10 Personal Goal-setting Examples for a Healthy & Happy 2020 | Goal-setting helped me last year. Here are 10 personal goal-setting examples.
The beginning of a new year tends to be a goal-setting-centric time for the RTC Office.
I typically publish financial goals, blogging goals, and personal goals to set the tone for the year.
This year is no different. The financial goals and blogging goals were published, so now it’s time for the personal goals.
For the record, my personal goals are focussed on health and happiness. They are unrelated to blogging and personal finance.
I set goals centred around health and happiness last year and damn near accomplished them all, by the way. But the weird thing was that it actually seemed easy. It was as if blogging my goals publicly forced this all to happen (why you should set goals).
Since much has changed since 2019, and since goal-setting was seemingly beneficial last year, I decided to set personal goals again.
10 personal Goal-setting examples for a healthy & happy 2020:
Waste Less
The truth is that straight-up I’m wasteful. I waste food all the time by not finishing it all, or by tossing out food that I have deemed as “too old.” I’m a picky eater…
But I want to become less wasteful. I want to waste less food and produce less garbage.
In turn, I will attempt to plan better with grocery shopping so I have less waste, to familiarize myself with proper garbage disposal options, and to try to finish more of the food I buy.
Read 6 Books
Frankly, I don’t read enough.
I used to read books more, but now I read blogs more than I read books. I read a lot of blogs and news online. I wish that counted as reading.
Anyways, since I didn’t read enough in 2019, I wanted to set an achievable goal for 2020. My goal is to read 6 books by the end of 2020.
Considering that it’s February already, it’s clear that I’m behind schedule. But I’m fortunate that this only requires me to read a book every two months. I’m currently reading Early Retirement Extreme
Work Out 3 Times Per Week
I set the exact same goal last year and it worked for a while.
I even got into working out again and would look forward to it.
At one point, I was close to my college weight.
But I’ve regressed since then to say the least.
As you may know, I moved in November 2019. Unfortunately, the place I moved to does not have a gym like my previous place did.
I have been doing pushups, sit-ups, and crunches, sometimes, as an alternative. But I have failed to be consistent.
My goal is to be consistent with my 3 day commitment, whether it’s at home or going to a gym. It doesn’t even have to be long workouts. Just 3 days per week of some kind of exercise.
Diet: Limit Chips, Chocolate, and Snacks in the Evenings
This might actually be the most difficult goal on the list.
But I seriously need to limit my chocolate and chips lol.
I have continued this habit of having chocolate after dinner recently, which I only allow if it’s dark chocolate now.
To offset the craving and make some sort of compromise, I have dark chocolate with almonds instead. At least there is some health value.
But the main thing I need to limit is chips. Fuck, I want some right now…. I could really go for a bag of OG Lays or Jalepeno Miss Vickies. I love chips, and I consume bags of them so easily. They are not good for my waistline, though (lol), nor are chips good for my sodium intake.
My goal is to limit chips to weekends, and replace bad sugar with dark chocolate alternatives.
Professional Career: Work Hard at Current Position | Utilize Extra Time on Blogging.
This is going to sound bad but I don’t want to advance anymore.
I just want to stay put for a few years, maybe more. I don’t want any pressure to advance unless I want it. I just want to go in, do my job, leave, and get paid. I’m there to make money to fund my outside activities.
I have this right now. The hours are flexible and I’m working less hours than ever. Plus, I get paid enough that it’s nearly as much as I was making full-time.
In truth, I would appreciate a few more hours to have more income to invest. But I do think more hours will come with time. And ideally, this blog will provide extra income to invest along with the dividend business.
So, for now, I am not looking to advance in my career. I want to improve at and work hard at my current position.
As long as I make enough money to pay the bills and invest, I am fine with my current career. I move forward with my real career by investing and blogging.
I have this perfect situation right now that allows me to work less but still get paid well enough to afford it. I still have an opportunity to contribute to society and help others, but I have time to side hustle on blogging.
Go on at least 1 Road Trip in Canada
Although I don’t discuss it or share it on this blog, I do have a personal life and I enjoy other things outside of blogging and investing.
For example, I enjoy road trips, photography, concerts, basketball, restaurants, and a few more things I won’t let you in on.
Anyways, since I’m still new at my job and my schedule is flexible, I am not able to book specific time off until the end of the year. But I do have 3, 4, and even 5 day stretches off all the time. So my plan is to go on at least one road trip this year. Possibly a few. I want to go to Prince Edward County or Montreal at the very least.
Bonus: I want to go on an all inclusive vacation somewhere warm because it has been a while. I also need new photos.
Be Nice
For selfish reasons, I think it’s better to be nice to everyone, to forgive, and to always be the person that takes the high road.
I’ve learned that I feel better by always being the nicer person. Even if someone does wrong to me or insults me, I would rather them feel like they won. I just know that I’ll feel better by not overreacting, maintaining kindness, and by doing the right thing.
You just never know what someone could be going through, and you never want to be the insult that puts someone over the top.
Furthermore, since I turned 30, it seems like I’m experiencing a death per year. And death is the quickest way to change your perspective.
In turn, my goal is to be nice to everyone. I want to avoid criticism, have no regrets, and be someone that builds up others.
Make Time for the People
In the past, I’ve been too in my own head to make enough time for others in my life.
I would prioritize my investments, blogging, basketball, and a few of my other bad habits.
But carrying on with the theme of the last point, several situations have changed my perspective in recent years. I now realize that there’s nothing more important than the relationships we build while we’re here.
So my goal is to make time for the people in my life. I can’t devote all my time to blogging and my own interests. I must make sacrifices and make an effort to spend time with those who matter. It leads to happiness.
Consider Moving Again
Last year I wrote I wanted to elude the city.
But since then, I realized that the city is a fine place for me…
Hear me out: there is public transportation so I don’t need a car, my job is in the city, and I’ve never been a handyman type that wants a big house. I just need a nice, clean, modern place with room for an office.
Anyways, I moved to North York from the West end of Toronto around the end of 2019. I’m still on the subway line, but this is really just a temporary situation. I knew that from the time I moved in. The truth is that I want to move into a slightly larger condo, and I want to save more money.
As such, my goal is to find a place with more space, still on the subway line, and more affordable rent.
Learn Basic Portuguese
This goal probably seems random, eh?
I mean, I always thought I’d learn Spanish if I learned another language.
But this goal is not without good reasoning—I may travel to Brazil in a year. Hence why this post features a photo from Brazil that I didn’t take. Normally I use personal photos for this blog, however, I used an image taken by my gf that is currently in Brazil. Now you know a little more about my personal life…
To learn basic Portuguese, I will rely on her teaching, and I will also use the Duolingo App.
Goal-setting Examples Conclusion
Many of this year’s goals are being carried over from last year.
But I am hopeful that a newfound open-mindedness is apparent as well.
In regards to setting your own goals, I hope my personal goal-setting examples helped. I found a few more personal goal-setting examples over at Developing Good Habits, if you’re interested.
After implementing SMART goals into my own life, I have to wonder how people who don’t practice this know when they have reached their goal? -Connie Stemmle of Developing Good Habits.
To set your own personal goals, I would recommend focussing on 4 key areas: health, professional career, home, and happiness. If you’re not keeping your financial goals separate, those can be added as well.
Begin by considering what you would like to accomplish overall, then visit each goal one goal at a time to find out how all the goals can contribute to the overall goal. Try to keep the goals measurable and achievable. Write them down.
The best part is that you’ll be better off than you would have been even if you don’t reach your goals.
To read my financial goals for 2020, visit here.
To check out my blogging goals for 2020, visit here.
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