Goals for 2016

boobar

I think I started this last year as well.

So folks, what big or not so big changes are you planning this year?

For me, I'll be trying to keep it simple:

Try and spend more time with my kid - took a month off work with her last year, this year I'll try and swing 6 weeks.

Get a dog - again really for my kid, but if it makes her happy then I'm happy.

Take the family on sun holiday for 2 weeks - the recession has meant that we haven't had a long holiday like this in about 4 years, well we're well on the way to clearing debts so with both parents working now I think we deserve it.

Do up the house, nothing major just needs some updating.

Get more certifications at work and start preparing for promotion in a few years when my kid starts secondary school.

Sort out weight and general fitness. Up the exercise, reduce the food and drink intake. Sounds easy, probably is! Just need to do it.

Pawwed Rig

Bit of a major year for me is 2016.
Moving into new house in March and then baby number 2 is on the way in May. So most of the time will be spent on those two.

Apart from that I
1. want to get a promotion at work,
2. Beat 23 minutes for a 5K,
3. Improve my times over 5 mile, 10K, 10 mile and half marathon,
4. Celebrate 40th in style,
5. Goto France to the Euros,
6. be happy for the moment rather than look to the future or regret the past.

Funny looking at this thread for last few years and see how the priorities changed:)

fancy pigeon

Goals to be short and sweet for me

• Settle finances
• Get back into shape
• Sort the daily driver and weekend toys
• Get my own place

It's not too much to aim for I hope...!

Confucius say

Finish purchase of house next month
Stay in good shape
Maybe drink a bit less
Play a lot more piano
Buy that classic merc I want
Don't die at weird week long hippy psy-trance desert festival in August
Don't get involved with any psycho women again

That'll do pig!!

Galwayguy35

Continue on the long road to getting fit, making progress but it's a slow process.

Usernemises

Stopping smoking for good is my main goal, Also have to try move my family to a bigger house. Here's to a quiet stress free year ahead for me so.

Armchair Andy

Pawwed Rig wrote:

Apart from that I 1. want to get a promotion at work, 2. Beat 23 minutes for a 5K, 3. Improve my times over 5 mile, 10K, 10 mile and half marathon, 4. Celebrate 40th in style, 5. Goto France to the Euros, 6. be happy for the moment rather than look to the future or regret the past.

No offence but do half them it'll be a great achievement. . (That might spur you on more, I know it would me :-) ) but seriously there's a lot there.

My 2 tiny ones are start a swear box, stick to it, and eat 3 meals a day(work around my breaks not vice versa )

Pawwed Rig

Armchair Andy wrote: »

No offence but do half them it'll be a great achievement. . (That might spur you on more, I know it would me :-) ) but seriously there's a lot there.

If I do #2 then #3 will follow easily as I am still a novice at the longer distances. The Euros are happening and will have my 40th over there so there are 2 more achievable. The house is also happening as is the baby. The promotion is the only one not within my control at this point.

Mister Vain

Make more of an effort in the dating game.

GFT

1. Stop Drinking as I am turning thirty and haven't been enjoying it for a long while.
2. Get my Diploma
3. Get Driving licence
4. Start dating

helimachoptor

2015 was a busy year..

2016 is looking more so..

1) Become a dad again
2) Plough away with the Masters
3) Work promotion, likely at the end of the year :eek:
4) Regain fitness

Ill leave it at that!

Idle Billy

Confucius say wrote: »

Don't die at weird week long hippy psy-trance desert festival in August


That'll do pig!!

Don't tell me that's that burning man thing. I heard a hippy who wouldn't stop raving about it... but there's no toilets there!

ancapailldorcha

The big one for me is finding a new job by the end of 2016 as I only have a year left on my contract. I'm on a research grant so it can't be renewed. I need to have a bit of a think about my career in general.

I think I managed to make a significant dent in my procrastinating last year and took up hiking. Would like to keep going with that as well as using my free time productively as opposed to watching nonsense on Youtube or the TV.

