I'm back! A new part-time job that took a lot of full-time to get started kept me away for awhile. But, as you will see, I am ready to get back at it!
Two weeks ago our son was sharing with us about his
next goal at his workplace. He had been made aware of an opening that
interested him. He immediately began asking questions as to how he could
prepare himself for that position should it come open again in the future. He
is already working towards those requirements.
I expressed to him how proud I was that he continued to
have a goal for his next stage in life.
He, my husband, and I talked about how important that was and how
everyone should have a next step goal.
I got to thinking about myself. Do I have a next step
goal? What could it be? From the position I am in currently, the next career
step would involve full-time. That doesn’t interest me at all. The next
educational step would involve a PhD or DRE….sorry, but that doesn’t excite me
either. So, I was left with….Is there a next step? You mean, there is no goal? That sounds so
counter-productive considering our family conversation.
As I was getting ready for work a couple of days ago, I
had a random (God-given) thought about one of the blog posts I wrote a few
years ago. I was reminded that it had been awhile since I have written (I
haven’t written much since I began my part-time teaching). I had thought about it,
but a topic never seemed to come to mind.
After reviewing this particular post, I remembered how
much I love writing and how I had once considered having one of my blog series
published. How could I have forgotten about that? Then it hit me…..that had
once been my next step goal, and when I reached a next step (back to teaching),
I neglected to move writing to my next, next step.
I do have a next step goal. But, I need to start
working towards it. So, this post is my next post. Now I just need to take
those steps, as my son did, to start preparing to reach that next level. I plan to start looking into the publication
process and taking specific, well-placed steps towards that goal.
Prayers appreciated!
Debbie
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