World of year: OPENING. I realized in 2023 that learning about new ideas brought me a lot of joy. So, I want to expand my world by being open, ready to be blown away. Yet, I want to do it SELECTIVELY. It means that I want to be more mindful of what I am opening to, not just being exposed to things passively. I want to get to the habit of thinking about the tradeoffs, why do I want to learn about this? Is it interesting? Is it useful? Is it inspiring?
PERSONAL GOALS
- Continue with mindfulness journey that I started in 2021. Meditate. Focus one task at the time. Minimize distractions.
- Be aware of tradeoffs. Always ask the why before starting something new (book, article, music, podcast, projects, meetings, etc.)
- Running: Set a new PR for my marathon.
- Fitness: Continue strength training to slowdown muscle loss, avoid injury, and feel strong. Aim for 2+ times per week.
- Diet: incorporate more protein.
- Reading: read slow, take notes to fully absorb it. Read what gives me conform and what takes me out of comfort.
- WISH: run a sub-4 marathon
- WISH: go on a trip with my friend
FAMILY GOALS
- Schedule 1 on 1 time with each member. Either a meal out, a walk, a trip.
- Plan one big trip with key elements: nature, active, unexplored.
- Regular small adventures: new restaurant, new places in our city, new movies, new recipes.
PROFESSIONAL GOALS/WISH
- Get out of my comfort zone.
- Read more work related topics.
- WISH: land in a new job outside of Asia.
Things to track monthly:
- Books
- Movies
- Favorite podcast episodes
- Call with friends and family
- New small adventures with the family
- New recipes
Things to track daily:
- What I listened
- How long I spent reading
- Whether I did stretching
- Whether I did journaling
- Whether I meditated
- Meals
- Workout
- Symptoms
- Mood
I am very excited for 2024, I can feel changes are coming! 🙂
Our New Journey 
Great goals- these seem similar to your previous years but with a few unique tweaks. Why specifically the wish to move out of Asia? Just ready for something new or ?? Also, I really like the point about considering trade offs. I think that’s something I do not pause to think about enough. For example, using my (lack of) morning workout example. Sometimes I find myself not working out so that I can stay home and either read blogs or write on my blog. Well, in reality, while I enjoy those things greatly, I do not make any money from my blog, it’s not part of my actual job, etc. Really, my workout is probably a higher priority, but because I don’t pause to consider the trade off, I make a decision that might not actually make sense or align fully with my life’s values. 🙂
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I’ve been living in Asia for over 6 years. I feel ready to explore a new region and get more excited about my job!
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Your fitness goal is a great one, and one I also am trying to make sure that I stay on top of. We are not getting any younger and it is amazing how hard it is to stay strong when you start to falter on your workouts. I have started running a lot less over the last year and am trying to find other things (hikes, biking, strength) to do if I am not going to run, as I do definitely want to stay strong and healthy!
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How do you track things? I’m so nosy about this stuff! Do you have a paper planner or do you do it all electronically? Tell me your secrets! It just seems like a lot to track each day, but maybe it’s not so bad if you just sit down for a few minutes at the end of each day and do it.
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I’ll show a pic how I track in my journal. For books I also track using Goodreads.
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Good luck with your goals! A move out of Asia would be big! I imagine you wouldn’t have a helper if you moved outside of Asia as it seems like it’s pretty inexpensive there but would be a pretty huge cost in the US/Europe? You’ve seen and done so much while living in Asia so it’s good that you’ve taken advantage of living where you do!
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Ooh, I’m excited to see what the year will bring for you! I also want to challenge myself more at work, but it won’t involve moving to a different country! I also need to incorporate more small adventures into my life. And while my running goals are different than yours (a sub-4 marathon is NOT on my radar any time soon!) our strength training goals sound similar.
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I love seeing everybody’s goals lists! Another international move would be big, but it seems like you’re kinda used to that.
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Wonderful goals! Will be following along for sure!! Best of luck!
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These are great goals. I need to work on strength training, definitely.
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