2023 goal audit

2023 intention: BALANCE. I feel I accomplished this intention, mostly reflected in work and life balance. I managed to go home early most of the days, so I get to spend more time with the family. I will leave the easy tasks to when I get home, so I am still working but ready to attend to the family.

Personal goals 

• Phone off after 6pm during the week, and on Do Not Disturb mode on weekends. DONE.
• Learn other techniques to manage stress. Work in progress.
• Meditate 20 min most of days. 10 min is the norm as I try to leave home early to run. On non-running days, I do 20 min. 
• Read more with a good balance of nonfiction and fiction. Read mostly nonfiction but with diverse topics.
• Sub 4 Marathon. DID NOT ACCOMPLISH.
• 2-3 strength training per week and yoga Pilates in other days. Except the month before the Chicago marathon, I have achieved this.
• Eat real food, mostly plant. I’d say 80% of the time mainly because eating out involves animal protein. Most of tofu/tempeh served in restaurants are fried, so I’d rather have fish/chicken than fried vegan food.

Family goals 

• 1:1 date with kids and hubby, ideally once a month per person. Didn’t track these. They happened few times like going to groceries alone with one kid. Lunch out or golf with hubby. But didn’t intentionally make it happen in a regular basis.
• Try 2 new restaurants per month. We had many trips, so when we come home, we prefer to eat at home on weekends instead of trying new restaurants. I think I am happy with this arrangement.  
• Try 4 new recipes per month. DIDN’T TRACK AND I DON’T THINK WE MANAGED TO DO IT. 
• Watch new movies or shows once a week. I watched more movies this year than previous ones mainly because I’d watch so many at once, during long flights.  
• Listen new albums every month. I got obsessed with blackpink as mentioned, but didn’t listen much else. Work in progress.

Wish list 

• Yoga meditation retreat: did not happen
• Hiking trips with Sofia: Bromo and Ijen. Loved it.
• Read a book with Sofia: out of my mind. Loved it.  
• Run a local race with the girls: did not happen

Learning goals

• Stress management: did not happen 
• Bone health: read 2 books. Takeaway: lift weight, heavy preferably.
• Gut health: read few books but my GI issues resolved after July. I still think it’s mainly stress related.
• Menopause: read some but not deep enough. Will keep learning.

Overall, I am very happy with my 2023 goal process. Although I didn’t check these often, I still manage to accomplish or advance most of them. For 2024, I’ll be more intentional to track them every month, and maybe focus specific theme each month. I am brainstorming now and hopefully finalize them before Jan 1, 2024.

How do you come up with goal list? How often do you review them to ensure you are on track?