Every Year I make New Years Resolutions that simply do not
happen. Largely this is because I don’t
have a plan or I don’t remind myself of them often enough. I cannot even remember what my resolutions
were last year.
happen. Largely this is because I don’t
have a plan or I don’t remind myself of them often enough. I cannot even remember what my resolutions
were last year.
I can however remember a resolution from a few years
ago. I was going to take the LSAT and I
was going to get into Law School. As it
turned out neither were realistic with my timeline and job and they have been
postponed. The goal still exists and I
believe it will be a great post Army career but for now it is on the back
burner.
ago. I was going to take the LSAT and I
was going to get into Law School. As it
turned out neither were realistic with my timeline and job and they have been
postponed. The goal still exists and I
believe it will be a great post Army career but for now it is on the back
burner.
I am however in prime position to begin a new set of goals
for the year. So as my New Year
Resolutions are pondering through my head I figured I should jot them down for
record and make them available for any reader to hold me accountable to.
for the year. So as my New Year
Resolutions are pondering through my head I figured I should jot them down for
record and make them available for any reader to hold me accountable to.
2014 Resolutions
1. I will be happier
in the New Year. To do so, I will
continue to work on the 7 Gifts: Encouragement, Energy, Enthusiasm, Empathy,
Good Humor, Graciousness, and Gratidude.
All of which are detailed in Hugh
Hewitt’s new Book the Happiest
Life. I have created a tool that can
be kept in a wallet to easily track where I am with this resolution in terms of
gifs. I will review Dennis Prager’s
great book “Happiness is a Serious Problem” as a second step in this Happier
Life goal.
in the New Year. To do so, I will
continue to work on the 7 Gifts: Encouragement, Energy, Enthusiasm, Empathy,
Good Humor, Graciousness, and Gratidude.
All of which are detailed in Hugh
Hewitt’s new Book the Happiest
Life. I have created a tool that can
be kept in a wallet to easily track where I am with this resolution in terms of
gifs. I will review Dennis Prager’s
great book “Happiness is a Serious Problem” as a second step in this Happier
Life goal.
2. I will spend more
time with my family and less time on the frivolous. Theses tie in with the previous resolution.
time with my family and less time on the frivolous. Theses tie in with the previous resolution.
3. It has been a very
long time since I was a church attendee.
More than 3 years since regular attendance. In fact while I was an occasional parishioner
in 2010, my last regular attendance probably ended in the spring of 2009. To this end, I will follow the advice given
by Hugh Hewitt in the Happiest Life and simply start
attending the closest church.
long time since I was a church attendee.
More than 3 years since regular attendance. In fact while I was an occasional parishioner
in 2010, my last regular attendance probably ended in the spring of 2009. To this end, I will follow the advice given
by Hugh Hewitt in the Happiest Life and simply start
attending the closest church.
4. I will get my run
time down to 13:00 for a two mile. I
believe this is realistic, historically in my youth I ran an 11:00 minute flat
two mile. Now several years later along
with injuries I am not that close but I can hone in on it. Last Friday on a training run I did manage to
run a sub 7:00 mile so I have the potential still it is just requiring a bit of
training and hard work.
time down to 13:00 for a two mile. I
believe this is realistic, historically in my youth I ran an 11:00 minute flat
two mile. Now several years later along
with injuries I am not that close but I can hone in on it. Last Friday on a training run I did manage to
run a sub 7:00 mile so I have the potential still it is just requiring a bit of
training and hard work.
5. I will run a race
every month: 5K, 1 Mile, 10 K, Marathon, APFT.
I think this is the easiest of my goals.
Thankfully great websites like
Runkeeper and Active make it easy to find
races, and of course being in the Army I can always ask an NCO to give me a PT
test whenever I fail to find an official race.
every month: 5K, 1 Mile, 10 K, Marathon, APFT.
I think this is the easiest of my goals.
Thankfully great websites like
Runkeeper and Active make it easy to find
races, and of course being in the Army I can always ask an NCO to give me a PT
test whenever I fail to find an official race.
6. I will take the
GMAT and I will begin working on an MBA at the University of Nevada Reno. Being an instructor at the University has its
advantages in cost, and simply already being on Campus and not having to worry about
a lot of extra coordination.
GMAT and I will begin working on an MBA at the University of Nevada Reno. Being an instructor at the University has its
advantages in cost, and simply already being on Campus and not having to worry about
a lot of extra coordination.
7. I will read a
minimum of 24 books that I have not read before. I will track this by writing a review of each
book. In addition I will plot out the
books on a list in the next 2 weeks so that I can accurately achieve this goal.
minimum of 24 books that I have not read before. I will track this by writing a review of each
book. In addition I will plot out the
books on a list in the next 2 weeks so that I can accurately achieve this goal.
8. I will increase my
pushup goal on the APFT to at least a 90.
In order to do so I will work up to doing a minimum of 100 pushups per
day on my light days. The goal is to
have conducted a minimum of 25,000 by the end of the year, at 100 per day
36,500 would be a perfect year.
pushup goal on the APFT to at least a 90.
In order to do so I will work up to doing a minimum of 100 pushups per
day on my light days. The goal is to
have conducted a minimum of 25,000 by the end of the year, at 100 per day
36,500 would be a perfect year.
9. And perhaps this
should be further up the list. I will
make a concerted effort to read the Bible regularly.
should be further up the list. I will
make a concerted effort to read the Bible regularly.
10. I will take at
least one of the Hillsdale College online classes. There are several that are free and they are
well worth the study.
least one of the Hillsdale College online classes. There are several that are free and they are
well worth the study.
I will start penning out plans for each of these goals over
the next coming weeks in preparation for the New Year. Let this year be known as a year of
accomplishment not just another year gone by.
the next coming weeks in preparation for the New Year. Let this year be known as a year of
accomplishment not just another year gone by.
