Small steps to big goals – try Super Seven

My good friend Louise and I were chatting about goals the other night.  I have known her for a long time and have seen her pull a small notebook out of her bag to write furiously on many occasions. As she did this in response to something we had been discussing she told me about Super Seven ( I googled this and was hit with masses of gambling pages ….be clear, that is not what I am talking about here!)

In her little book she makes a list of 7 things to do each day -  business,family, fun things.  And most days she does them all. Apart from being very organised that can also be very satisfying.

Now my poor long suffering husband has put up with my poor completer/finisher tendencies and suddenly I see light at the end of the tunnel – for both of us. He leaves me notes ( on scraps of paper) of what to do. I tidy them up …and they never see the light of day again. He asks how I got on with a particular task…well you can guess the rest.

So I have started my own Super Seven book.

And there is an exciting new twist on this for Louise and I – well we think so anyway. We only write our lists on the right hand page. The page opposite is left blank. So we have decided to start to note on that page the highlights of the day. OK – I have only been doing this for  a few days but my highlights have included 3 year old Grace drawing me a picture with a heart on it for my office, a fun conversation with  a friend in France during which we decided that having patience will reap rewards and finding an exhibition of the history of printing in Edinburgh which included a section on bookbinding – my Dad’s craft.

So at the end of the year we will have acheived most of the 7 goals for each day and we will have a record of at least 365 highlights.

It is simple – but I think inspirational.

Please share if you already do something like this. And if you do start your own Super Seven books let us know!