I just like everyone else tend to make some sort of New Years Resolutions, although I’m not into the label New Years Resolutions. I rather call them goals. Nevertheless, when the new year came about I too was busy making goals. I probably should have posted these goals sometime in the early month, but I like to take the whole month of December too come up with my yearly goals. Unfortunately this December was hectic and busy and I just couldn’t wrapped my head around what was happening in the future. I however I was able to make some small goals for January and I wanted to share with you on how I’ve done so far.
- Look for places to apply: 100%. Although this is currently an ongoing goal until I find employment. As it stands I have applied to a total of 8 places (although I pretty sure that the number is higher but I can’t remember nor find my list as of now.)
- Gain full time employment: Not done. Soon…soon.
- Write out 2008 goals: I’m still counting this as a work in progress. I’m not quite happy with it so I know I will more than likely revisit it from time to time. But for this exercise it’s completed.
- Write out plan of action for 2008: This is complete, although it is preliminary (not the correct word but the correct word escapes me for now.) I general have a working idea of what I need to do in order to accomplish my goals for the year.
- Start a 101 goals in 1001 days: Completed… I have started it but I’m no where near done. I think I’ve got maybe 25 goals so far.
Summary: I didn’t really have that many goals for this month since I didn’t have much time to think about it. But the ones I did have, I’ve manage to complete about 80% of them. But that means the ones that weren’t completed have to be pushed to February.
Since January is now over I can share with you my 2008 goals as they stand now:
- Get a decent paying job – if need be get a part time job
- Get own apartment
- Get license and car (I’ve managed to put this off until now, but it’s starting to become more of an hassle to be in the south without a reliable mode of transportation.
- Open an high-yield savings account (which with the stock issues now I need to get on this as soon as possible)
- Submit to Five publishers: started compiling a list of interested publishers
- Finish draft one of my first novel
- Write draft two of my first completed short story
- Catalog my paperback collection
- Catalog my DVD collection
- Throw two parties
- Read nine non-fiction books
- Read nine new fiction authors
- Loose an healthy amount of weight: joined the National Body challenge
- Participate NaNoWriMo: signed up
- Write 10 articles for Helium: 1/10
- Monetary goals: I’m holding off on making these until I receive employment and I have an knowledge of my expected income.
With that in mind, what are my February goals? Still working on those. I should have them ready by tomorrow if not Monday at the latest.
Bianco Jade