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Thursday, January 2, 2014

2014 Goals

As always, I like to set some new goals for the new year. I don't like to think of them as resolutions because I feel as though I am setting myself up for failure. I'm a goal-driven person and if I set my eye on something that I truly want to do, then I often will work to accomplish it. In addition, I feel that resolutions are not really reasonable for the most part. They don't allow you to get halfway there or slip up. Goals, on the other hand, are always a work in progress. After looking back on my 2013 goals, I felt good about how far I've progressed in the past year. And as 2014 is beginning, it's time for me to find a new focus.

1. Be showered and dressed by 9:30am. This may sound crazy, but it needs to happen. It makes me feel awful when I have realized that I spent half of the day in yoga pants. I was warned this would happen when I started working from home, and it has. Now it needs to stop. Being fabulously dressed makes me feel fabulous, and I prefer feeling fabulous than gross.

2. Follow through. There are a lot of ideas that I write down or verbalize. Sometimes they don't happen or they happen months later. I want to seize the moment and follow through on these ideas rather than just sitting on them and thinking that maybe they should happen. I will go back and forth in my mind about whether or not to do something. It's wishy-washy. I need to stop bullshitting myself and just do it. I was off to a better start with this already in the latter part of 2013, but I need to keep the ball rolling. I have big projects I want to accomplish for my business this year and it's time to just do it.

3. Cut out negativity. Time to let go of anything or anyone that is causing unnecessary negativity in my life. This is something I started after we got back from Australia. If the habit wasn't good, I stopped. If the relationship wasn't productive or was giving me negative vibes, I moved on. I decided that it was time to stop worrying about whether or not I was stepping on the toes of others and just do what is true to myself. That in itself has already generated a lot of positive vibes in my life and I hope to continue to cut back on that negativity as I continue to seek a positive, creative, and fulfilling lifestyle.

4. Live like I'm on vacation. I wrote about my new found perspective after our return from Australia. I want to enjoy every aspect of my life. I don't want life to feel like a burden. I want it to feel light and enjoyable, so I'll continue to think about how I can make every day feel like vacation. What can I do each day, even if just for a few minutes, that will help me depart from the idea of life being a daily grind? That is what I'll continue to challenge myself to do.

5. Unplug and spend more time in the moment. This is easier said than done as my business is an online based business. I was good about this when I first quit teaching. When the work day was done, it was done. No more responding to clients after hours. My brain turned off the work day. That hasn't been the case recently, and I would like to make that a priority again. I also want to be more purposeful in the time I spend using social media with my business. Rather than checking in constantly, I want to think of it more as a scheduled use of time. In other words, hello productivity and goodbye time suck.

This year I'm feeling more positive than ever about my goals! I feel as though 2014 has a lot of momentum that has built up from the previous year, and I'm excited for what is to come.

Do you set goals for the new year? What do you hope to accomplish in the year to come?


4 comments:

  1. You have a great set of goals for 2014! I need to get back in the showered and dressed by 9:30 a.m. routine, too. Usually I'm pretty good about that, but it's tough this time of year when the days are so cold and dark. Unplugging and spending a few moments out of the daily grind are so important. Best of luck with everything this year. :)

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  2. I don't usually set goals for the new year because I always feel like I'm letting myself done when I don't accomplish them. But.. I don't have some goals for my business and there are a few personal changes that I want to work on this year so I may do a goals I'm still up in the air about it. I agree that getting dressed in the morning makes the rest of the day go better. Even if I know I'm not going to be going anywhere I put on 'house' clothes which are basically torn up jeans and shirt. It makes me feel productive and I don't look like a slug.

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  3. I set myself some solid goals for 2014, they're all listed here http://mercantile519.ca/blog/2013/12/11/goals-for-2014
    Mine are mostly based on improving my business, but also some personal goals. I know this year will be a good one, I just need some guidance to help it be as awesome as possible!
    -Nicole
    Mercantile519

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  4. Being showered and dressed by 9:30 only happens on days I have school. Haha. Otherwise I don't get dressed until lunchtime. Whoops! It sounds like you're taking a really balanced approach to the new year, and I like that your goals are kind of abstract. I think that makes them easier to accomplish because you're not worried about reaching XYZ as quickly as possible.

    My new goals are getting posted on Monday! Today was a recap of how I did in 2013.

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