At every turn, we’re encouraged to set goals—about finances, health, family life, you name it. But when faced with goal-setting for our events, we often approach the task in reverse.

 

In my early days as a meeting planner, I was given the challenge of setting goals and creating themes for youth events. My approach was as follows:

1)      Look for an eye-catching piece of clip art. (this was long before the days of Internet art searches.)

2)  & ...

I have a friend in Nashville who, on an irregular basis, poses the following question: “What cranks your motor?” His goal in asking is to create a thought process that makes me question whether I’m truly doing what I’m supposed to be doing. We’ve all been stuck in a job that was just that—a job! We’ve all worked in some field that was less than desirable. But then, hopefully, we occasionally find ourselves in that perfect fit, where our skill set, attainable goals, an ideal work environment, time to dream, develop and move forward—emotionally, professionally, relationally, and spiritually—all work in harmony and unity.

 

What deters you from achieving that dream job or dream event? Perhaps the pressures of deadlines, stress, details, and unre ...