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2017 New Year Resolutions

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Today is the last day of 2016!.

It’s time to communication the new year goals I am going to pursue in 2017.

Small City Fireworks

Small City Fireworks

1.) Ignore unwritten rules that can be ignored.  I’ve found that most of the unwritten rules we learned through key people and media channels do not really apply to me.  Instead I will be as I always am… respectful to others, considerate and helpful when it’s not to my detriment but I will also flow into whatever I think would be interesting or enhance my knowledge and understanding of life.  For me this is big, and to be honest I’ve already started this as a POF (proof of concept) for half of the 2016 year.  I want to expand on this and push more deeply onward this new year.

2.) I will broaden my reach out to new people and groups without as many predetermined filters.  These past years, I’ve been very impressed by the types and quality of people I have met that I would not normally associate with.  Normally, I’ve ignored people who I consider a better class than in which I was raised.  In the recent past, some friends told me that I come across as “stuck up”, when in reality I was just intimidated by those (both females and males) that I considered who were better than I was.  My fear was that I couldn’t relate and they would have a negative impression of me.  While the intensity of fear has decreased, I still feel uncomfortable with such interactions, but I won’t shy away from them as I had in the past.

3.) I would like to start a few new things that can help both me and others!  I mentioned this in my Year End Financial Results 2016 article.  I don’t know the entire scope of this yet, but I have the materials and knowledge (or desire to learn the tools) that I need to pursue opportunities that I didn’t have in the past.  The most rewarding for me would be to create something what would have the broadest reach and could create something that could benefit as many as possible.

So, these are my three goals for 2017, short but not simple…

Have a great new year!

Don

 

Holistic Approach to New Year Resolutions

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I admit it, I failed on most of my New Year Resolutions!

I started out strong, but then ran out of motivation.  2010, while a good year financially for me, was a bad year on a developmental level.

That’s why I decided to buck the trend of stating a defined list of resolutions and instead go for a more Holistic Approach to my New Year goals.

Before I go to explain what I mean by taking a holistic approach to my New Year goals, let me review the results of my 2010 Resolutions:

  1. Losing Weight While Saving Money  – While I didn’t get bigger, I also didn’t lose the desired weight.  So I stalled on this particular goal.  This was my biggest disappointment!
  2. Stop Being a Pack Rat – This resolution I was able to conquer!  This is the only resolution that I was able to beat!
  3. Maximizing Who I Am – This is my biggest defeat.  I didn’t maximize who I am at all!

So in conclusion, in 2010 I started with high expectations, but I ended up disappointed.

A brand new plan, the Holistic Approach:

By Holistic Approach, I basically mean that I’m not going to compartmentalize my life into individual buckets!  Instead I’m going to create everything as just a typical part of the process, and consider everything as a entire system.  That way I just don’t do well in one area while neglecting the other areas.

Next, I will try to optimize the process so that it can be accomplished and in such a way that it’s bearable or at least tolerable.

So for example, I really don’t like the previous resolution of “Losing weight”.  So I will enhance my experience by listening to  a song that will get me pumped up and make me want to work out!, or workout with friends, or maybe my kids…

A bonus is that I have every trick and can use new ideas  to accomplish goals at my disposal!

I admit, I’m kind of winging it here, this will be an entirely new way to approach my goals.  This will be a lifestyle change for me, or at least I believe that it will!

-MR

If you are interested in seeing a more traditional and enumerated New Year’s Resolutions, check out the list at the Financial Samurai’s site called Financial Samurai Goals And Resolutions for 2011.  It’s very impressive!

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2010 Resolution #3, Maximizing Who I Am

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My last resolution is more of a stretch goal, and it won’t be easy…

What do I mean by “Maximizing Who I Am”?

My stretch goal

 

Ever since graduating from college, I started wondered what I would be like if I ate the perfect foods, slept and exercised the perfect amounts, developed my brain in a perfect way, etc.  I wondered what I would be like… would I be a few inches taller?  Would I be smarter than I am now, perhaps a little better looking too…  How different would the perfect version of me be?

