Tamarie Macon shares today’s Summer Snapshot. You can read her Scholar’s Compass “Navigating the Rapids” series here, and check out other Summer Snapshots here.
I’ve tried “getting my life together†more than once or twice. You too? Often, I begin with a measure of zeal, lit by a fire of inspiration (“Let’s do this!â€) or perspiration (“Things are spiraling out of control – I must do thisâ€). Big hopes and dreams that I will finally become “focused,†setting and meeting goals, achieving balance in my life. And all too often, I would forget about such plans. Or, more perilously, I disregarded such planning as taking away time from the “real work†that needs to be done. [Read more…] about Summer Snapshot: Plan Long and Prosper