2014- The Year of Mindful Matters

[U4ea]

It's that time again, Kinsters and anyone else who wants to play along! I think setting goals is important to everyone and it's a great way to stay on target and get things done.

The best part about this here in the Kin is that we are here to support each other and give motivation to see these goals through. That's the purpose of this thread!
 

 

 

First, decide what goals you are going to work on this year. WRITE THEM DOWN. It's amazing what seeing those goals every day will do for you. Write them in this thread so we can help you realize them!

Second, brag when you accomplish something and let us party with you! It creates warm fuzzy feelings in all of us and provides motivation. Seriously.

Third, celebrate each others accomplishments! I call this positive peer pressure. You help someone else celebrate and you want a piece if that action.
 

 

 

Some things to think about:

*Keep in mind that it takes 21 days of doing something to create a habit.

*Set reasonable goals. Don't set the bar so high you can't reach it.

*Challenge yourself. Setting an easily attainable goal is pointless. The purpose of a goal is to have something to work towards.

 

 

 

The key to setting a goal is to have these pieces handy: 

1- your target (what do you want?)

2- your path (how do you plan to get it?)

3- your measuring stick (how are you going to measure your success? What does your success look like?)

 

Setting goals this way takes a few minutes longer than just writing out "I'm going to lose weight" but the great part is that it will force you into thinking about HOW you're going to do it and WHAT it will look like when you do. Do yourself a favor and set up your goals that way. We can help with your path! 

So, let's start phase one: Set goals and share them. What do you want to work on this year?

[U4ea]

 Here's my list for 2014: 

 

1- Better Health- 

a. What I want:

   i. I want to lose weight.

  ii. I want to lessen the strain on my back from carrying the extra weight around.

 iii. I want to look good in jeans.

b. How I'm going to do it:

  i. record everything I eat in a journal EVERY DAY

 ii. keep my fitbit on and charged

 iii. Take a walk at least three times a week.

 iv. Drink 60 oz of water a day

  v. lower the amount of carbs/fats/sugars/sodiums I eat every day (stay within a target)

c. How I'm measuring it:

   i. lower body weight (target 145)

  ii. fit of current clothes

  iii. fit into clothes that are 1 size smaller/2 sizes smaller/4 sizes smaller

  iv. amount of strain caused by walking/running/crossfit @ home

 

 

 

2- Get published

a- What I want

   i. book on the publishing list (on the way to being published, at the very least)

b. How I'm going to get there

   i. Finish Editing current novel

  ii. get Query letter and work samples in the mail to agents (repeatedly, if need be)

 iii. work my tail off staying on schedule to get edits done

c. How I'll measure it:

  i. Have agent

 ii. Have contract

 iii. Have publish date

 

 

 

3- Cleaning/Organizing Routine Set

a- What I want: 

  i. my house clean, all the time. 

  ii. my classroom clean, all the time.

  iii. no more rush to clean moments

b. How will I get there

   i. create a cleaning schedule and stick to it.

  ii. find an organizational pattern that works and is easy enough that everyone does it.

  iii. enlist Peanut's help in cleaning and organizing.

c. How I will measure it:

   i. someone comes over with no "cleaning rush" before they get here.

  ii. complaints about the "clutter" in my room die down to nothing

 

 

I may add more, but that's a plateful as it is.

 

I'd also like to:

*read more

*start my master's degree

*keep my blogs updated

 

we'll see how that goes, though. 

[Neeto]

I'm still working on some goals that I set last year, so I'll share what I have accomplished so far - -  

In 2013 I overcame my addiction to smoking tobacco and have completely quit, I overcame an addiction to alcohol, transitioned into a new career and relocated to live in a different place than I was previously living in, and got signed up to take college classes, which start in less than two weeks from now :) My current goal is to maintain the success that I have had, and also to run a half marathon (13.2 miles) race sometime in the year 2014.  

 

edit - - and one other thing I've been doing a lot lately is writing, so I would like to continue that. 

[Taei]

My list for 2014:

 

1. Work towards my Accounting degree

  a. What I want

    i. Pass all my classes this semester with a B average.

   ii. Get a plan worked out for the rest of my classes.

  b. How I'm going to get there

    i. Make sure all my assignments are turned in on time.

   ii. Study anything that I'm not sure about.

  c. How I'm measuring it

    i. Keeping track of the grades I get in class

 

2. Become more financially stable

   a. What I want

     i. Not be always worried about making the bills

    ii. Be able to save a little money

   iii. Keep all bills up to date

   b. How I'm going to get there

     i. Evaluate options for making more money

    ii. Evaluate options for saving more money

   c. How I'm measuring it

     i. Ability to make it to payday

    ii. If the bills stay up to date

[Ryrin]

It's Feb already and I need to be thinking about this.