Okay, friends. What I have here is my list of goals for 2009. A lot of people make resolutions, but I prefer goals. And I have a lot of them. Just to be realistic, however, you should know that I have no aspirations of actually completing ALL of these, especially as some of them are counter-productive to completing others (such as #4 and #23). Other goals are simply ridiculous in their scope (such as #8) or so unbelievably unrealistic as to be virtually unobtainable (such as #5). Still, as long as I "shoot for the moon and land among the stars," I'll be happy with the results. So, for the year 2009 (drum roll, please...), I present my goals:
1. Read the Bible
2. (completed) Secure a well-paying job
3. Pay off debt to Mom
4. Pay off credit card debt
5. Learn to speed read 120 pages an hour
6. Finish first draft of my novel
7. Learn Spanish
8. Learn electrical engineering
9. A+ certification (computer technician)
10. Network + certification (network technician)
11. Learn Calculus
12. Learn webpage design
13. World of Warcraft character to level 80
14. Run a 5k race
15. Buy a house
16. Adopt a schnauzer puppy
17. (completed) Join a Bible study home group
18. Learn to draw
19. Start a small business
20. Read all the books I own
21. Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist certification
22. Learn C++ programming
23. Take a vacation to Sandals Royal Bahamian
24. Build my own desktop computer
25. Go to my first Fantasy / Science Fiction convention
26. Visit family in Michigan
27. Visit family in Minnesota
28. Visit friends in Virginia
29. Shoot 45 on a round of golf
30. (completed) Learn to change a tire on my car (added 01/13/09)
31. Learn to change the oil on my car (added 01/13/09)
I should add that this is not an exhaustive list, and I will be adding to it as I think of new things (ooh, I just thought of one now. #29, golf...). And on a final note, I should add that most of these goals have some sort of emotional string tied to them, and in the next few weeks I will probably try to explain why a few from this eclectic bunch made it on my list.
Happy Holidays, everybody!
-Sailor Matt
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What an ambitious chap you are! I like all your choices and espcially your plan to give the emotional string a tug for several of them. Looking forward to that.
Try to stay out of Michigan and Minnesota for a while. They, like the rest of the Midwest, are buried in snow and ice. At least it's a white Christmas!
Happy New Year!
Ancient Reader
The snow is nice for a day or two around the holidays, but much more than that gets old pretty quick. I do miss the white Christmases of my childhood. There's something magical about snow when you're a child.
Man that's a list and a half dude.
That would take me the rest of my hairy life to complete.
Number 18, learn to draw. The only one I know how to do. A great trick you might want to try is to draw something upside down, it totally works. It helps you use the left hand side of your brain whilst drawing.
Anywhoooo, Happy New Year to you and yours my friend. I hope it brings much wealth, health and happiness to you all.
Excellent choice for #1 as the goal. Last year I used a MacArthur Daily Bible and read scripture daily from January 1 to the end of July, and then life got really busy and I didn't get to finish in the year. So, with 09, I've started anew back in Genesis, again with a new Bible (ESV as opposed to KJV) this time around. Good luck to you. May you glean and grow.
I'm going to follow a yearly Bible reading schedule, as well (found a schedule online). But I'm like ten days behind... I've also been on the last 60 pages of The Sword of Shannara for like a week, which is frustrating too. I just don't have enough time in the day...
Scratch that. I have plenty of time, I just spend too much of it playing World of Warcraft :)
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