Saturday, July 22, 2006

Gold Star Program

Hmm... (don't freak out, but..) I've been thinking!

Did your Mom ever make a chart or something with all the things she wanted you to do? You know like brush your teeth, make your bed, take out the trash, ect. Then when you would do it you would get a gold star and then when there were "x" number of stars you would get a prize. She was trying to develop good habits for you. Growing up in church I've always heard about having stars in your crown. Turns out God and Mom kinda sorta have the same reward system! Only His gifts are way, way better. Wouldn't it be great if your J-O-B had a system like this? Maybe, call 5 customers - get a star. Or, file this huge stack of papers - get a star. Or, even solve a problem or land an account - get a star.

I've been thinking of coming up with my own star program. I've thought of some habits I need to make and some I need to break. For example: drink more water, complain less, exercise more, pick up my shoes out of the living room, etc. When I get 1000 stars I may go to San Antonio shopping, or go get a massage, or ???

My questions for discussion are these: If you had your own star program, what would you be able to earn stars for doing or not doing? And what would your reward be?

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