Even if you don’t have particular goals (like you’re actually not trying to aim for) do you have goals you’d at least like to achieve or get closer to achieving for next year?
And a bonus question: did you achieve any from this year?
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As for me, I had a few goals set for this last year. Some of them were:
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Finish my novel. I thankfully got that done and now starting the third draft.
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Change jobs. It took me two times to get the job I wanted, but I completely changed industries.
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Read more books I did the previous year. In 2021, I read 17 books. I just finished my 18th, so that’s a win. Lol
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Travel a bit. We surprisingly made our way up to Ohio a few times this year, and to Colorado. I even did actual camping which was on the list as well.
For my goals for this new year, I hope to…
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Get through a few more revisions on my book. At least, like, make it to the 5th or 6th draft.
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Lose weight. It’s always on every goal list of mine and it doesn’t really work, but I think this year, I want to try something different. To me, I’m always focused on the numbers and if I’m exercising and eating smaller portions, etc. but it doesn’t work. So my main goal (to which I hope helps me lose weight) is to not actually try to lose weight like previous years. I want to get into better habits or eating healthier, smaller portions without actually thinking about “Will this cause me to lose a pound this week?” Getting into this healthier mindset should at least help kickstart it.
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Move. My sisters and I have talked about moving for the past two years now and they’re set on already moving (mostly to Ohio, where our other sister lives). While it’s on the list, I doubt our living situations will change just because of money and timing, but who knows what life would bring?
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Travel and go to the beach. We’re making plans to go to California or Florida this upcoming summer because we (mostly me, though) want to see the ocean. I haven’t been since 2018, and I have been yearning for it since then! I also wouldn’t mind making our way to Disneyland lol. I’ve been saving money since earlier this year for this specifically. But besides that, I also wouldn’t mind traveling up to Ohio a few times and at least getting away from the small town for a day or so.
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Moving up in my job… at some point. My main title is customer service (work in a library, by the way), and I know I’ll continue to be this title, but I want a little bit more responsibility, a little bit more to do other than calling people for their overdues and being at the desk. I am doing magazine managing and processing which is cool, and I received the news earlier this week that I’ll start helping out with teen/adult programs and events because they need someone (and can’t hire a new person) and someone who knows teens (works perfectly since I have a teen sister… and read/write YA lol) and this is even cooler because I get hands on experience with it and hopefully get to put more insight on what we can do. I know this wouldn’t be a full new year thing where it’ll completely change, but at least learning new things and doing different stuff would suffice.
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Get a new car. Not a brand new one, of course, but I’m currently driving my parents’ car which is kind of meh because of some issues I’ve had with it and that they never fixed when they’ve been out here (and knew about them). But I’ve come to a point in my young adult life that I need to buy my first car, especially now that I was approved for a decent sized loan.
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Read more than eighteen books. It’s a goal of mine every year to read more than I did the previous year, so maybe twenty books would be my main goal for that.
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Have more self-care days. I mean, yeah, I need to take better care of myself and focus on that—which I do… for the most part. You’d be surprised at how far I’ve come with this within the last three or so years. But I want to have more “at-home” spa days or days where I just do whatever I want without thinking I need to have someone else there, you know?
but it’s always fun setting the year with a good tone and a positive vibe. I think most of my goals are obtainable, and I’m already on the path to finishing them. It’s just going to be a matter of being kind to myself, when I’m usually not, and staying focused.
but hopefully these are achieved for next year!