It would be very fascinating to know!  Don’t get me wrong, I’m not faulting anybody (especially myself) for not being perfect.  After all, to be raised perfectly and do everything perfectly is practically impossible.  But what if I start trying for that elusive goal?  What would happen…?

Well, that’s what my final 2010 goal will be.  I’m going to try and maximize who and what I am.  I hope I finally be able to grow those few extra inches that I’m missing!  Okay, so that won’t happen, but perhaps I can improve other things to almost the perfect level…  That’s what I mean when I say “Maximizing Who I Am“, I can’t be the perfect me, but I can strive to be the best I can be.

This goal actually ties back into my first two goals, both are necessary steps to “Maximizing Who I Am”.

  1. 2010 Resolution #1, Losing Weight While Saving Money and
  2. 2010 Resolution #2, Stop Being a Pack Rat

What areas do I need to work at to be a better me?

  • Exercise.  Both aerobic and anaerobic.
  • Sleeping the proper amount of time.  I’ve been a “Night Owl” ever since my college days.
  • Organization Skills.  I’ll use a Planner, tasksheets, spreadsheets and calender programs.
  • Challenging my mental processes (reading, experiments, blogging, games, etc)
  • Spending more quality time with my Kids, and with patience!
  • Working more Effectively at whatever I’m doing (this could be when I’m at work, or at home).
  • Be more Sociable with my friends, neighbors, and countrymen (joking on that last one, although I could say community and that would be fair game).
  • Develop a greater sense of Humor.  Both laughing and making witty jokes (at least I hope they’ll be witty).
  • And lastly, Making Better use of my Time!  This would be the Carpe Diem thing…

How do I go about measuring these areas?

Well, that is a mixed bag!  I plan on measuring my weight loss and exercise routine in spreadsheets.  But how do I measure the other pieces of the puzzle I listed above?  Well, I’m thinking of keeping an written Daily Journal, then post my progress once a month on this blog.  During the post, this will force me to reviewing my performance to see if I’m accomplishing these personal mini goals or not.

And there you have it!  My New Year 2010 Resolution Goals are finally listed (I’m hearing the “Mission Impossible” theme song as I’m typing).

Let get it ON! 🙂

Top Blogger Financial Goals and Predictions

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I found a lot of great writeups about 2009 results and 2010 goals! Since I didn’t have any 2009 goals to review myself, I was at a loss. So instead, I’m just highlighting some of the other top financial bloggers that have excellent goals and predictions.

While I have created 2010 goals for myself, I still need to create spreadsheets and other tools to track them. The most important 2010 goal I have is being healthier (by weight loss and exercise) and I started that one already, the rest I’m still finalizing and will post later.

So for you reading pleasure, below are some of the best goals I could find out in the financial blogsphere…

  • FIVE PREDICTIONS THAT MOST CERTAINLY WILL COME TRUE – FinancialSamurai.com
    Here the Financial Samurai talks about some spot on predictions were the economy and stock market is heading!!! For his last prediction, he states that his experiment “Samurai Fund” (a collection of tickers based off of other financial blogs) will outperform the S&P 500. We’ll be rooting for you Financial Samurai!
  • Happy New Year! Goodbye 2009 and Welcome 2010: It’s All Up From Here – DigeratiLife.com – Must read highlights of DigeratiLife.com’s favorite post per 2009 month. Honestly, I’m still working my way through them but so far they are great. I don’t agree with all of them, but most I do.
  • Happy New Year! My One Goal for 2010 – GetRichSlowly.org/blog – JD Reviews the results of his 3 goals from 2009, and set 1 goal for 2010.
  • New Year’s Resolution: Move Your Money? – savingadvice.com Very original resolution, potential a great idea? I’m thinking of moving my big bank account to an online high yield bank myself!
  • The Most Important Financial Goals for 2010 – CashMoneyLife.com Patrick list some rock solid financial goals for 2010.
  • TheSimpleDollar.com has some excellent goals individually listed too!