September 2015 Blog
Topic: What are my professional goals for the year?
By: Heather Hardesty
Is it just me, or has the start of this new year just flown by? I feel that I was just counting down the days to the first day of school and the first day of class. Now October is right around the corner. After the dust has settled and I can breathe a bit easier, I start to think about goals I have for the year.
I’ve am blessed to be able to say that I’m going into my 13th season with my business – I honestly can’t think of anything else I want to be doing! Every year my constant goal is find more locations to offer my program in. Because my business is mobile, the number of locations I can have is limitless. I aim to add 2-3 new locations a year. My main focus is to find places that don’t have enrichment activities or offer any type of creative art activity. I’m so passionate about the effects art has on your mind, body and soul.
Another goal I have started this year and I hope to continue it into the years ahead centers around public speaking. I’ve been blessed this year (2015) to present to early childhood groups and leadership organizations. Topics have ranged from the benefit of music and movement in children to how to avoid burning your candle at both ends. My scope has been local and state organizations. I hope in the coming year I might be blessed to share with an audience on a national level.
The last goal I have this year professionally is to build the Jr. Austin Spurs dance team. I was asked to lead this new group this year and my hope is that it’s something that takes off and grows exponentially. Seeing young kids learn an art, appreciate an art and live through an art is the most rewarding thing for a teacher. The confidence a child builds through dance is something I will never get tired of seeing!
As with all goals, it’s all about timing. I know that my timing isn’t always what the timing is meant to be and I have a peace about that. This doesn’t mean you failed at reaching your goal, it just means that it’s not meant to happen right at this time. As with any Type A, ambitious entrepreneur, I pray daily for balance. Remember when you say to something, you say no to something else. May you all have a super and successful year!
