At the beginning of 2018, I wrote a post sharing my goals and what I hoped to accomplish. To establish some accountability, I also began writing a reflection article at the end of each month to summarize my progress. It seemed to be a good strategy so Iβm carrying over into 2019.
Iβve put together my goals for this new year and broken them into 6 categories: Emotional, Financial, Intellectual, Physical, Professional and Spiritual.
To keep it simple, I wrote three goals for each category. Most of them are measurable which will make it easier to judge whether or not Iβm successful.
π Emotional
Listen without feeling need to fix situation
Focus on relationships that matter
Embrace minimalism
π° Financial
Save $36K
Find financial mentor
Start investing
π¨πΌβπ« Intellectual
Read 12 books
Launch 2 projects on Product Hunt
Master GraphQL
ππΌββοΈ Physical
Bench 250lbs
100 hours of yoga
Dunk a basketball
π¨πΌβπ» Professional
Speak at 5 conferences
Write 6 articles
Publish 24 egghead videos
π§πΌββοΈ Spiritual
200 hours of meditation
5-day retreat
Solo retreat
Most of these are pretty straightforward. The only ones I probably need to elaborate on are the Emotional ones. Let me break these down:
Listen without feeling need to fix situation
From introspection and some conversations with close family and friends, Iβve realized I have a tendency to βfixβ things. When someone close to me has a problem, or expresses some type of βsufferingβ, my immediate reaction is to find a solution.
Instead, Iβve realized I need to listen and be there for that person, without trying to find a solution.
Focus on relationships that matter
In high school and college and then post-college, we meet a lot of people. I spend time thinking about previous relationships. It feel impossible to keep them alive. And Iβve come to realize, I canβt.
So instead, my goal is to focus on the ones that matter the once.
Embrace minimalism
This could be interpreted in many ways but the main idea I want to communicate with this goal is to have less stuff. Over the past few years, Iβve bought things here and there and a lot of it sits around without being used. I would rather someone put good use to it (like my climbing gear).
For 2019, I hope to embrace minimalist and be more mindful when purchasing things.
And that wraps it up for my 2019 goals overview! π Thanks for reading! If you wrote up an overview of your goals, please share a link in a comment below! Iβd love to read about them πΈ
At the beginning of 2018, I wrote a post sharing my goals and what I hoped to accomplish. To establish some accountability, I also began writing a reflection article at the end of each month to summarize my progress. It seemed to be a good strategy so Iβm carrying over into 2019.
Iβve put together my goals for this new year and broken them into 6 categories: Emotional, Financial, Intellectual, Physical, Professional and Spiritual.
To keep it simple, I wrote three goals for each category. Most of them are measurable which will make it easier to judge whether or not Iβm successful.
π Emotional
π° Financial
π¨πΌβπ« Intellectual
ππΌββοΈ Physical
π¨πΌβπ» Professional
π§πΌββοΈ Spiritual
Most of these are pretty straightforward. The only ones I probably need to elaborate on are the Emotional ones. Let me break these down:
From introspection and some conversations with close family and friends, Iβve realized I have a tendency to βfixβ things. When someone close to me has a problem, or expresses some type of βsufferingβ, my immediate reaction is to find a solution.
Instead, Iβve realized I need to listen and be there for that person, without trying to find a solution.
In high school and college and then post-college, we meet a lot of people. I spend time thinking about previous relationships. It feel impossible to keep them alive. And Iβve come to realize, I canβt.
So instead, my goal is to focus on the ones that matter the once.
This could be interpreted in many ways but the main idea I want to communicate with this goal is to have less stuff. Over the past few years, Iβve bought things here and there and a lot of it sits around without being used. I would rather someone put good use to it (like my climbing gear).
For 2019, I hope to embrace minimalist and be more mindful when purchasing things.
And that wraps it up for my 2019 goals overview! π Thanks for reading! If you wrote up an overview of your goals, please share a link in a comment below! Iβd love to read about them πΈ