Finally, I've put on a fair bit of weight that needs taking off. Fortunately, it's down almost entirely to me indulging my sweet tooth so there's a fairly obvious target for me to take aim at.

Hollister11

Get a new job after my last one expired.

Get at least a 2:1 in my higher cert and then progress to my degree.

Start buying shares.

If I get a job, get one in a coffee shop, so I have experience when I start my own one.

Celebrate my 20th next week. :P

That_Guy

I usually try to keep my goals to a 4 month timeline at any one time.

I'm finished college in May so this is my priority at the moment from now until then.

- Finish college placement.
- Stay on top of remaining assignments.
- Study hard but not to completely overdo it.

I've also joined a gym and want to work on some fitness which I've been neglecting for a while now. It's close by to my college so it shouldn't be too difficult to make some time for exercising. Given how lengthy some of the gaps in the college timetable, this'll make getting to the gym a lot easier during the day before my next class.

I'd like to develop a bit more willpower for myself along the way. Being able to say no to alcohol/take away foods/people every now and again would be a big thing for me.

It's not an exhaustive list but with a 4 month plan, I can readjust for the next third of the year if needs be.

Keano

Listen to one new album a week
Read 15-20 books in the year, means putting the phone down!
Keep up the exercise regime I started

Lithium93_

My main goal for this year is to give up cigarettes starting on Monday, giving them up mainly for health & financial reasons, because at €10.50 for a box of 20 every 3 days is madness.

And i'm going to try and start walking..

martin101

To run 1000km this year. 12 done so far

Pac1Man

Lithium93_ wrote: »

€10.50 for a box of 20 every 3 days is madness.

Need some motivation? That's nearly €1300 a year! You'll definitely notice that.

Lithium93_

Pac1Man wrote: »

Need some motivation? That's nearly €1300 a year! You'll definitely notice that.

I know, i've done up the cost before.. There's a lot i could do with €1300.

Pawwed Rig

Giving up smoking will be one of the best decisions you ever make. 7 years off them now myself. Add up those cash savings

Lithium93_

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Giving up smoking will be one of the best decisions you ever make. 7 years off them now myself. Add up those cash savings

7 years fair play, did you find it tough packing them in, or did a proverbial lightbulb go off in your head?

Pawwed Rig

It was my second time of trying having given them up for 2 years previously before relapsing. Was difficult and I had to be selfish about it going as far as cutting some smokers from my social circle (the less supportive ones who would always insist on sitting in smoking areas and offer their cigarettes around every time).
As you get older you realise you are not invincible and that the 1 out of 2 smokers that die because of it is just as likely to be you as the next person.
A word of warning and this was told to me many years ago and I found it to be true. You are either a smoker or a non smoker. 'Cutting down' is a stupid waste of time and doesn't work. Also the 'I only smoke when drinking' crew. This is one way to guarantee that you go back on them.

The Black Oil

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

I think I managed to make a significant dent in my procrastinating last year and took up hiking. Would like to keep going with that as well as using my free time productively as opposed to watching nonsense on Youtube or the TV.

Out of interest, did you do a navigation course or anything like that? I've been thinking of doing one.

ancapailldorcha

The Black Oil wrote: »

Out of interest, did you do a navigation course or anything like that? I've been thinking of doing one.

I didn't, no. I only go out for the day, wouldn't be bothered camping or anything like that. I have a wee book with maps, directions and such.

_Kaiser_

New job but with preferably the same flexible start/finish times and working from home options as I have now. Problem is I work in IT (management level) and I need something further south rather than Dublin and they're not as easy to find as the soundbites would have you believe.

Lithium93_

Oh and also hopefully find myself a part time job.

Pepe LeFrits

- Renovate the gaff
- Meet a girl and not bail within 4 months
- Continue to progress training while also avoiding injury
- Call my parents more often
- Transfer into my desired role in work
- Learn some more Polish
- Meditate regularly
- Read more, watch/play less

Think that's enough!

mzungu

- Get a part time job
- Finish college
- Do more in the gym
- Buy a decent bicycle, learn proper maintenance
- Read more / Listen to more audiobooks

D'Agger

Lithium93_ wrote: »

I know, i've done up the cost before.. There's a lot i could do with €1300.

