HELLO 2019!
Y’ALL…WE HAVE OFFICIALLY SURVIVED 2018!
I can’t believe 2019 is here ALREADY here! The past year went by super fast! January is one of my favorite months because it serves as a month to START OVER. We now have 361 days left in 2019 and that is 361 more opportunities to make this year YOUR year!
Since relaunching the blog into a business slash brand, I wanted to start a new monthly tradition. I want to share my goals with you all at the start of every month and I want to hear YOUR GOALS too!
My Goals…Why do I set them? Why do I want to share them here?
- Setting goals helps me remain focused.
- Sharing my goals helps to hold me accountable.
- I hope that it may inspire you to set goals for yourself!
Setting goals is essential for thinking about your ideal future, and for motivating yourself to turn your vision of this future into reality. The process of setting goals helps you choose where you want to go in life. By knowing precisely what you want to achieve, you know where you have to concentrate your efforts. You’ll also quickly spot the distractions that can, so easily, lead you astray.
I have also decided on my PHRASE OF THE YEAR!!! Every year, I pick a phrase that will be my guide for my life. This year, my phrase is “GO BIG OR GO HOME!”. I turn 30 in 2019 and I want this to be the year of GOING BIG!
Life Goals
- Reconnect with friends and try to have a social life.
- Attend professional organization meetings and events.
- Start working out consistently again.
- Go back to eating healthy and resisting temptation.
- Make more time for family and friends.
- Spend more time with my pups.
Work Goals
- Focus and get work done in the middle of the day so I can go home at a reasonable time.
- Actually, use my standing desk while at work.
- Be social with my coworkers and attend more of the social events like Poker Nights and monthly happy hours.
- PASS THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING EXAM.
Blog Goals
- Relaunch my YouTube channel with a weekly Vlog. [THIS IS MY MAIN GOAL FOR 2019] Subscribe to my YouTube Channel below. =)
- Post on the blog at least twice a week.
- Host at least 3 successful blogger events through ATX Latina Bloggers.
- Host at least 3 giveaways this year.
- Reach at least 3,000 Instagram followers by the end of the year.
I wanted to start doing this monthly because I also want to hold myself accountable. When someone knows what your goals are, they hold you accountable by asking you to “give an account” of where you are in the process of achieving that goal. Accountability puts some teeth into the process. If a goal is set and only one person knows it, does it really have any power? Many times, no. A goal isn’t as powerful if you don’t have one or more people who can hold you accountable to it.
So every month after this first post, I will be updating you all on my goals and where I am in achieving them. I will also be getting new goals every month because life is a continuous lesson where you keep learning and growing every single day.
What are some of your goals for the month?
What is your word of the year?
What is your favorite thing about setting goals?
Let’s chat in the comments! =)
