Well we are now down to the last month of the year. I’ve realized that I’ve fallen behind on doing posts on the blog—I totally forgot about the full moon last week, and didn’t make my full moon (Gemini) resolutions for November. I’ve realized that I really do need to start making to-do lists in a journal again (and start journaling again as well)—if I have things to check off, while I might not get to everything—I can at least see what I tried to plan out for the day (or week) and have an idea of what the hell I need to be doing instead of flying by the seat of my pants.
So my goals for November included:
1) At least 420,000 steps (this breaks down to 14K/day—which will help me get above & beyond my yearly goal of 5 million steps—or have me close by the end of the month).
2) Shakeology daily—either breakfast or snack
3) Read (or finish) at least 3 non fiction books (write & post review)
4) Write reviews for the above books that I haven’t done yet
Science of Intelligent Achievement by Isaiah Hankel
Self Talk: How to train your brain to turn negative thinking into positive thinking & practice self love by Aston Sanderson
Minimalist Living: Declutter your home, schedule, and digital life for simple living (and discover why less is more) by Aston Sanderson
Rewire your Habits: Establish Goals, Evolve your habits, & improve your relationships, health, finances, and free time by Zoe McKey
Thinking in Bets: making smart decisions when you don’t have all the facts by Annie Duke.
What your clutter is trying to tell you: Uncover the message in the mess and reclaim your life by Kerri L. Richardson
5) Limit my spending on campus (try to have consecutive no spend days)
6) Start another workout program (either another round of LIIFT4 or maybe Insanity Max30 or a mix of different programs)
7) Spend at least 45 minutes a day on personal/professional development (e-course related)
8) Networking & working on transition plan
9) Restart the photography challenge
10) Work on drafting editorial calendar for the blog and trying to post at least twice a week.
So how did I do with each one?
At least 420,000 steps (this breaks down to 14K/day—which will help me get above & beyond my yearly goal of 5 million steps—or have me close by the end of the month).
I managed to just get past my 420,000-step goal for the month. I managed 427,621 steps for the month—which has me at a yearly total of 4,886,625 steps. That means I can almost sit on my butt during the month of December and still hit the goal of 5 million steps. It will be nice to have achieved this goal this year (since I think I’ve set it as a goal for the past three years & this will be the first year I’ve done it).
Shakeology daily—either breakfast or snack
I was good for basically the first three weeks of the month (more or less up to Thanksgiving). I think I only had a shake once this last week—mainly due to my allergies (I’m not really hungry in the morning and it takes me awhile to finish the shake & I don’t want to get up any earlier than what I’m already doing).
Read (or finish) at least 3 non fiction books (write & post review)
I actually managed to finish reading four books this month (though I haven’t written or posted any reviews yet). The books that I’ve finished (and could be adding to the next list) are:
Choose Yourself: Be Happy, Make Millions, Live the Dream by James Altucher
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink
CareerCode: Know Your Code, Find Your Fit by Jan Lowe & Tracy Lungrin
YouMap: Find Yourself, Blaze Your Path, Show the World! By Kristin Sherry
Write reviews for the books below that I haven’t done yet
Nope, still need to write these:
Science of Intelligent Achievement by Isaiah Hankel
Self Talk: How to train your brain to turn negative thinking into positive thinking & practice self love by Aston Sanderson
Minimalist Living: Declutter your home, schedule, and digital life for simple living (and discover why less is more) by Aston Sanderson
Rewire your Habits: Establish Goals, Evolve your habits, & improve your relationships, health, finances, and free time by Zoe McKey
Thinking in Bets: making smart decisions when you don’t have all the facts by Annie Duke.
What your clutter is trying to tell you: Uncover the message in the mess and reclaim your life by Kerri L. Richardson
And now there are four more books added to this list of book reviews needing to be done.
Limit my spending on campus (try to have consecutive no spend days)
Need to get this bad habit back under control—with swinging through bouts of depression I’ve realized that my sweet tooth has taken control again and I’m probably spending way to much money on food on campus again.
Start another workout program (either another round of LIIFT4 or maybe Insanity Max30 or a mix of different programs)
Nope, going to need to make a calendar and try to actually stick with that.
Spend at least 45 minutes a day on personal/professional development (e-course related)
Well, I’ve been spending time at night working on things—but it’s been more of a relaxation challenge (coloring and knitting) then working on personal or professional development things. Again probably need to make a list (or calendar) and try to stick with it that way.
Networking & working on transition plan
The networking I’ve been slow at doing again (or still). In terms of the transition plan—with having finished reading a couple of books this month—I have several ideas of what I enjoy doing, what my strengths (and my weaknesses) are, and now just need to figure out how to find the right type of science career that covers about 80-90% of my likes and strengths.
Restart the photography challenge
I’ve taken pictures over the past several weekends when I do my morning walk up at Boomer Lake—I just (again) haven’t downloaded the pictures to my computer yet from the camera. I also need to figure out the issue with my phone (if I want to have the same photos showing up on both instagram & the blog). But I’m going to try to restart the challenge—because I do find taking photos (in addition to knitting & coloring) helps me relax and remember that there are things besides science and work (and trying to find a new job).
Work on drafting editorial calendar for the blog and trying to post at least twice a week.
Well obviously this didn’t happen this month. I think part of my problem is that in the evenings I don’t necessarily want to get back on the computer (so I don’t) & while disconnecting is good at times—I shouldn’t be making it a daily habit (especially since I am also trying to figure out a job transition as well). So I’m going to hopefully start getting on top of this issue as well in the coming months.
So as we head into the last month of 2018, the goals are going to be similar to what they’ve been throughout the year. The coming month will also be spent on looking towards 2019 and starting to plan out what I would like to get accomplished. So what will my goals for December 2018 include?
434,000 steps (this is still basically 14K/day; technically I can do quite a bit less and still reach my 5 million goal by the end of the month. I’m going to try to keep as close as possible to 14k/day—just to see what my final yearly total will be and maybe adjust next year’s goal higher)
Shakeology daily (if I don’t have it for breakfast, I need to remember to pack it for a snack on campus).
Read (or finish) at least 3 non-fiction books
Limit what I’m buying on campus (aim for at least 2 non-spend days a week [three would be great]), also start keeping a money log again on what I’m buying (and how I’m paying for it).
Make my hybrid workout calendar and sticking with it
Working through the different e-courses (and taking notes and writing small blog posts).
Working on the transition plan (again with blog posts).
Working on a editorial calendar for the blog (some of the other goals will be on that calendar as well).
Networking & adding value on linkedin.
Writing reviews of the books that I’ve finished (but haven’t reviewed yet):
Science of Intelligent Achievement by Isaiah Hankel
Self Talk: How to train your brain to turn negative thinking into positive thinking & practice self love by Aston Sanderson
Minimalist Living: Declutter your home, schedule, and digital life for simple living (and discover why less is more) by Aston Sanderson
Rewire your Habits: Establish Goals, Evolve your habits, & improve your relationships, health, finances, and free time by Zoe McKey
Thinking in Bets: making smart decisions when you don’t have all the facts by Annie Duke.
What your clutter is trying to tell you: Uncover the message in the mess and reclaim your life by Kerri L. Richardson
Choose Yourself: Be Happy, Make Millions, Live the Dream by James Altucher
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink
CareerCode: Know Your Code, Find your Fit by Jan Lowe & Tracy Lungrin
YouMap: Find Yourself, Blaze Your path, Show the world! By Kristin Sherry
Restart the photography challenge (which may or may not match on various social pages).
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