Leila Shea Christensen

Hello 2010. This is the year I’ll turn 25, a whole quarter of a century. Sweet, huh? Besides getting older (it happens to everyone if we’re lucky), I’ve got a few goals that actually require me getting a few things DONE (besides just breathing of course).  Now, these are not all of my goals, but they are a few that I thought I’d share. That way, I can keep you posted on a few of them.

Professionally:

• Provide excellent client service and streamline procedures in my firm to run a more effective business
• Read at least one business book a month and implement the things I’ve learned into my business
• Attend the MO Bar’s Annual Family Law Conference in August

Personally:

• Read the Book of Mormon every day. This shouldn’t be much of a change, but I’m going to aim for a little more focused reading. My days are always better when I get this reading in.
• Be an awesome Primary teacher.  This year at church, I’m teaching the 9-11 year old girls. They are the BEST girls ever. Our class is a little bigger than last year – we grew from 5 girls who attended regularly to 11! We are going to have some fun times.
• Take a lot of pictures. There’s something to be said for remembering the moments. Pictures help me do that.  (Note to self – back those pictures up! I dropped my laptop today. Totally obliterated the hard drive, including all my pictures. Sad day. But there IS a silver lining – I got a new laptop. That I love.)

Physically:

• Smile when I run. A friend of mine told me he’d start running the day he saw someone smiling while they ran. I’m making it my personal mission. :)  In all seriousness – I’m totally running the Kansas City Marathon in October 2010. And I’ve managed to recruit my 13 year old bro to do it with me. ($50 goes a long way with a 13 year old. I am not afraid of bribery.)
• Amazing abs. I want them. And this is the year that I’m going to get them.

There’s a couple of talks I read this past week while I was thinking about goals. They were excellent, so I’m sharing them with you. Both were given by Thomas S. Monson, the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  The first is “Decisions Determine Destiny”  and the second is “Great Expectations.” Happy New Year!