Apart from weight loss, what other goals have you set for yo
SlinkyNewMe
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Hi everyone.
Losing weight and getting my mojo is not be the only goal I have set for myself.
Hell no! My other goals are to:-
Learn to play the guitar - I have always been musical but never fully actualized this. I love music and want to be able to express myself in music. I chose the acoustic guitar because I love the sound it makes - it can be expressive. Since I started I have relearned how to read music - a skill which I had long forgotten!
Get back to making my own clothes - I have always had a sewing machine, since I was a child, and have always sewn. Since my son was born 8 years ago, I just kind of stopped and went into mummy mode. Then I got fatter and did not want to make HUGE dresses for myself.
Find a job I love/grow my business - since last February I left work to become self employed . I find working at home quite isolating and would love to join an organisation part time so that I can find the balance between working for myself and having co-workers (and a regular income)!
Self acceptance - I accept that you can't judge yourself by someone else's standards, you can't envy people's lives, you can't make yourself into something that you are not and that is OK! It is OK to just be me - with my own life experiences, background, opinions, etc - I just need to be the best "me" that I can be! And that's my goal.
By the end of 2012 I want to look back and feel very pleased with what I have achieved this year. I was happy last year because I had put things in motion, by leaving a job I hated, going self employed and starting my weight loss journey - so the goals above are just a continuation of what I started last year.
Losing weight and getting my mojo is not be the only goal I have set for myself.
Hell no! My other goals are to:-
Learn to play the guitar - I have always been musical but never fully actualized this. I love music and want to be able to express myself in music. I chose the acoustic guitar because I love the sound it makes - it can be expressive. Since I started I have relearned how to read music - a skill which I had long forgotten!
Get back to making my own clothes - I have always had a sewing machine, since I was a child, and have always sewn. Since my son was born 8 years ago, I just kind of stopped and went into mummy mode. Then I got fatter and did not want to make HUGE dresses for myself.
Find a job I love/grow my business - since last February I left work to become self employed . I find working at home quite isolating and would love to join an organisation part time so that I can find the balance between working for myself and having co-workers (and a regular income)!
Self acceptance - I accept that you can't judge yourself by someone else's standards, you can't envy people's lives, you can't make yourself into something that you are not and that is OK! It is OK to just be me - with my own life experiences, background, opinions, etc - I just need to be the best "me" that I can be! And that's my goal.
By the end of 2012 I want to look back and feel very pleased with what I have achieved this year. I was happy last year because I had put things in motion, by leaving a job I hated, going self employed and starting my weight loss journey - so the goals above are just a continuation of what I started last year.
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Brilliant goals.
Your post has prompted me to look at what I want for myself .
I hopefully will be able to find the time to do a course which will allow me to change areas in my current job and do what I like doing. I started looking for the course already just need to discuss with my hubby about finances and time to study.
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Great question as always...love reading your stuff.
My goals:
Grow my business enough to have my husband completely retire, pay off all our bills, send our daughter to college and buy some land in Cape Cod. (this is my 5 year plan)
My short term personal goals are to do well at my upcoming Kuk Sool Tournament, earn my 2nd degree Black belt and another goal is to help at least 2 people lose 100 lbs this year.0 -
So many goals it's hard to focus on them all. Going to trim it down to a manageable few.
1. Grow my business to the point where my father can't ask "are you going to get a job?"!!!!!
2. De-clutter my room/office & keep it that way. Can't focus well on ANYTHING surrounded by so much useless stuff! (this goal WILL be completed by the end of this week)
3. Learn to cook more so that I have lots of options & don't get bored.0 -
I'm in the process of de-cluttering my office too. We are remodeling our basement so when that is done, some of this stuff can go back down there. I hate CLUTTER!So many goals it's hard to focus on them all. Going to trim it down to a manageable few.
1. Grow my business to the point where my father can't ask "are you going to get a job?"!!!!!
2. De-clutter my room/office & keep it that way. Can't focus well on ANYTHING surrounded by so much useless stuff! (this goal WILL be completed by the end of this week)
3. Learn to cook more so that I have lots of options & don't get bored.0 -
My goal is to run a half marathon. I am looking at one in June.
I would like to be more adventurous in the kitchen as I hate to cook and always stick with the same boring meals
I would like to be happy in my own skin, not related to a number on the scale or the size of clothes I fit in, just accepting and happy with the way I am
Great Post!!!0 -
My main goal apart from weight loss right now is to learn Spanish. I've been learning for a while now but still feel like I can't have a conversation with Spanish speaking people. I can say quite a bit, read and write a little bit, but I really struggle to hear what people are saying.
I'd like to become as near to fluent as possible so I'm not having to think about what I'm saying so much or asking people to repeat themselves.
