Backpacking was a joy for me in younger years. The Appalachian Trail was special. I backpacked the trail in North Carolina and Virginia and walked parts in other states. I have enjoyed reading about the trail, for example, Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail. Currently I am enjoying watching Lisa P hike the Pacific Crest Trail via YouTube.
Some years ago the Dayton Daily News had an article about a woman who completed all 2,184 miles of the Appalachian Trail. She did it in parts over several years. 33 miles here, 245 there. She slowly but effectively made progress toward her goal. I would like to have walked the entire trail but I never made it a goal as many people have. That is the difference in many aspects of life and careers. Goal setting.
I have blogged about pursuing dreams. The backpacker in the DDN story had a dream. She set goals, made plans, took action. She could have failed. But she pursued her dream to the best of her ability and succeeded. The DDN article quoted her: "A dream is only a dream until you step out and make it a reality."
A key to making a dream a reality: Goal setting.
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Image by Pexels. Obtained from https://pixabay.com/photos/forest-trees-woods-nature-outdoors-1868028/
Modified from my blog 2/18/2015. © John Ballard, PhD, 2025. All rights reserved.
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Decoding the Workplace. “Is this a must-have for managers and would-be managers? Yes.” Academy of Management Learning & Education. The best-selling audiobook and CD are narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon.
Some years ago the Dayton Daily News had an article about a woman who completed all 2,184 miles of the Appalachian Trail. She did it in parts over several years. 33 miles here, 245 there. She slowly but effectively made progress toward her goal. I would like to have walked the entire trail but I never made it a goal as many people have. That is the difference in many aspects of life and careers. Goal setting.
- Do you have goals?
- Do you know where you would like to be in one year, five years, ten years?
- Do you have plans to get there?
- What do you need to do this year? This month? This week? Today?
- Do you have your personal goals in writing, typed on your computer, visible on your smartphone?
- Are they specific?
- Are they measurable?
- Are they achievable?
I have blogged about pursuing dreams. The backpacker in the DDN story had a dream. She set goals, made plans, took action. She could have failed. But she pursued her dream to the best of her ability and succeeded. The DDN article quoted her: "A dream is only a dream until you step out and make it a reality."
A key to making a dream a reality: Goal setting.
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Image by Pexels. Obtained from https://pixabay.com/photos/forest-trees-woods-nature-outdoors-1868028/
Modified from my blog 2/18/2015. © John Ballard, PhD, 2025. All rights reserved.
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Decoding the Workplace. “Is this a must-have for managers and would-be managers? Yes.” Academy of Management Learning & Education. The best-selling audiobook and CD are narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon.
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