2012 Goals

There is a lot of evidence that goal setting helps people be more productive. I did it last year for a couple of things and was fairly successful in my endeavors. I set two very specific goals and met both of them. That’s the key: specific….and written down.

Next year is going to be a little bit different for us since Ben will be here in February. It’s hard to tell what’s a reasonable goal and what’s not since we don’t really know how much things are going to change. Casey took all the low-hanging fruit in the leisure time category–or so I like to tell myself. So here are a couple of small things I want to get accomplished in 2012:

• Finally build a CNC router. I’ve already ordered the expensive parts, and they should be here by mid-January. I hope to have this finished by March.
• Have an Affiliate Website making $1000 per month by the end of the year. I made $90 in December on one of my blogs and it was the first time I’d ever made any money online. It was kinda cool. I’ll be happy with $1000/month in passive income from any source, but that’s too broad to be a good goal.
• Run a 5K. Maybe the Purity 5K in April. There are lot’s of Couch to 5K programs out there and I ought to be able to find one that I can work with. Casey will probably help, although the couple of times I’ve decided to start jogging with her on the leash she’s been very confused and began to jump on me.
• Find a local church and begin attending regularly. We really liked CrossPoint when we lived in West Nashville, but it’s too far for us now.

That’s probably enough for me. One other key point is to not overwhelm yourself by trying to do too many things. There has to be a balance between “so easy that it’s not a challenge” and “so hard that you can’t possibly finish.” In those extremes you get discouraged.