Next I like to jot down a few goals to focus on in the upcoming year. To help me decide on where to focus, I imagine myself a year in the future watching the slideshow of highlights. After writing my goals for 2011 I stumbled on goal sheets from previous years. I was disappointed to see that many of the goals I created this year were the same goals I write down each year. Are these goals really not that important to me? Or do I just need to be more focused and motivated all year long? In an effort to clear the log jam of goals I have decided to publicize my goals in hopes of staying motivated. At the very least, the humiliation of other people knowing that I fell short once again should convince me to try a different set of goals next year, right?
I was inspired by the scripture Luke 2:52 to set goals in 4 different areas. My FY2011 goals are (Drum roll please)...
Wisdom--> Intellectual
- Learn 4 songs on the guitar
- Practice for 15 minutes at least 3x / week
- Learn a new chord each month (Taylor Swift recommendation)
Stature --> Physical
- Train for and run Marathon with Laura in under 3:50 (Boston Qualifier)
- Sign-up for Marathon (Ogden)
- Create and follow 18 week training marathon
- Complete P90x (or similar) program before beach trip in July
- Acquire program (DVDs)
- Eat a low fat, high protein diet
Favor with God --> Spiritual
- Write in a journal at least 1x / week (52x / year)
- Find Medium for journal (Blogger.com)
- Find regular time to write in journal (Sunday?)
Favor with man --> Social
- Rip all home movies to MP4 to be backed up and viewed on iPod, AppleTV etc
- Acquire all materials - External hard drive, Fire-wire cables, mozy.com account
- Rip 3/week (12 / month) starting Feb 1st.
Hopefully in a year I will be watching a slideshow that includes the accomplishment of these goals. It is time to grab hold of the reins, give the horse a kick and ...
Giddy Up!
StevieG
