Posts Tagged ‘goal setting’
Resolution update: October 2016
PERSONAL HEALTH 1. Don’t die. I have fluid trapped behind my eardrum, making it hard to hear, but I don’t think it will kill me. 2. Lose 20 pounds. I gained two pounds in October. Fifteen down and five to go. 3. Do at least 100 push-ups and 100 sit-ups five days a week. Done.…
Read MoreResolution update: February 2016
PERSONAL HEALTH 1. Don’t die. I finished my physical therapy last week. This, in combination with a lowering of my cholesterol by almost 40 points, is a good indicator of future health. A recent health survey also indicated that I can expect to live until 95. I’m killing it. 2. Lose 20 pounds. Seven pounds…
Read MoreThis is exactly what you need to accomplish your goals. Nothing more.
Want some advice on how to create? On how to get things done? How to accomplish your goals? There’s nothing better than this from writer and storyteller Dan Kennedy: “You have to encourage yourself. I woke up with this weird urgent need to tell everyone that. We have to travel with our own fuel onboard.”…
Read MoreFinalized New Year’s resolutions for 2016 (including three new goals)
I posted my 2016 goals on January 1, but I always allow myself two weeks to make additions based upon the feedback from readers and friends as well as thoughts of my own. As a result, I’m adding three items to this year’s list. They are: Launch a storytelling project that I will otherwise remain…
Read MoreNew Year’s resolutions: 2016
As always, I reserve the right to alter the list for up to one week after posting. Suggestions are still welcome. It’s also important to note that some items, like meditating daily, flossing daily, exercising at least five days a week, trying new foods as they are presented to me, and others have dropped off…
Read MoreResolution update: March 2015
Each month I post the progress of my New Year’s resolutions here as a means of holding myself accountable. The following are the results through the month of February. PERSONAL HEALTH 1. Don’t die. Didn’t even come close to dying. 2. Lose 20 pounds. I remain just one pound down. At this pace, I will…
Read MoreResolution update: January 2015
PERSONAL HEALTH 1. Don’t die. Done! So far… 2. Lose 20 pounds. I have gained two pounds in 2015, which means I need to lose 22 pounds in 2015. Well done, Matt. 3. Do at least 100 push-ups and 100 sit-ups five days a week. Done. I added a plank every morning as well. 4.…
Read MoreNew Years resolutions: 2015
The following are my New Years resolutions for 2015. For the first time, I have placed my resolutions in categories to help me keep them in order in my mind. I’ve also sought reasonability in my resolutions this year, since there are more than ever before. As always, I reserve the right to alter the…
Read MoreNew Year’s resolutions work. Goal setting can change your life. Maybe not for losers, but you are not a loser. Don’t let the pundits tell you otherwise.
As the New Year approaches, you will undoubted see and read many articles on why New Year’s resolutions never work and are best avoided. It’s a trope that media outlets love to roll out at the end of December. It’s nonsense. New Year’s resolutions (and goal setting in general) work for those who are actually…
Read MoreOutsourcing and crowdsourcing my New Year’s resolutions: Any suggestions for me?
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you probably know that I take my goal-setting and New Year’s resolutions very seriously. Since 2010, I’ve posted my resolutions on my blog, and at the end of every month, I post my progress or lack thereof. Two years ago, I came upon a piece in…
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