There's apps for quitting smoking that push notifications on how your health and financial milestones are being hit - very good to keep motivation & remind you of progress.

The_Valeyard

Goal One: stay alive
Goal Two: keep my job
Goal three: take over the world

Lithium93_

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Goal One: stay alive
Goal Two: keep my job
Goal three: take over the world

This came to mind while seeing Goal #3, sorry :pac:

Elessar

For 2016 I've a small few...

Get over my fear of flying. Well it's not so much a fear as an apprehension. I haven't flown or been on a holiday in 8 years. I want to see the world (America specifically) and I realise that after 8 years of burying my head in the sand about it, my fear of flying is making me really miss out on so much. Got the passport renewal form yesterday as a first step

Get my teeth whitened. Always wanted to do it but always put it off.

Go on more dates with women. And have more sex. I'm a red blooded male

Start investing. With a 10-15 year goal of a good return so I'll have a nice amount of cash to enjoy.

Maybe, maybe try tick off some of my bucket list. Though that involves the flying thing going well!

Enjoy life more. I place too much emphasis on mundane things and don't take the time to try and enjoy each day.

Blacktie.

- Hit 10% bodyfat.
- Slow bulk and eventually hit a 4 plate squat, 5 plate deadlift and hopefully a 1.5xBW bench.
- Get better at cooking. Specifically more variety.
- Get into DFB.
- O and do some cardio for a change. Not overly much but enough to keep a healthy heart.

astonaidan

hmmm 2016 will be the year I finally get to be the one who keeps our family surname alive :cool:

• So first goal is to prepare for the arrival of the little one
• Started back in the gym, put on nearly 2 stonne in my year in Canada :O
• Work on my Spanish
• Try focus my life goals a little more

shamrock2004

1. Meditate daily and not just on an ad-hoc basis - not yet started. This is priority 1.
2. Quit my job as it's too stressful - in progress.
3. Quit drinking (this resolution is causal of number 2. above) - this is in progress, hope I don't fall off the wagon.
4. Get out of the dating game and give a relationship a go - this is in progress also
5. Try and get my piano grade 1 - in progress.

I heard that 92% of people will have dumped their resolutions by the 6 - 8 week period! Come on people!!

silverbolt

my main one for 2016. See if i can find someone nice to date. Its hardly a necessity to have someone but it would be nice lol.

Oh and earn some more money so i can actually start fixing up my house

Pawwed Rig

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Bit of a major year for me is 2016.
Moving into new house in March and then baby number 2 is on the way in May. So most of the time will be spent on those two.

Apart from that I
1. want to get a promotion at work,
2. Beat 23 minutes for a 5K,
3. Improve my times over 5 mile, 10K, 10 mile and half marathon,
4. Celebrate 40th in style,
5. Goto France to the Euros,
6. be happy for the moment rather than look to the future or regret the past.

Funny looking at this thread for last few years and see how the priorities changed:)

Number 1 - Done. Go me

sebcity

martin101 wrote: »

To run 1000km this year. 12 done so far

I'm also doing this. On 27!

Lithium93_

Lithium93_ wrote: »

My main goal for this year is to give up cigarettes starting on Monday, giving them up mainly for health & financial reasons, because at €10.50 for a box of 20 every 3 days is madness.

So far, so good, I have done a week without them

boobar

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Number 1 - Done. Go me

Congratulations on the promotion...best of luck in your new role.

boobar

boobar wrote: »

I think I started this last year as well.

So folks, what big or not so big changes are you planning this year?

For me, I'll be trying to keep it simple:

Try and spend more time with my kid - took a month off work with her last year, this year I'll try and swing 6 weeks.

Get a dog - again really for my kid, but if it makes her happy then I'm happy.

