January 7th, 2009
New Year’s Resolutions for 2009
So I’ve decided to create some New Years Resolutions. I don’t usually do New Years Resolutions, but I figure the new year is a good time to start (da-dum-cha). Here are my resolutions:
1. Learn Something New, in Depth
I’m thinking it’s going to be finances. From 401ks to Roth IRAs, bonds, saving for retirement, maximizing money, giving, etc. I can’t think of many other things that could impact the rest of my life more (aside from the spiritual). As such, I’ve started a blog: http://www.money.deptof.com My hope is to spend an average of at least 5 hours a week researching/writing about finances and money. That’s 260 hours in a year, or a little under 11 full days of studying and writing.
a. Action Item: Read 8 Books (2 a quarter) and review them
b. Action Item: Spend 5 hours a week reading, researching and studying. Could include writing as well.
2. Study Proverbs
I got a commentary of Proverbs by Bruce Waltke and I want to dig in. It’s two volumes and I think it will be my goal to go all the way through proverbs, and his books, this year, studying Proverbs in depth.
a. Action Item: Read 1 chapter a week, plus commentary.
3. Lose Weight
I know, but my goal is to loose 18 lbs in 6 months. That’s 3 lbs a month. Even if I didn’t change my eating habits, I could probably loose that much just by working out more. But I’m still going to try to change my eating habits – I need to for health reasons.
a. Action Item: Drink 2 glasses of water 15 minutes before I eat, if possible.
b. Action Item: Work out at least 3 times a week
c. Action Item: No seconds
d. Action Item: Limit Eating Out
We’ll see how all this pans out 