2016 Goals (created in May)

photo credit Ryan Hoback

photo credit Ryan Hoback

I want to share that I used an acquaintance Scott Britton's "Goal Setting Process" and his examples to form my goals. Scott and I played football against each other in High School, competed in combines together, and I have been incredibly impressed with the way he has built his brand and his content post college. 

Life

This was a bit of soul searching but eventually came out as a few high-level sentences which might be "catch all" but they were important in identifying my yearly goals as it put in perspective important aspects of my life.

Health: I want to maintain a healthy diet and physical form through proper proportions and sustainable exercise habits. I want to maintain a healthy mental state through communication and seeking help as I need it.

Family: I want to be a great husband, father, son and family member. I want to have a positive impact in my community: Family/ Friends > Neighborhood > City > Country > World.

Professional Growth: I want to continue to push myself to grow everyday through a sustainable routine and mental approach.

Finances: I want to be able to provide near and long term wealth for my family so that we can enjoy leisure activities, travel and quality things in life.

Leisure: I want to be able to travel and experience luxuries that have been earned. I want to find relaxation in athletics and hobbies without being worried about financial constraints.

2016 IMprovements

Keeping in mind my life goal statements, I used Scott's approach by answering the statements below (some of these were borrowed from Scott because there is a good amount of overlap):

I want to develop more:

  • Daily routine
  • Weekly workout routine
  • Connections with Seattle influencers
  • Relationships with mentors
  • Establish a work area in my apartment
  • Friendships in new circles
  • Marketing skills
  • awareness of my personal and business financial health
  • Product consulting opportunities
  • Online reach
  • Follow up skills
  • Public speaking opportunities

I want to become more:

  • Attentive to my families emotional needs
  • Persistant in all areas of my life
  • Conversationally skilled
  • Strategic in my life
  • Present and attentive in the moment

I want to get better at:

  • Copy writing
  • Planning social activities vs. relying on other people to plan my social life
  • Asking things from my friends and networks
  • Staying connected with professionally important individuals
  • Guitar
  • Working smart
  • Leading in all contexts, not just in places it comes naturally
  • Being appropriately conversational in different scenarios
  • Creating a plan and sticking to it
  • Avoiding temptation of lazy activities
  • Boldly pursuing things that I am passionate about
  • Biking around Seattle
  • Being in the moment when with family/ friends

I’d like to spend more time...

  • Keeping in touch with my family members
  • Reading books
  • Reading publications
  • Meditating and yoga
  • On the right types of social media

2016 Goals

After working through this exercise the areas in which I'm looking to improve, I broke them out into important tenants in my life that I need to focus on. Those included (in no particular order): Personal Health; Friends and Family; Significant Other; Personal/ Professional Growth; Finances; Career; Money; Fun/ Leisure.

Health:

  • Exercise 4 times per week (including sports) 
  • Watch less than 1 hr of non-event TV per day
  • Bike into Pioneer Square at least 2 times per month to work during the summer
  • Learn how to mediate and mediate at least 4 times per week
  • Loose 15 lbs and maintain that weight.
    • Weigh myself each week
    • Document my food consumption for the first month
  • Complete at least a 2 week cleanse
  • Reduce my consumption of alcohol by 25% per week

Friends and Family:

  • Reach out to people not in my normal circle once a month (that I enjoy and that I can provide mutual value) and get coffee or lunch
  • Skype or FaceTime once per week with my family
  • Send a monthly recap to family members regarding what I am doing in my life
  • Take Emily on a 30 min walk at least 4 times a week

Significant Other:

  • Buy/ get Lauren a small present once a month to remind her I am thinking of her
  • Attend pre-martial counseling with Lauren
  • Focus more on my time with Lauren without feeling bogged down by work/ life

Personal Growth and Learning:

  • Spend 30 mins each weekend planning out my week with goals and tasks that need to be accomplished
  • Develop a daily plan of attack
  • Identify 1 new Seattle Influencers per month to introduce myself over coffee or a phone call
  • Create a list of all of the people in my life and put a plan together of how often I should contact them
    • Spend more time with people that are succeeding in life by reaching out to them
  • Identify 5-10 mentors and get coffee with them (Kate M)
  • Develop a personal marketing plan and attack it, ask for advice from 1-2 people that have developed a similar plan
    • Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIN
  • Write 1 blog post per week (this counts)
  • Send a follow up note or letter to new people I meet
  • Speak at 1 event as a SME
  • Read a book about small talk or about creating more meaningful conversations with new people
  • Review my Life and Year plan monthly to ensure I am still on track
  • Listen better and be direct about asking people how I can help them
  • Learn to play one song on the guitar
  • Improve my posture and voice in conversations
  • Take initiative to ask one new question to new acquaintances to become closer with them
  • Tell 2 new people per month about my company idea
  • Create a list of 5 books that I want to read and read at least 1 book per month

Fun Leisure and Recreation

  • Plan 2 events this summer which brings 3 groups of friends together
  • Play at least 1 round of golf per month
  • Go on 1 hike per month through September

Career:

  • Re-kindle a relationship per month 
  • Finish my website and feel that it is at least 80% perfect
  • Launch the book idea of 12 months of startup life
  • Establish a good work place in my bedroom with my desk
  • Launch Dollar Donate Club by June
  • Get 300, $1 per week customers 

Money:

  • Create a chart which maps my personal finances
  • Understand taxes and get a plan for 2016
  • Review my monthly spending on a monthly basis
  • Build a cannabis portfolio and reach out to 20 clients regarding my services

I posted this to share my North Star and proposed plan of getting the most out of my life and realize my potential. Feel free to add comments or ask for progress.

Johnathan Buell