim
Me
1. Exercise at
least 4 times a week for the rest of my life
2. Let my hair
become gray at the appropriate age (to be determined)
Financial Goals
Batterson
1. Be debt-free
by 55
2. Give back
every penny we’ve earned from pastoring our church
3. Live off 10%
and give away 90% by the time we retire
4. Give away
10+ million dollars
Me
1. Live
debt-free for the rest of my life
2. Lead my
church in a “Be Rich” campaign
3. Provide
support personally for at least 10 summer interns
4. Give away
all money I earn in ministry
5. Invest in a
business that brings jobs to our town
Travel Goals
Batterson
1. Retrace one
of Paul’s missionary journeys
2. Stay at Old
Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park
3. Visit the
Biltmore Mansion
4. See a
kangaroo in Australia
5. Straddle the
equator
Me
1. Run the
Amazing Race
2. Go to
Orphanage Emmanuel with Mary Reid
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