Short term, they relate to treatment "days left of treatment" or dates such as "start chemo" but post-cancer they take on a different meaning. They are longer-term, examples are, go back to work, change lifestyle habit to help me not see a repeat, see my next birthday in or see my children turn 18.
In my case, it was 2 fold, in 2005 when my children were 6 and 4 I wanted to see them become adults at 18. In the case of my son, that was 2 years ago and in the case of my daughter, that was this year. I also set one other milestone, see them in their chosen career or University course.
Today is where my post-cancer goal-setting ends, post-cancer I have achieved mentally and physically what I set out to do back in the days of cancer treatment.
My daughter Ellen, today starts her nursing degree at Plymouth University. Ellen is studying mental health nursing a challenging and rewarding degree which will lead to a caring career. Tomorrow I fly to Tokyo to see my son, Will who is 3 years into a German and Japanese degree.Having goals in life, business, personal or sport are important, without them you lose the focus, so never mind how small, important or big they are keeping them in focus, Develop a lifestyle, work habits or attitude to deliver them.
In my case I changed my lifestyle, lost weight, give up drinking, developed a fitness regime and established my own business to take away the stresses of corporate life, surrounded myself with positive friends and family.
It does not mean it was easy, quick or perfect as regular readers will know that the pain of surgery follows me every day in my life, however it maintained a focus to be here when my children were growing up and my next goal is simple, to be around when I and they graduate, in 2021 and 2022.
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