I realized lately that goals without a defined outcome are too hard to follow. They must be quantified or very descriptive in order to be achieved. For example, today, I set the goal to run 3 miles. If I had not set that exact goal and just started running, I definitely would have stopped short of that. I was getting very tired at 1.5 mile and would definitely have given up at 2 - MAX! Because I set the goal at 3, I pushed myself to finish up the last mile.
Here were my goals for 2007 with outcomes:
-get real estate license (I didn’t accomplish this and realize there is no need to)
-buy a property ( I ended up buying a house with my gf in 2008 at a very good value)
-increase net worth by over 10k (my net worth decreased dramatically due to the stock market)
-keep ecommerce website up and running (website has been running great)
-go back to school (attending UIC MBA full time)
-run 5 miles (I was able to achieve this)
-run 10 miles (definitely did not get close to this)
-get body fat under 12% (body fat has probably gone up a little since then)
-travel outside the country (took a couple trips to China, Thailand, and Vietnam since then)
-take more pictures (should remember this for this years goals)
-volunteer (Sponsored child #2 Christian Children Fund.. but did not do much other than this)
A few of my goals were very vague and difficult to achieve. On the otherhand, I was able to achieve a great deal of my 2007 goals (althought it took me 2007 and 2008 to achieve- better late than never!). So here are my goals for 2009.
Jay 2009 Personal Goals-
School:
- Obtain a 3.5 out of 4.0 average for both spring and fall semester
- Attend at least 4 school related functions (socials, volunteer work, meetings)
Business:
- Double revenue from ecommerce website
- Increase net worth by 10k
- Launch second website by April 1st and achieve and average revenues of $1000 a month
- Attend two business related events (Berkshire meeting, etc…)
Health:
- Run 3 miles once every other week
- Workout 3x a week
Personal:
- Have dinner with my family at least once every other month
I really feel like I can achieve a good percentage of these goals this year. Wish me luck!
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This post was written by Jay on January 15, 2009
