A Goal is a Dream with a Plan
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
I’ve dreamed for a long time about running my own software business. I’ve kicked around lots of product ideas, and I’ve even implemented some of them. But I’ve never hit on anything that would generate an income that would support my family.
The success literature I’ve read says that turning your dream into a goal (make a plan to accomplish your dream) is the way to make your dreams happen. So, I’ve made plans. I’ve mapped out 5, 3, and 1 year goals. So then, why haven’t I reached my dreams/goals? Well, besides being a sinner who procrastinates, I’d say that my children are the biggest barrier to reaching my dreams and goals.
Wow! That sounded awful and it is. That is what comes from the heart of what Martin Luther calls the old Adam; a wicked sinner, which I am. Now, if you know me, you know that I would lay down my life for my daughters (as Christ did for us on the Cross), but I know my own heart which isn’t always so noble. I don’t know if God wants me to own a software business, but I do know that God has given me two beautiful daughters to love and to serve.
So what do I do? Serve in the vocation that God has given me by changing diapers, going to “Dads and Doughnuts” day, teaching the Small Catechism, etc. And prepare for the vocation of software business owner when I have time to work on a plan.
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