This week, we’re going to talk about goal setting. Specifically goal setting and habit forming, my personal goal list for 2022, and a bit about time management.

I’m going to be trying something a little different with the post. I’m going to have a podcast/ audio bit as the main body of the post, and then use the post itself as more of a wrap up to that video/ audio. There will be a short introduction, but then it will go straight into the wrap up. If you’d like a full written version, please reach out and tell me.

Introduction

As the February cold claims New years resolution after resolution, perhaps its a good time to talk about goal setting.

Specifically how I’m focusing on making habits versus completing goals, how that impacts my own goal setting, and how this is all informative to time management.

If that sounds like something you would be into, please keep reading on.

Goal setting; what you REALLY want

Goal setting is a means to an end. Quite literally. Once you complete the goal, you are done.

The goal should really be more about habit forming, and becoming a person who’s everyday life can create the goal. That life goes on past the goal, and is prone to change based off of research. It also lends itself to creating habits so that your brain can operate from a place of reflex and automated activity. It makes it an extraordinarily sustainable thing. Particularly when you are nice to yourself.

My Personal Goal list:

72 blogposts
50 new recipes
150 graphics/ edited images
7 EPs
25 books read
3 zines made
3 Freelance jobs
100 day chain of exercising
30 job applications filled out

I explain each of these goals more in the video/ audio version of this post.

Time Management

I recommend attaching time and location to your daily practice you’ll have to complete your goals. Deadlines are ruler and god.

I then recommend putting all of those into a calendar. Follow the calendar, and keep yourself accountable. I think the best way to do that is to use index cards, and to let yourself be bad, if it means the deadline gets met. Anything worth doing well is worth doing poorly.

Please check out the video up top, and reach out to me in the contact section of this blog. I would love to hear your thoughts.