Goals

I'm a big fan of setting goals. Goals give you direction, motivation, & a sense of accomplishment once they have been attained. They give you something to look forward to (which I think we all need) & the cool thing is, they can be anything! I think we are very good at setting our 'new year's resolutions' that last maaaaybe three days (max!) but setting goals for me has been something that focuses me on things I want to do. They are passions & aspirations. For example, last summer my goal was to learn to ride & own a Harley. Done! I LOVE my bike & I'll admit it, I sort of feel like a bad ass when people ask me about it ;) But that was last year, so here we are ... 2011 ... time for some new goals!

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RUNNING- Compared to a lot of runners, it may be pathetic for my goal to be able to run 5 miles. But let's be honest, I'm not a runner ... nor have I ever ran that far ... mmm in my life. I'm giving myself a shorter timeline for this. 8 weeks. Doable? That's only increasing my current distance by 3 miles. Which is clearly more than double what I'm doing now. Hence the goal. This may end up being easier (or harder) than I expect! I am going to get the Nike+ for my ipod & keep track!

SHOOTING- I want to own my very own gun & shoot a deer. Bad. It doesn't have to be a huge elk or anything ... just a deer. I'll leave it at that for now.

MONEY- Pay off my student loans by next August. This is a big goal because it requires me to be extremely diligent with my money in the next 16 months ... $18,000 worth of diligence. My mom always said that people that don't have money are the ones that talk about it the most. I tend to be private with my money but after reading the Dave Ramsey book, I'm more excited about sharing the process. P.S. Check out Dave Ramsey on Facebook ... did you know the average person graduates college with $24K in student loan debt & takes on average 20 years to pay it off ... aka still paying it while their children are in college. Yikes.

BLOGGING- This is kind of silly. But I really do LOVE blogs. I love reading them, following them, spending (way to much) time oooo-ing & ahhh-ing over what people have done! The blogging that I want to do is just a way of documenting some of the things I have done! I don't have a particular goal for this. But just to do it :) I guess I'm well on my way. Cheers.