Now that we’re more than half of a month into 2008, I think it’s time to re-assess my New Year’s Resolutions. I read a book on my recent trip to Hawaii that made me think I need to refine my 2008 goals to be more specific and, therefore, achievable.
A few things are difficult to further define, or can be achieved by the more specific goals that follow:
- Do a better job of meeting people through friends
- Put myself out there as my roommate would say
- Develop deeper connections with the many acquaintances I have who could be real, life-long friends
- Drink less Diet Coke
- Spend less money on frivilous things like eating out at work, coffee, pastries and drinking too much
- Focus on enjoying life through experiences
Other resolutions for 2008
- Update my stock portfolio once per quarter
- Get promoted at work (assessment coming up in April and, so far, the feedback is good)
- Pay myself first (credit “The Millionaire Mind”) – save first, then spend the rest
- Run/treadmill/elliptical 5 days/week and lift 3 days
- Read more books
- Volunteer at WWC once/month
- Do Yoga once/month
- Do something cultural, like museums, theater, fests, concerts once/month
- Vacation – Bahamas, Jamaica, California, Europe, Football game (3 of the 5?)
- Go skydiving for my birthday
Overall, I’m pretty happy with my life right now – career, living situation, social life, friends. The stresses I will have to deal with this year include my roommates impending departure for business school and subsequently needing to find a new place to live and money considerations.
I’ll return to this throughout the year to update.
Filed under: Diary | Tagged: 2008, resolutions