Take the family on sun holiday for 2 weeks - the recession has meant that we haven't had a long holiday like this in about 4 years, well we're well on the way to clearing debts so with both parents working now I think we deserve it.

Do up the house, nothing major just needs some updating.

Get more certifications at work and start preparing for promotion in a few years when my kid starts secondary school.

Sort out weight and general fitness. Up the exercise, reduce the food and drink intake. Sounds easy, probably is! Just need to do it.

Well gents,

More than half way through the year, how are you getting on?

On some things I'm on track...

Spend more time with my kid...took 2 weeks off at Easter and I'm taking August off as well to spend time with her.

I got my kid a dog...she loves him. Hard work at first and takes some getting used to, but the dog is like a member of the family now.

Sun holiday booked for October...so Mrs boobar is very happy.

Spent a few quid on the house mainly fixing up an old bathroom and replacing some kitchen stuff. A good start.

Work is going well but training has taken a back seat, that will be an Autumn project.

Haven't put on weight but haven't lost any either. Need to focus on health, weight and fitness now.

Pawwed Rig

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Bit of a major year for me is 2016.
Moving into new house in March and then baby number 2 is on the way in May. So most of the time will be spent on those two.

Apart from that I
1. want to get a promotion at work,
2. Beat 23 minutes for a 5K,
3. Improve my times over 5 mile, 10K, 10 mile and half marathon,
4. Celebrate 40th in style,
5. Goto France to the Euros,
6. be happy for the moment rather than look to the future or regret the past.

Funny looking at this thread for last few years and see how the priorities changed:)

1,4 and 5 done. 6 is ongoing and aspirational. Also house done and baby done
The running has suffered a lot due to repeated injuries which have been very frustrating and motivation has been a problem after my 2 run buddies gave up. If I could get back in the 24s before the end of the year for a 5K I would be happy enough.

Hollister11

Hollister11 wrote: »

Get a new job after my last one expired.

Get at least a 2:1 in my higher cert and then progress to my degree.

Start buying shares.

If I get a job, get one in a coffee shop, so I have experience when I start my own one.

Celebrate my 20th next week. :P

I have achieved a 2:1 and found out yesterday that I'm progressing to the degree

Got a new job.

20th was celebrated.

3/4 with 5 months left is good going.

fancy pigeon

fancy pigeon wrote: »

Goals to be short and sweet for me

• Settle finances
• Get back into shape
• Sort the daily driver and weekend toys
• Get my own place

It's not too much to aim for I hope...!

• Finances are settling
• Shape has definitely been got back into :cool::cool::D
• Got a new daily driver, haven't looked back since weekend toys still need attention
• Working on getting my own place :D:D

So far so good...!

JTL

Documented ten work goals at the start of the year. Shared them with someone (to keep me accountable).
Within 6/7 months, 90% of the goals were achieved. Very worthwhile exercise to do.

Need to sort my personal life out now so think I will do something similar for them.

ancapailldorcha

Got myself a new job in London so that's my imminent destitution averted, for now at least. Need to sort out a social circle at some point but I'll take what I can get.

Hollister11

Hollister11 wrote: »

Get a new job after my last one expired.

Get at least a 2:1 in my higher cert and then progress to my degree.

Start buying shares.

If I get a job, get one in a coffee shop, so I have experience when I start my own one.

Celebrate my 20th next week. :P

Everything achieved except for buying shares.

Pepe LeFrits

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

- Renovate the gaff fail (although this is on course to be done early next year)
- Meet a girl and not bail within 4 months fail
- Continue to progress training while also avoiding injury fail
- Call my parents more often fail
- Transfer into my desired role in work pass
- Learn some more Polish fail
- Meditate regularly fail
- Read more, watch/play less fail

Think that's enough!

doh :pac:

Pawwed Rig

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

doh :pac:

Good news in that you can just copy your list for the next thread

Jimmy Bottlehead

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Good news in that you can just copy your list for the next thread

Speaking of which, when does the new thread for next year usually start?