The clocking is quickly ticking on 2009 and the year is winding down. Your company has probably completed its budgeting for next year and all anyone is talking about is the year 2010. Don’t let all of this talk about next year get your mind of the situation at hand: There are still 25 days left to make some serious moves for 2009.
This time of the year, many people start thinking about the new things that they want to accomplish in the new year. They dream about accomplishing all these big things and they have not even completed the things they set out to do for the previous year! I am as guilty as anyone with this accusation and for some proof check out my New Year;s Resolution for 2009, none of which I have come close to (Stay tuned for my official and last ever recap of any resolution).
Many times we stretch out our outlook into timetables that are just too large, like say …. one year? I set goals for the year and I did not do too well. I used to set monthly goals on the 1st day of every new month, but those habits gradually became as active as Sarah Palin’s future as a public speaker! We love thinking big and often times, too big. With 25 days left, this gives us the perfect opportunity to get back on the wagon BEFORE the year ends. This way we can be on a hot streak the second the ball drops (Make sure you find someone to make out with at midnight).
My plans for the next 25 days are pretty simple: Go back to the old routine. My life has been busy but that is really not a good excuse to tell myself in the mirror. You may have noticed (Or not noticed since the traffic has been weak) that my blog posts have been scarce. Even worse has been my appearances at the gym as I feel like a waste of space these days. The only very active role I have been taking these days has been that of a financial idiot. I am looking to right my ship and get the funds back on track by getting the plastic debt principle aka credit card debt down to $0.00.
That is my list to attempt to end 2009… what do you want to get done?
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I just wanna be happy each day for the rest of the year
Been trying to force so much stuff in these days that I forget to just unwind and relax…so for December we try that, and then get back to the kick ass routine come 2010. Here's to a great month!
I just posted about my December goals as well… which are not the same as the goals I set in January for the year. In the next 25 days my goals are:
Don’t accumulate any debt or exceed our Christmas Budget.
Achieve 50% payoff on Car Loan #2.
this is a great post and a good reminder for me to not throw in the towel just yet. i have already been thinking of all of the things that i want to do next year, but you're right! what about the last 25 days of the year? how can i use these last days to jumpstart my 2010 and make it the best…year…ever? great post! thanks for giving me some encouragement. i think i have a new blog post topic, too!
peace!
~bloom
@J Money – Relaxation is an underrated idea and very often ignored. Although, at what price does your relaxation come with? It may varies depending on who you talk to!
@JvW – Those are great goals b/c they are measurable and you can evaluate yourself daily. Good luck with your christmas budget, that is one word (budget) that often gets ignored by people this time of the year.
@bloom – It is never a good time to throw in the towel. Glad I could encourage you. We always say "I will start X on the X date". Start it now! I'd like to thank Mr. Tough Money Love for engraining this principle in my brain!
I have a ton of goals for the next year… but as far as this year… first I'd like to introduce myself to your blog… Hello! I'm Ryan from Planting Dollars!
Now that i've accomplished that goal, next year I'd like to:
Write a niche book with an industry leader.
Gain 3,500 blog readers on planting dollars
Become completely debt free
Bench 350
See 4 of the hawaiian islands (live on oahu now)
It's a good point that there's still time left in the year, but I doubt I'll be able to complete these by new years.
Sounds like you're getting a little down on yourself there towards the end of the post. You're most likely not an idiot (otherwise I wouldn't respond to your blog) and not a waste of space at the gym. That kind of reminds me of the SNL skit with Michael Jordan – "cause gee golly people like me!"
Yes, this is great! Accomplishing my goal is my job for 2010!
Now we are prparing for 2011
We have more than 4 months left in 2010!!! Time re-evaluate where we stand and take some ACTION!!!!
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