To do this:
Do my Michel Thomas lessons each day
Watch Spanish films without subtitles (see if I can understand a least some of it)
Read Spanish magazines and children's books
Get up the courage to talk to Spanish people more, and not be self conscious about getting it wrong!!0 -
This is a great post, really had to think about the important inner self as opposed to just the outer.
My goals - finish up with my pre-requisites and get accpeted into the nursing "program" at school (applications due by feb 1st...fingers crossed)
Organize and declutter my house (ie the closets and cabinets)
Spend more time enjoying life, not focused on the worrying so much.0 -
I think you are an amazing woman!! I hope that I can be as successful as you! Our goal are similar! I am an artist- who has forgotten how to create! I want to be me and not care what others say! I need to find a job so I have an income to make life better for me and my kids! I have a wonderful man in my life but I need the self confidence of knowing that I contribute ego our financial well being! I want to be healthy and feel sexy for myself and to knock his socks off!0
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Brilliant goals.
Your post has prompted me to look at what I want for myself .
I hopefully will be able to find the time to do a course which will allow me to change areas in my current job and do what I like doing. I started looking for the course already just need to discuss with my hubby about finances and time to study.
Thanks.
Good for you. It is always good to take a holistic approach when focussing on our goals. Not just the weight and our general body image, but challenging ourselves to do things that we have always wanted to do.0 -
Great question as always...love reading your stuff.
My goals:
Grow my business enough to have my husband completely retire, pay off all our bills, send our daughter to college and buy some land in Cape Cod. (this is my 5 year plan)
My short term personal goals are to do well at my upcoming Kuk Sool Tournament, earn my 2nd degree Black belt and another goal is to help at least 2 people lose 100 lbs this year.
Great goals. I wish you all the best.0 -
I think you are an amazing woman!! I hope that I can be as successful as you! Our goal are similar! I am an artist- who has forgotten how to create! I want to be me and not care what others say! I need to find a job so I have an income to make life better for me and my kids! I have a wonderful man in my life but I need the self confidence of knowing that I contribute ego our financial well being! I want to be healthy and feel sexy for myself and to knock his socks off!
I echo all that you say. We must never forget who we are.0 -
My goal is to run a half marathon. I am looking at one in June.
I would like to be more adventurous in the kitchen as I hate to cook and always stick with the same boring meals
I would like to be happy in my own skin, not related to a number on the scale or the size of clothes I fit in, just accepting and happy with the way I am
Great Post!!!
And great goals - good luck - you can do it!0 -
This is a great post, really had to think about the important inner self as opposed to just the outer.
My goals - finish up with my pre-requisites and get accpeted into the nursing "program" at school (applications due by feb 1st...fingers crossed)
Organize and declutter my house (ie the closets and cabinets)
Spend more time enjoying life, not focused on the worrying so much.
Fantastic goals! Let's quit worrying and start planning!0 -
2012 goals are...
1) Get a job.
2) Make a will.
3) Have a few garage sales to rid my house of clutter.
Those are my main goals. It may not seem like much but until I get a job I can't focus on anything further.0 -
There are a lot of "declutter" goals in here; do you girls know about Flylady.com? A little bit at a time, but manageable. I've gotten to the point that instead of hoarding stuff for the $100 I might make at a garage sale (for DAYS of work, mind you) I just bring everything to our neighborhood goodwill-type place. Gone and gone. Without all that stuff around my house and my mind are much freer.
My goals:
1) Go up a level in tennis and be a threat (I just started again)
2) Increase my social network and get out of the house more
3) Learn to play bridge0 -
My goals (NOT resolutions!) besides weight loss for 2012 are:
1. Pray & study my Bible more - work on my personal relationship with God
2. Improve my finances by paying off my car & credit cards
3. Find Mr. Right - not that having a man defines me but I would like to share my life with someone
4. Grow with my position at work so if opportunity presents itself, I can be promoted
4. Take kids on great family vacation
5. Paint/redecorate both kids rooms0 -
Oh and I forgot one! I recently lost my dad on Dec. 21st. This reminded me how important family is so I'm working on my relationships with family & friends - better daughter, better mom, better sister, better friend
OK - that's it!0 -
What .a great topic!
I have some goals that I plan to achieve soonish like getting a working sewing machine set up and beginning to awaken my creative side again. I have been focused on work and kids. Also, it is my goal to do at least ten minutes of gardening or home improvement work a day. I have let that slide, and the garden used to give me so much joy! Longer term goals include some big home improvement projects, like floors and decks and stuff. I really want to travel and don't have the income for it so I thought if I could fix up this house, we could house swap for holidays!0 -
1)Choose something for my career (I've never chosen!) I have a job now, but I would like to get more in-depth in it, or do something else.
