2018 Goals

After the eventful 2017, I thought it was a good time to think about the goals for 2018. This time, I sought inspiration from this blog. What I like about this particular post is that its main focus is on the “how” to achieve goals and not really when. The heart of the article is about scheduling activities that will help you reach your goal rather than, by fixing deadlines. It made complete sense to me as we do not often take time to plan the goals of our personal lives well. If I do not schedule some time for journalling everyday, I am not going to be able to finishing writing on all pages of the journal (example of my last year’s goal). This year I have decided to set up my goals differently. Simplifying things- ought to make things easier.

My 2018 goals in brief:

Health: Keep up my daily exercise routine and ensure that I work-out atleast 5 days a week. Eat healthy meals every day- monthly once cheat day would be allowed. I would also go to bed at a pre-defined time and wake up everyday at the same time.

Sharpening My Culinary Skills: I have decided to not just cook regular homely meals but push myself to prepare more gourmet dishes. I have made some in 2017 as well but would like to take things to another level. I have decided to cook 10 gourmet savoury dishes and 10 gourmet sweet dishes in the year. I will be scheduling this in my monthly planner. It will take an effort to get the recipes and ingredients together. It is a little ambitious but I will do my best.

Blogging: I have decided to blog once a week in 2018. I do not want to blog sporadically but keep to a schedule. I have been inspired by Mr. Vinod Ekbote who has been blogging for the last 10 years and has been posting every Friday on his blog without fail- click here to check out the blog. I just think I need to set time aside for it and do it every week. I have a diary that is full of things that I would like to put up on my blog but due to several reasons have not been able to do so. However, I am determined to do it in 2018.

Watercolour Art: I am enjoying learning watercolour art from various online resources. I would make at least 10 proper watercolour paintings in 2018. It just must be scheduled in my monthly planner.

Launching my Youtube Channel: This has been on my mind for some time. I have still some way to go. I am not sure if it will be possible in 2018. I have to shoot some high quality videos and do some high quality editing. This is a good-to-do goal for 2018 and not must-do as I do not want to rush into it and put up some shoddy videos out in public.

Writing: in my journal everyday and at least one page a day. The goal I had in 2017 was to finish writing on all pages of the journal, which in the hindsight, did not make much sense. The goal for 2018 will not only ensure that I keep to my habit of writing, but also as a bonus, would help me finish writing on all the pages. I hope I will not get demotivated like 2017 and give up.

Reading: I have lowered the number of books to read in 2018 to 10. As you can see, there is a lot on my plate and I do not want to make the activity that I love so much to be one that induces stress. I would also like to read some good literature, and not just fun-light reading books. I think reading before bed works for me great and I think a good 15-30 minutes before bed would be great.

Travelling: It is my goal to travel to 5 different places in 2018. I better get started on my vacation planning soon.

Apart from this, I have a couple of personal goals for my professional and personal life which I prefer not to share publicly. Both are good-to-do goals and not must-do. Another learning I have had in 2017 was to not live “life” only on weekends. I generally put off everything to weekends and there comes a point when I just feel too overwhelmed and end up procrastinating. A lot can be achieved on weekdays as well. It requires a bit of planning- which I hope to master in 2018.

Wish you a very Happy 2018!!