16 May 2011

MY Goals for 2011

2010 was a HELL of year for me, that's for sure. I didn't achieve any of my 2010 goals, as I spent the year fighting my Sickle Cell and my inherently self-destructive ways. (While I've FINALLY defeated the Sickle Cell crisis originally brought on during the blizzards of early 2010, I have only recently gotten rid of another ulcer on my right foot.) 


I think I've made some progress on the self-destruction front, but it's a constant battle. Especially now that I've been left by my girlfriend, maintaining focus through the mourning and pain takes serious intellectual effort. I'd planned to propose to her this year, and now I can remove that personal goal from my list. :( That's another blog post for another day.


Anyway, below you will find a very short, focused list of things to do in 2011.


UPDATE: I removed the professional goals because they are not in alignment with where I am going professionally anymore. I am refocusing, refining and narrowing my goals. There may be more that get the ax.


Basic --

Personal: Visit Aruba for at least 5 days flying first class both ways by 31 Dec 2011.
Personal: Propose marriage to my girlfriend by 31 Dec 2011.

Business: Completely unwind my real estate partnership by 31 Jul 2011.
Business: Generate $500 in monthly gross revenue by 30 Sep 2011.

Financial: Achieve $110,000 net worth by 30 Sep 2011.
Financial: Save $30,000 in emergency funds by 31 Dec 2011.



Professional: To be known in the DevOps community alongside such luminaries as Stephen Nelson-Smith, Theo Schlossnagle, John Allspaw, Jesse Robbins, and Adam Jacob by 31 Dec 2011.


Fitness: Deadlift 200 lbs by 31 Dec 2011.
Fitness: Achieve 9% body fat by 31 Dec 2011.

Stretch --

Business: Generate $15000 in monthly gross revenue by 31 Dec 2011.

Financial: Save $50,000 in emergency funds by 31 Dec 2011.

Professional: To be the LEAD infrastructure engineer for a company delivering its service via the Internet by 31 Dec 2011.


Fitness: Ride (snowboard) a black trail by 31 Dec 2011.
Fitness: Deadlift 300 lbs by 31 Dec 2011.
Fitness: Achieve 8.5% body fat by 31 Dec 2011.

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