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<p>[QUOTE="Eric Babula, post: 25942828, member: 85976"]I didn't really think about it, but, maybe this post will make me think about this a bit, and force me to give myself some structure! Hmmm, ok, I'll give it a shot! I don't think I'll have ten goals, though. Going back to the working world, I should make them SMART goals, right? Specific. Measurable. Achievable. Relevant. Time-bound.</p><ul> <li>Time-bound - by December 31, 2025.</li> <li>Read at least five of my coin-related books. I have a bunch of coin-related books, and I never get around to reading them.</li> <li>Catalog my entire collection into my coin software of choice: Exact Change. (I'll readily admit that this one is NOT realistically Achievable for me, as I just have too much crap! But, I'll start with slabs, then move to my binders, then other stuff. I'll likely leave out a lot of the crap that I have no interest in, anymore, and which I'll end up either selling or giving away.)</li> <li>Determine what I want to collect, going forward. Put those coins in my main collection and set everything else aside to be sold and/or given away.</li> <li>Learn to be a proficient coin photographer and photograph at least 50 coins. Seek help from more experienced coin photographers.</li> <li>Finish plugging the holes in my childhood Whitman folders for US Cents, Jefferson Nickels, and Washington Quarters (I lost the folder for Roosevelt Dimes).</li> <li>Look up Coin Clubs in my area and attend at least one meeting.</li> </ul><p>I better stop! If I put down too much more, most of it will not be Achievable![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Eric Babula, post: 25942828, member: 85976"]I didn't really think about it, but, maybe this post will make me think about this a bit, and force me to give myself some structure! Hmmm, ok, I'll give it a shot! I don't think I'll have ten goals, though. Going back to the working world, I should make them SMART goals, right? Specific. Measurable. Achievable. Relevant. Time-bound. [LIST] [*]Time-bound - by December 31, 2025. [*]Read at least five of my coin-related books. I have a bunch of coin-related books, and I never get around to reading them. [*]Catalog my entire collection into my coin software of choice: Exact Change. (I'll readily admit that this one is NOT realistically Achievable for me, as I just have too much crap! But, I'll start with slabs, then move to my binders, then other stuff. I'll likely leave out a lot of the crap that I have no interest in, anymore, and which I'll end up either selling or giving away.) [*]Determine what I want to collect, going forward. Put those coins in my main collection and set everything else aside to be sold and/or given away. [*]Learn to be a proficient coin photographer and photograph at least 50 coins. Seek help from more experienced coin photographers. [*]Finish plugging the holes in my childhood Whitman folders for US Cents, Jefferson Nickels, and Washington Quarters (I lost the folder for Roosevelt Dimes). [*]Look up Coin Clubs in my area and attend at least one meeting. [/LIST] I better stop! If I put down too much more, most of it will not be Achievable![/QUOTE]
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