ReSetting 4 Life...An Auspicious Journey Begins

In 2010, I had major surgery that put me off work for 2 months.  At the same time, I was knee deep in working on my courses to complete for the doctorate at Fielding.  I opened quite a few courses during my recuperation time, and I found myself to be very stressed out.  How on earth was I going to finish that and recover at the same time?

Enter Set 4 Life - a great book and a wonderful game put together by George B. Thompson.  Essentially, the game is set up for you to be able to achieve any goal in 90 days.  George B. Thompson is Pastor of stewardship at my church, Faithful Central Bible Church, led by Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer.  You get coaching and an accountability partner during this game, which encourages you to achieve your goals, and also to embed some consistency in your life.  Oh, by the way, I finished ALL of my goals in the allotted time.  Set 4 Life really worked for me!

If you already have that organization and time management thing down pat and mastered, then Set 4 Life ain't for you.  If you're like me though, (i.e. one with the tendency to be all over the place at times because I have a whole lot of things to do that can eat up time and energy) and need to really get super focused, then Set 4 Life is for you!

So I got an email that George's new game, ReSet 4 Life would be starting, but I didn't have the cash to play the game ($99).  But God is GRRRREAT, and He reminded me that George records his shows on BlogTalkRadio.com.  So although I won't be playing with the group, I will listen to the shows and get my goals met.  

Thus, my mission statement is as follows:

To complete my dissertation, with full committee approval, get ahead on all my work reports, plans, and other required documents, and complete a 10 minute documentary by 10/23/2013. 

Photo by Endless Acres Photography

Sound too ambitious?  Well, some of you can open multinational corporations in that amount of time. 

Some of you can raise millions of dollars in that amount of time.

Some of you can even learn a language fluently in that amount of time.

I can certainly do those three things in that amount of time!  Follow me as I go for it.  I might even invite you to my graduation in January 2014!

Woo!

let the interviewing begin!

today marks a milestone in my academic career. my auspicious research project has begun! interviewed two participants today and they were both eager to share their stories with me.  I really wish I could take a couple of months off, to really devote myself to study.

unfortunately, my agency has quite a hierarchy to surmount in order to even get any time off. time is available for those who have family emergencies and things of that ilk, but it's quite rigorous and difficult to get time off for educational purposes.  nevertheless I believe my project is significant and will greatly contribute to the practice of Child Protective Services social work. I just have to be very accurate in my planning, and really manage my time well.

in the afterglow of my amazing first two interviews, my mind is racing with "what the heck should I do now?"  I think the first thing that I will do, is begin transcription of the interviews. I'm glad I have this week off so that I can really get that going and begin with the data and coding.  Sic Parvis magna!