goals/resolutions for 2009

alright, I've been thinking about the seven key areas, and here is what I've come up with:

• career
• continue to grow and expand my business
• financial
• pay off all debt besides house (target date Feb. 09)
• save at least one month’s expenses in the bank
• spiritual
• work on my own personal character flaws
• physical
• continue working out with my trainer
• cardio at least 3x a week
• intellectual
• read something non-fiction at least every other month
• family
• get back to using the keys to recognize the kid’s achievements
• get back to scrapbooking
• get back to following the flylady principles
• social
  
  • continue to meet new people through Heart Link
  • continue blogging and expand my online social network

setting goals

There is so much out there about goal setting. I'm sure you've heard it. Goals should be specific and measurable, etc. A very long time ago I heard something on Dave Ramsey about setting annual goals in seven different categories. I did that last year, but quite frankly I didn't do very good follow-up and I am not sure I even know what all my goals were, nor if I met them. So with the new year fast approaching (three more weeks!!) I figured I need to start thinking about my goals for next year. I guess these are similar to resolutions, in a way. Though maybe really resolutions are typically thing you're not going to do, whereas goals are things you want to try to do. I don't know, whatever, semantics. Anyway, here are the seven categories, in case anyone else wants to play along at home and better yourselves for '09, as well:

• career
• financial
• spiritual
• physical
• intellectual
• family
• social

I don't know what my goals are going to be yet in these areas, but at least this gets me started. I can actually think of a few off the top of my head, maybe more than one in some areas. Apparently I have a lot of work to do.