It has been several months since I made a post about upgrading my list. I have put a lot of thought into this. At first, I wasn't sure if upgrading was cheating on the list. Of course, there are no rules but I didn't want to suck at completing my goals. I had been toying with the idea for weeks. There were just so many things on it that I just didn't feel a drive to do anymore. There were a lot of over ambitious goals that, in all honesty, had a lack of funding. Europe, Washington, Nova Scotia AND Alberta? How did I ever think I would be able to afford all of that travelling?
In the end, I decided to revamp my list.
I must admit that I love this new list and I've also devised a way that I can finish without crossing all of them in the last couple days.
The first of every month from now until November (the last month of my list, that is so quickly approaching) I'll post my goals that I'm going to try to cross of that month and follow up on the goals from the month before. I must say, I think this is mildly brilliant. It will also help as I've only completed 28 of my 101 goals.
My dad always taught me to set smart goals. Not just intelligent, it's an acronym.
Click on the hyperlink for a better explanation of SMART Goals!
Specific - Answer those basic questions. Who, what, where, when, how, etc. You need to know these things so that you can know when you have most certainly crossed off this goal.
Measurable - I love this one. I see so many people making goals like "Pray." WHAT IS THAT?! If you pray one time, do you get to cross that off? If you're not praying 24/7, do you not get to cross it off? Make it measurable. "Pray every day for 22 days." Measurable goal, check! (22 days is how long it takes for humans to form a habit. FACT.)
Attainable - Pick something that you can actually do. If you have not stepped foot off of your couch for the last 15 years, do not make it your goal to run a marathon next week. You will become extremely discouraged! This is just a way of life, you must take baby steps to make a achieve goals that work for you.
Relevant/Realistic - Why would I ever need to learn Setswana? I would never need to. Why set a goal to do something that you have no use for? Set a goal for something that is of great use to you. Becoming more organized, spending more time with your family, etc.
Timely - When will you be done this goal? There has to be a time limit, or it's just a wish. Deadlines are what make this world go round, I swear. You have to be able to sit down on X day and evaluate how you're doing with your goal or you'll just have a dream goal that is recycled every new years. (This is why people don't think new years resolutions don't work.)
I want you all to set a couple of goals for 2012. It's supposed to be a great year!
Here is my new list with crossed off completed goals. Some of them don't have dates and that is because I don't know what the day was. Sometimes I forgot to document it... I'm human!
Start Date: 7 February 2010
Finish Date: 3 November 2012
Financial:
1. Save $5,000
2. Get a scholarship
5. Put 1$ in the travel jar for every task completed
6. Pay all my bills on time until November 2012
7. Donate 1$ for every goal I do not complete
Education:
11. Attend university
12. Finish an assignment
a week in advance
13. Upgrade a high
school credit
14. Make a list of 10 books I want to read
Spiritual:
15. Read the Book of Mormon
16. Get in the habit of daily prayer
17. Read 15 general conference talks
18. Make a list of those talks in the order of which
affected me most
19. Mark my scriptures at least once every day for 3
weeks
20. Learn about another religion
23. Read my PB weekly for 2 months
24. Graduate from seminary
Health:
27. Get to my goal weight
28. Run a race
29. Stop having fast food for a month
30. Drink only water, real fruit juice and milk for a
month
32. Sign my organ donor card
33. Do the hundred push up challenge
Performing/Artistic Skills:
34. Do a DIY
project
36. Paint a painting
37. Learn to play a song that I love on the guitar
38. Make a
ridiculously good-looking dessert
39. Direct a piece in choir that I love
Travel/Sight Seeing:
41. Go on a trip with siblings
43. Go to the beach for a day
44. Visit the Grand Canyon
45. Visit a friend outside of Ontario
46. Make a picture book with pictures from my vacation
New Skills:
49. Spend a day
picking strawberries and making jam
50. Learn to cook a fancy meal
51. Keep room clean/organized for 2 weeks straight
52. Make cookies and deliver them to someone
54. Take an hour to read a book every day for a week
55. Do a photo shoot of someone
57. Memorize a Shakespearian passage
58. Take a picture of myself everyday for 50 days and
make a video of it
59. Get my G license
60. Get a pair of jeans on sale
62. Learn how to make apple sauce
Personal Challenges:
65. Get artwork for every song on my computer
66. Write 5 letters to people who have changed my life
67. Write a
missionary once a month for 2 years
68. Make a list of 100 things that make me happy
70. Reverse pick-pocket someone
71. Spend a day with my grandparents
72. Wear my hair straight everyday for 1 week
73. Unplug for a week – no cell phone, laptop, TV or
facebook
74. Keep a gratitude journal for a week
75. Keep a dream journal for a month
77. Do my laundry biweekly for 3 months
78. Keep in touch with one of my high school friends
79. Make my bed every day for a week
80. Replace the
photos in my room with new ones
New Experiences:
82. Buy a lotto ticket
83. Do one of the following: hot air balloon, sky diving,
bungee jumping
84. Try 3 foods from different countries
85. Watch the sunset and sunrise in one night
87. Write myself a letter to open in 10 years
88. Leave a letter in a library book
89. Pull an all-nighter
92. Send a secret to PostSecret
93. Buy something on Etsy
97. See 2 “cultured” events in Toronto
98. Go on a picnic
99. Volunteer in the social work field
Organization Skills:
100. Post on my blog for every task I complete
My Goals for January:
17. Read 15 general conference talks
97. See 2 “cultured” events in Toronto
87. Write myself a letter to open in 10 years
80. Replace the photos in my room with new ones
70. Reverse pick-pocket someone
59. Get my G license
29. Stop having fast food for a month
30. Drink only water, real fruit juice and milk for a month
38. Make a ridiculously good-looking dessert
39. Direct a piece in choir that I love
32. Sign my organ donor card
I just have to do 2 or 3 of these a week. How easy is that? This is going to be awesome!
What are some of your new goals for 2012?
