I started to blog about my reflections on my 2019, then I realized I really want to focus on more forward thinking. Don’t get me wrong, I think reflecting on certain life events can be meaningful and insightful, but for this moment I want to hold myself accountable for goals of mine that have not begun yet. Here are my goals and desires I plan on working my ass off for in 2020:
Be more present: so often I will find myself in a moment - could be a concert, a hike, in wildlife - and I’m trying to capture it with my phone. Now, I will always want to have some tangible memories in a video or a photo, but I would be so focused on getting that shot that I wouldn’t be IN the actual moment. I’m going to focus on being more in the now - really watch the show, really see the wilderness, and just really be present in that moment. The picture can wait.
Grow my social media and blog following: this might seem superficial and weird, but I hope to eventually make a living out of the passions I write about here. I want to be my own boss, I want to run this animal rescue I have dreamed of the last couple of years, I want to host yoga classes and fitness retreats, and I want to make my own hours and my own schedule. I know to get to where this place is starts a lot of with social media and the Internet. The group I want to target is HERE - the people I would relate to and want in my tribe are HERE. And for that reason, I am going to work on growing my online presence.
Write my daily/weekly/monthly plans and goals down EACH DAY: to get to the goal above this one, I want to be laser focused.
Spend more time with my animals: most people probably think I spend too much time with them at the moment, but the truth is some days they will go around 6 hours at my house before I come home. Not that they don’t have food and water and comfort there, but their happiness truly means a lot to me, and for that reason I vow to make sure I am home more frequently and for longer period of time for them.
Take yoga workshops: I want to get better at my balancing series and HOLD A HANDSTAND. I will be going to workshops to get the proper attention for these goals.
Eat less fast food: I really don’t eat a lot, but I will find myself casually running to get a quick plan burger or a chicken taco if I “don’t have time for anything else” and that’s going to stop. Now, I’ll be realistic and say I will be eating just less instead of none at all, because well baby steps.
Get “made-up” a little more: this may seem weird to people, but I really feel so much better when I take 5 extra minutes to brush my hair nice, put on some mascara, and a good lip gloss. I get lazy most times when I’m alone, and I think it’s important to keep myself looking well put together even at those times. Not because I need to look pretty, but because of that feeling I get when I look in the mirror and say ‘damn you go girl’ or ‘that outfit looks so cute on you’.
Have a more active revenue stream from my blog and social media by the end of the year: again, I want to make everything I write on here my work….I’m so passionate about animals, healthy living and working out and although I’ll keep blogging about it all even if it never makes me money, but lets be honest — I’d like it too so I can quite my cubicle job and work at my own desk doing what I love every day.
Finally - be more spontaneous! I’m really bad at doing anything last minute or that wasn’t planned well ahead in time. Although that will probably never go away - and I think having a plan for most things is very important - I want to be more spontaneous in certain aspects of my life. If my boyfriend wants to run away somewhere close for a weekend - just do it. If a race opens up in 5 days that I had no intentions of doing but think it will be awesome - just do it.
Hope this inspires you all to write down some goals and desires of your own for this year! They can be short term, long term, or even for that day, but there is something amazing about writing it down that keeps you committed. Here’s to you 2020 :)