by Joanna
Last spring, I fully “got” the power of goal setting.
It had been a rough week. I was sick with a nasty flu, and hadn't been at work for a few days. Motivated by a special evening ahead (and a need to get out of my apartment) I picked myself up and managed to walk the 12 minutes to my desk. Sorting through emails a short time later, two colleagues, teeming with energy, came by my pod rallying excitement for the night ahead. We were launching our new brand book and although I knew little of what to expect, I knew it would be good. Kristi made a point of confirming that I would attend. Her energy rubbed off and I managed a genuine and excited smile, telling her I'd see her there. Ten more minutes of email checking and I was a zombie. Phone cab. Go to bed.
I rolled over in bed to see 5:30pm on my phone. I could just make it to the 5:45 cocktail hour. Really, cocktail hour? I'm not sure what, but something told me to pull myself together for the second time that day, and get to the book launch.
Thirty minutes later I was in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre with 1200 of my closest friends. We kicked things off with a meditation and heard speaker after inspiring speaker, grounding us in our Get Quiet. Live Loud. brand ethos. After Susan's raw sharing about vision & goals and authenticity, she told us that lululemon would be supporting a couple of our people with a goal they were working toward. I had no memory of submitting a 5-year goal when I RSVP'd for the event months earlier, but the next thing I knew, there it was:
Next to my photo, up on the screen, "I complete the BC Bike Race side-by-side my mom."
A camera on me. My name being read. Friends cheering. "Holy crap, that's me." I stood up absolutely overwhelmed. Susan said lululemon would be covering my race entry for the infamous BCBR, the longest single track mountain bike race in the world, for July 2016
Thoughts poured into my head: "how the heck did they get my goals?" / "I'm so pale, why didn't I put more makeup on?" / "Is this really happening?" / "that was a 5 year goal, not a one year goal!"... and the two that seemed to stick: "I am so lucky, this is so cool!" and "OMG, I guess I really have to do this now..."
"A goal is a dream with a deadline."
- Napolean Hill
