Building a Ladder

[PeachieKeen]

I saw a video that talks about "adding rungs to your ladder" in order to get yourself out of a dark place in life or to destroy a pattern of stagnancy. A rung in your ladder is a goal, big or small, short term or long, that you can focus on meeting instead of focusing on where you're at.

What are some rungs in your ladder? I thought this might be a nice space to share some goals and keep eachother updated/accountable.

Some of mine:
Run a marathon
Get a Tattoo
Go to San Diego Comic Con
Reach 50 subscribers on Youtube
Learn to dance
Host a Bible Study
Make a Multi Course Meal for Myself
Host a BBQ
Make an Erza Scarlet cosplay
Perform in something (local play, haunted house, choir)

 

[PKFox]

A couple of rungs I have include:
Graduate (almost there!)
Go to college
Raise a family (someday)
Go on a mission trip
Start P90X
Get a pet turtle

 

[CodyFaith]

Great idea for a thread.
Some of mine, God willing:

- Lose my belly chub ... ihu belly chub.
- Get closer to my church and more involved (or the same at a new church, depends if I move or not)
- Start running again
- Find a gf
- Someday learn to play piano
- Do more good works
- Spread the gospel more
- Find a way to spread the gospel on a larger scale than individual basis
- Find my career calling
- Be more loving
- Eat better

 

[Grandpa2390]

get a tattoo?

what is the achievement there?

 

[PeachieKeen]

get a tattoo?

what is the achievement there?

They don't necessarily have to be achievements- but things you hope for and can look forward to/work on. Though for me it'd be an achievement because I've wanted one for years and been too chicken to do it.

 

[Grandpa2390]

They don't necessarily have to be achievements- but things you hope for and can look forward to/work on. Though for me it'd be an achievement because I've wanted one for years and been too chicken to do it.

You should stay a chicken.
Getting a tattoo seems like it belongs on a list with

1. Get Drunk
2. Start smoking
3. Gamble myself into debt.

Just my opinion. To each their own.

 

[kittysbecute]

Read the bible more and pray more.

 

[Near]

Reach 50 subscribers on Youtube

I was a YouTuber at one point. I made christian videos and I had a few videos up, and in one of them I actually used green-screen to have an all white background.
I eventually deleted the channel for personal reasons, but I think I'll still plan on making it big on YouTube.

Goals:
make a new youtube channel with a theme.
manage time better
learn spanish, and mandarin
get a motorcycle license
learn to spot a troll better on christianforums to stop myself before i waste too much time on them
save money by not buying snacks and energy drinks that I could do without
become a police officer
learn computer programming

 

[EdyChristian28]

1. Get Drunk
2. Start smoking
3. Gamble myself into debt.

your a cool grandpa @Grandpa2390

jog
eat barbeque with peachiekeen
have a glass of wine
jog
go to comic con as myself
get drunk with grandpa
do a sermon at Lakewood
meet up with the boys and enjoy a beer or three
say no to premarital sex
ponder the ideas of what it means to be happy
under a tree. and read my bible.

 

[Grandpa2390]

your a cool grandpa @Grandpa2390

jog
eat barbeque with peachiekeen
have a glass of wine
jog
go to comic con as myself
get drunk with grandpa
do a sermon at Lakewood
meet up with the boys and enjoy a beer or three
say no to premarital sex
ponder the ideas of what it means to be happy
under a tree. and read my bible.

Nice list... except for the part where I am supposed to get drunk . I could never hand my faculties over to a substance.

 

[Near]

I was a YouTuber at one point. I made christian videos and I had a few videos up, and in one of them I actually used green-screen to have an all white background.
I eventually deleted the channel for personal reasons, but I think I'll still plan on making it big on YouTube.

Goals:
make a new youtube channel with a theme.
manage time better
learn spanish, and mandarin
get a motorcycle license
learn to spot a troll better on christianforums to stop myself before i waste too much time on them
save money by not buying snacks and energy drinks that I could do without
become a police officer
learn computer programming

I'm leaving CF, so now I have more time to work on my goals. So, I guess consequentially I am going to stop wasting time (not saying anyone else is, im speaking for me). That's one rung.

 

[PKFox]

I'm leaving CF, so now I have more time to work on my goals. So, I guess consequentially I am going to stop wasting time (not saying anyone else is, im speaking for me). That's one rung.

Sorry to hear you're leaving, but I hope that it will be better for you overall so that you can manage your time better and use it better for the Lord.

God bless.

 

[PeachieKeen]

Update on one of my ladder goals!! I've decided to actively work on my Youtube channel and create a regular posting schedule. Since I've been doing this I've gained 5 subscribers (not a lot.. but compared to what I had before a HUGE increase). Most importantly I've been having a LOT of fun coming up with video ideas and bringing them to life. It's a good rung indeed!

 

[mojoboy31]

I'm gonna post immediate goals rather than like some time in the future goals-- tho vs I'm actively trying to achieve right now:

-Buy my first car. The move set back my savings, not complaining, a place to live comes first obviously, but I'm still working on it. I'm hoping that I can get a strong downpayment ready in about six months. The car I want: a Dodge Challenger GT.

-Get to know my current sorta crush and see if she is crushworthy, and if she is, win her heart.

-get my licenses, so I can make more money at work. The studying is way harder than I thought it would be, I've been at this job eight months, and I still haven't even made a dent in what I need to learn.

-read my bible every day, not just for bible study.

-larger emphasis on prayer in my life.

So that's kinda the work stuff. Now for fun stuff.

-go to a comic con. Saving for a car, I might not have the money for the next San Diego one, maybe the one after that-- but I can go a local one - why not?

-concert/ music festival. I've only been to two concerts before. I wanna go to more, need to make time in my life for that.

- maybe some traveling, lots of things I wanna see.

 

[PeachieKeen]

I'm gonna post immediate goals rather than like some time in the future goals-- tho vs I'm actively trying to achieve right now:

-Buy my first car. The move set back my savings, not complaining, a place to live comes first obviously, but I'm still working on it. I'm hoping that I can get a strong downpayment ready in about six months. The car I want: a Dodge Challenger GT.

-Get to know my current sorta crush and see if she is crushworthy, and if she is, win her heart.

-get my licenses, so I can make more money at work. The studying is way harder than I thought it would be, I've been at this job eight months, and I still haven't even made a dent in what I need to learn.

-read my bible every day, not just for bible study.

-larger emphasis on prayer in my life.

So that's kinda the work stuff. Now for fun stuff.

-go to a comic con. Saving for a car, I might not have the money for the next San Diego one, maybe the one after that-- but I can go a local one - why not?

-concert/ music festival. I've only been to two concerts before. I wanna go to more, need to make time in my life for that.

- maybe some traveling, lots of things I wanna see.

Those are good goals I hope you can make it to comic con next year- I'm planning on going then also because my parents will be living in the area and I won't need a hotel. If it works out we'll have to grab lunch or something!!