2)Create a five-year plan. My husband and I need to come up with a strategy and also figure out where we want to be in five years. By then, our kids will be 1)finished with college and 2)halfway through college.
So what do we want to do for the rest of our lives?
I feel like taking better care of myself now, through eating better, exercising a bit more (not pushing it too hard yet), and just in general, I'm preparing myself for What Comes Next.0 -
One more thing: try more new recipes. I made a great black bean soup on Saturday, from the 400 Calorie Fix cookbook. I loved it, and it's really helped me this week, as I've eaten it for lunch a few times.0
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Be more organized! Try new recipes and variety!0
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1)Choose something for my career (I've never chosen!) I have a job now, but I would like to get more in-depth in it, or do something else.
2)Create a five-year plan. My husband and I need to come up with a strategy and also figure out where we want to be in five years. By then, our kids will be 1)finished with college and 2)halfway through college.
So what do we want to do for the rest of our lives?
I feel like taking better care of myself now, through eating better, exercising a bit more (not pushing it too hard yet), and just in general, I'm preparing myself for What Comes Next.
My kids are still in Jr and High School....I love that you are starting FRESH for the rest of your lives!0 -
Great topic, I have been thinking alot about my goals recently. Besides losing weight and becoming healthier, I am trying to decide what I want to do when I grow up.
I am half-way through working on my Bachelors degree in Nursing. I am in the process of transfering schools this semester. I am trying to decide if I want to go on for Nurse Practitioning or what discipline I would like to pursue.
In the past few years I have lost my organization and am going to get that back somehow.
I need to find the top of my dresser0 -
My goals besides losing weight are:
1. By the end of 2012, cut our debt by 1/3
2. Build a stronger and closer relationship to God
3. Decide my speciality for my advanced years of MSW program
4. Read books that I start but never finish
5. Learn to embrace myself
6. Feel empowered through meditation and inner peace0 -
Some fantastic goals there ladies! Let's keep our goals firmly in our minds. I have my main one on the wall in my office. We need to think about the things we would like to do with our lives. We are mid-way through our time here and this is our time to make choices about what we want to do. How do we want to define ourselves?. There is a whole world of possibilities out there and I am sure we all have our special "thing" that we can do/have done/want to do. We are in our 40's now - it's a fabulous time.
We are old enough now to know what works and what doesn't work for us - and hopefully have gained some more confidence to try things out and not let people hold us back, with their opinions, judgements and misconceptions.
Sure we have our regrets, about things we wish we had done - but we can't live in the past. We can learn from those regrets and plan for our future and make it better this time. Think about some of the things you might regret, like your educational or career choices, relationships, financial situation, etc - should we just sit here regretting all those things - goodness what a waste of time that would be!
We need to accept ourselves, accept that we did not know then what we know now, accept that we might not have had the supportive relationships that we needed for our growth and that ultimately we tried our best with the knowledge, resources and support that we had at the time.
Self-acceptance is what will help us all to continue on our journeys, make better choices and achieve our goals. :flowerforyou:0 -
Find a different job that fulfills me at least a little
Be healthier in all my choices0 -
Aside from losing weight and feeling good about myself...
My husband and I want to "retire" early from secular jobs and go into full-time ministry work. Right now we work another couple from our church running a Christ-centered addicitons program. We would eventually like to travel to other small fundamental churches and help them get addictions programs started at their church, train their lay-people and preach and teach.
We hope to get all our bills paid off and buy a 5th wheel trailer to live in where we can either park it in the church parking lot or at a cheap state or county park near the church we would be working at.0 -
Great topic. My hubby and I are new empty nesters and new grandparents. We are LOVING the freedom it has brought us and the blessing of falling in love all over again with our sweet grandbaby. Here's a few of my goals this year:
Strength training - I'm a total weenie!
Finding new healthy recipies for hubby and me & putting together our own personal recipe book that includes them all.
Hubby and I would like to travel to new towns for little weekend get-aways and start running 5ks and 10ks. Hopefully do the race and then explore the new town, cuisine and history, etc. We'll see if it happens, as neither of us have done much running for years. Hopefull the knees will hold up!!!
Continue building a closer relationship with God and inner peace. I'm loving working out to Christian Rock at the gym. Talk about leaving a workout and feeling completely uplifted mind, body and spirit!!!0 -
Great topic!
Lose my pre diabetes diagnosis.
wear a sleeveless summer dress on vacation
Help my daughter off to college without drinking way to much wine!!!0 -
My husband and I have a goal to try and pay our house off before our eldest starts high school (about 6 more years). With the cost of living here rising dramatically without wages increasing (I'm in Australia), it's a challenge. Part of wanting to lose the weight is that it will make me more employable (I've been a stay at home mum for 6 years) and I want to find at least some part-time work in a year or so to help us achieve this goal.0
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