Every year, I spend the New Year’s holiday planning for the coming year. Of course, this represents what I have in store for the New Year. What the New Year has in store for me, well, that only time will tell.
Here’s the procedure I use for my goal setting. I take 12 areas of my life which I arrange in sequence based on the Maslow hierarchy of needs. The five levels of the hierarchy are
- Physiological needs
- Safety/security needs
- Social needs
- Esteem needs
- Self-actualization needs
which I have translated into the 12 areas as follows.
- Health
- Organization
- Finance
- Work
- Family/friends
- Networking
- Religion/spirituality
- Toastmasters
- Professional Development
- Reading
- Language study
- Games
Here are my goals for 2016 in each area, to give you an example of what my planning journal has.
- Health–lose 10 pounds; go from Bryan Kest Power Yoga Beginner, Intermediate, up to Advanced Level; go from Scott Cole Discover Tai Chi Beginner Level to Fitness Level; Men’s Health Spartacus Workout from one circuit to three
- Organization–Complete 7 Habits of Highly Effective People workout, David Allen’s Getting Things Done With Work Life Balance program, Brian Tracy’s Ultimate Goals Program
- Finance–Go from part-time to full-time work
- Work–Get the following certifications: Certified Scrum Master, Six Sigma Green Belt, Project Management Professional; complete one-year term as Director of Executive Council; complete Leadership Forum 2016 Project
- Family/friends–Visit brother in California
- Networking–go from 600,000 to 750,000 views on WordPress blog; incorporate Twitter into social media routine; revise LinkedIn profile and groups
- Religion/spirituality–go from being Board Member to Vice President of Board at church
- Toastmasters–become Distinguished Toastmaster; complete last six months as Asst. Division Director and start first six months as Division Director for District 30 South Division and aim at Distinguished Division award
- Professional Development–complete review of Agile Project Management textbook on WordPress
- Reading–read Best Science Fiction of 2016 short stories, read at least 12 novels listed in Best Science Fiction of 2015
- Languages–Get the following certifications: Mandarin Chinese (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) level B2, French (Diplome Approfondi de Langue Francaise); complete Rosetta Stone Arabic level 3; complete at least 300-day streak on Duolingo
- Games–complete Civilization: Beyond Earth at first three levels of difficulty
These goals are specific enough that they are meaningful, in that I will be able to tell a definite “yes” or “no” to whether I have accomplished them. I will revisit this blog post on January 1, 2017 to see how I have done!
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