Twenty Fifteen, and 2014 Resolutions in Review

Happy New Year!  Yes, it is 2015.  I managed to stay awake until about 11:45 p.m. but alas, not until midnight and the passing of the old year into the new.  Oh, well.

Yesterday, I looked back at my goals and resolutions for 2014, as written out in my Day Book, and found that I accomplished not a few of my goals, partly accomplished some others, and came not even close on a few more.

I'll share a few of the ones that went well.  The others remain Work-in-Progress, so they will stay unmentioned for now.  What went well in 2014:

• Reading 50 books for the year, including at least 5 related to self or career development.  In actual fact, I read 10 related to self and/or career development, and even took notes of "Take Away" points from several in my Day Book because I found them to be especially relevant to myself.
• At my current job (we'll call it the year-round job henceforth, for reasons soon to become apparent), I made goals to stay up-to-date with my assigned targets, to inform myself of procedures and processes as much as time allowed.  I did well, receiving commendation from my supervisor at year-end.
• I applied for a seasonal job, and was successful in being accepted into the training programme for it.  I participated in the training between September and November, and got stellar grades.  I have been invited to start working when the season opens in mid-January 2015.
• I set workout goals to: deadlift my bodyweight, and scored a personal record of 195 pounds, or approximately 1.8 times my bodyweight; bench press 60 pounds, and scored a personal record of 65 pounds; and learn to squat up to 45 pounds, and scored a personal record of 135 pounds for reps.

Going into 2015, I have decided that I will record my goals on a shorter time-frame, rather than under broad headings applying to the entire year.  In order to make the process more mindful, and to acknowledge the fact that, rather being a discrete event in time, my process involves revisiting, revising, and reviewing my goals several times throughout the year, I will focus on smaller goals for each month, which will add up to what I accomplish throughout the year.

So, January, what am I going to do with you?  Well, I already got one thing out of the way: I created a new spreadsheet for our household expenses, added in the bills under categories, assessed or input what needs to be paid for the month, and started planning what will be paid when and by whom.

I also need a new workout schedule from the Bodbot app, I took a month off from working out in December following a severe bout of the flu, but now that I feel recovered, I am ready to workout with weights again, and need a new starting point.

One final one I will mention:  I see from Blogger that I managed all of 5 blog posts here last year.  One more than I managed for 2013, so that is some improvement, but not much, really.  Having started this month with an entry, I will add it to my monthly goals hereafter.  I have a few ideas how the Evernote app can help me there, and that will go on January's plan in my Day Book.

I hope, whatever your plans for 2015, that you find them as exciting as I do mine.  Walk good, and all the best for 2015!