Today, I attended another case conference to review and update the goals and plans of a teenager. In these case conferences, we work on three things: (1) we review past goals and successes/failures of those goals, as well as ask the teen questions about how they view their progress, (2) then, we update/establish new goals based upon the progress/regression of the child, as well as listen to and hear their objective on what they desire to achieve next, and last (3) we develop a plan to succeed the afresh established goals.
After the conference, I sat in my car and recapped all that was discussed and the words advocacy, declaration, and helper were paddling in my soul.
Goals and declarations, to me, are tantamount. Embodied in both words, a person is composing a confident statement by giving specific details of a plan. They are expressing something that they desire to have. In my area of expertise, and otherwise, I’ve watched many people inscribe declarations (goals) and that’s it. All they’ve done was state something over and over again. However, saying something without doing something will retard the emerging of the declaration. Thus, the never-ending saying, stating, talking, writing, and likewise the never-ending not doing.
By way of example: let’s say that one of my declarations (goals) is that Nataph Consulting will work with a retired NFL/MLB sportsperson providing executive director services for his foundation. My ideal work space is my home office, and I will travel, on occasion, as required to the site location. This is one of my declarations (goals). What is the most likely result of this declaration (goal) if I do not submit my required credentials? Will the person even know that I exist, that I’m qualified, that my KSA’s and work ethics are exemplary, and that I will represent his name with integrity? No. They will not know. I have to do something that will bring awareness to them to propel my declaration (goal) to live. SELAH! I must BE a doer!
To witness the “BE fruitful and multiply” results of our declaration (goal), we have to BE doers. Doers are people who “always” progress, improve, increase, get better, etc. They attract helpers (someone who works with them and their plan of action) who are dedicated to advocacy (actively supporting them; speaking in favor of them). These helpers read, they understand, and they implement the forthright declarations (goals) so that they (the declarations/goals) surely come. And, a team of helpers is a team of doers…and givers.
Remember, doers are people who “always” progress, improve, increase, get better, etc. Thus, helpers will “always” progress, improve, increase, get better, etc. SELAH! So then, if you don’t have a plan, an idea, a chart, a sketch, something for helpers to help you with, you can’t justly expect them to help you unto acquiring your declaration (goal).
What are you doing, not saying, that requires the help of a helper?
From this case conference, I, once more, realized that articulating a declaration and penning a goal is priority. For that reason, taking action to propel the declaration into existence cannot BE skirted. The teen in this case saw his declaration (goal) face-to-face today. It was a 3-month plan and he achieved exactly what he desired to achieve, and the reward was exactly what his team of helpers said it was.
He progressed to another level; a level that he declared to succeed. Now, although he has a team of helpers (a team of doers) advocating for him, he was encouraged to take part in his advocacy and BE his own helper; to BE a doer. Again, doers of the declaration (goal) “always” progress, improve, increase, and get better.
In such manner as this teenager, so it is with us parents, relatives, entrepreneurs, educators, athletes, business owners, etc. We must not only say and write or expound and exclaim, we must BE a doer of the declaration (goal). We must escape the sinful nature of chicanery to manipulate doers and givers into advocating for us because we have failed to advocate for ourselves. With great compassion, I compel us all to BEcome diligent doers of our own declarations (goals).
I dedicate this blog to my son, Jordan G. “TheArtistic” Hicks. We developed a plan, you worked the plan, your team of helpers advocated for you on the journey, and today you received exactly what you told me you wanted. Well done son! I love you!
© 2016 Angela M. Smith
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