So to recap my 2009 goals based on last year's recap:
- Keep your hair short -- CHECK
- Take care of your relationships: Love, family, friends -- CHECK?
- Make more friends -- CHECK
- Find a new sport/hobby -- Salsa! Badminton! Check!
- Get a tattoo -- Every year this is here.. every year unchecked.
- Stay fit -- run more -- Well, I lost weight if that's good news.
- Stick to no beef/pork diet - CHECK.. with the occasional must-try meals
- Save money -- BUDGET -- CHECK
- Find alternative ways to earn money -- CHECK
- LOCATIONS: Sagada, Vigan, Pagudpud, Lanuza, Samar, Siquijor -- DIDN'T GO TO ANY OF THE ABOVE
Okay, so at least I can say I got most goals checked. One technique to accomplishment is to keep your goals simple and realistic. Helps me not feel like such a fat failure too.
SIGNIFICANT MOMENTS of 2009
- Left Stoked (Aug)
- A taste of the provincial life with one month in Siargao (Oct)
- Made an enemy in the surf (July)
- Smart Ad (paid for my unemployed months)
- Tara, Alexis and Nika (Rest in peace) (Sept)
- Trip to Singapore with Bri (June)
- New laptop (July)
- Trip to Bali with Abe (Feb)
- Getting into salsa and dancing for the Manila International Salsa Festival (June - Nov)
- Winning 4th at the MSA comp (Jan)
- Typhoon Ondoy destroys Manila (Sept)
Not bad for 2009.. not much either. A year of tragedies and little achievements.
So reality check for 2010: I have a new job and not that much money. What can I do this year?
- Do your absolute best with the new job (Try getting promoted within one year!)
- Trips already booked: KL-Vietnam-Bangkok in March, another month in Siargao in October
- Paris and other spots in Europe for 2 months? (July-Aug)
- Keep your eyes open for money-making opportunities, or ANY opportunities
- Invest in ASSETS (Thank you, Rich Dad)
- Stay healthy, stay fit
- Keep in touch with friends
- If you want to go do something, JUST DO IT.
- Keep smiling
- Get into more volunteer nonprofit work (at least one project!)
There you have it.. simple.. reasonable.. attainable. Good luck to me, and good luck to us all.