The holiday season is right around the corner. Before you know it, 2014 will be here. You can dream of an amazing marriage or you can set goals to create an amazing marriage.
Dreaming to increase your communication with your spouse or dreaming to have a great sexual intimacy will not happen unless you set specific goals.
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You do not have to settle for a bad or an average marriage in 2014. If you want to have a successful marriage in 2014, set goals that is SMART.
S Specific
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M Measurable
A Attainable/ Action-focused
R Result-Based/Realistic
T Time Specific/Tractable
It is easy to say, “Honey, I want us to spend more time together next year.” However, when you tell your spouse, “Honey, I want us to go out on a date every 3rd Friday in 2014.” You are creating a goal which will yield results.
I want us to spend more time together next year just move from dream level to a SMART goal level. You create communication with your spouse. The dates have to be scheduled. If you have children as each date gets closer, you might have to plan for childcare. You can check at the end of the year if you and your spouse went on the dates.
Don’t wait for January to set your marriage goals. Talk to your spouse today and write down your marriage goals. You know you will be busy with Thanksgiving preparations and before you know it, you will be doing the Christmas shopping.
Set your goals today and you can take your marriage to the next level. If you aim for nothing, you will hit it every time. However, if you set SMART goals for your marriage, I guarantee you; you will have a different marriage in 2014
Questions: What goals do you have for your marriage in 2014?
