Life Goals/Future Plans

Self-Application

Answer the Following Questions—Type your answers below the questions:

1. Write your favorite quote from the provided list.

“Failure can be divided into those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought.”

2. Write your feelings about family history work.

Family history work is something that I have struggled to motivate myself to do.  I always thought that I would need to retire before, I could do it.  Now I know that if I don’t do it now, I may never get the chance to do it.  I don’t know how long I will even be around.
I have really enjoyed getting to know my roots and am thankful for the good habits that others passed down to me from my ancestors.  To show my appreciation for all of my ancestors I can periodically evaluate my life and assess how I can do family history work during the different seasons of my life.

3. Define in writing a character trait that you desire to work on in order to realize more success in your future family history efforts. 

I desire be more obedient in doing my family history work.
I want to change my attitude that I feel like family history work is boring and find joy in the work.

4. Write specific goals you feel to set for yourself concerning your future work in family history and temple service. Consider breaking the goals into short, medium, and long-term.

Short Term:
Continue doing small Family History projects that I like.

1. Write in my Journal once a week.
2. Index at least two times a month.

Daily Scripture study
Medium Term:

1. Take my own family names through the temple 6 months from now.
2. Visit the family history center and take a class from them.

Long Term:

1.  Every December set New Years family history Goals.
2. Interview one living ancestor per year and document the interview in Roots Magic.

5. Identify challenges that may derail your goals.

Some challenges will be recreation pursuits that are more “fun” than family history work.  Another challenge is finding quite time when my kid, wife, and young men’s organization don’t require attention.

6. Make plans that will enable you to realize your goals. Don’t just identify what you want to do, also state how you will do it.
1. I will not let my head hit the pillow on Saturdays until I have written in my journal. I will place my journal by my bed to remind me.
2. I will schedule time for my callings, scripture study, temple, Family Home Evening, and set alarms in my phone to help keep myself on task.
3. Tell my wife my goals and ask her to help me remember what I wanted to do and why.

My Dreams	Goals
---Goal 1--- Lose 8 pounds.	Daily: ---Eat smaller portions ---Eat a vegetable with every meal. ---Don’t drink soda. Weekly: ---Exercise every Friday, (run or go to the gym) ---Play Basketball every Thursday at 9pm ---Take my wife out to eat once a week on a date. Deadline: ---10/4/2014
---Goal 2--- Get a promotion at Petersen Inc.	Daily: ---Get to work at least 10min early every day. ---Get to know the names of all coworkers (call people by name). ---Steadily work on company trainings. Weekly: ---Compliment someone every week (genuinely). ---Observe what my boss does and take note of what works and what doesn’t. ---Find one small way per week to reduce costs. Deadlines: --- June 2015
---Goal 3--- Get a Toy (Dirt Bike for me and a Four wheeler for DaNae)	Daily: ---Eat a homemade lunch at work. ---Do not use the vending machines at work. --- Weekly: ---Take overtime opportunities ---Discuss finances with wife. ---Reduce the wasted food at home. ---Monitor spending and budget. Monthly: ---Pay a generous fast offering. ---Pay tithing Deadline: ---6/4/2014