My 2013 New Years resolution

For the first half of this year, I was on a large project at work that didn't allow for much recreational time - so the amount of time I was in the weight room was minimized. In the last half of this year, I was back in the weight room... aimlessly. Yes, it was good I was back in the weight room. Yes, I had some really good workouts. Yes, I did get 2 personal bests at a powerlifting meet in November. The issue is that - I was still really in the weight room without purpose.

For me, there are four main aspects of my life - work, family, money, and lifting. My worry is that, although I may be doing well in each of those categories, I'm still just doing them - without a real goal, without a real purpose.

I've been trying to follow David Allen's Getting Things Done off and on for maybe more than a year - but I'm re-reading the book now. I've realized I've been doing some things right - the collection and the doing. However, I feel like I'm ready to graduate to the next level. Taking a step back and planning.

Time to plan

So, naturally at this time of year, I've been thinking a lot about next year and thinking about what my goals might be. I have a lot of thoughts in my head - and I suppose I could make any one of them or all of them my New Years Resolution, but I'm not going to make any of those goals a resolution.

Instead of making each of those individual goals a resolution, I'm going to make one New Years Resolution - and that resolution is to take time to plan. And I want to be very specific about it.

David Allen says

You have to think about your stuff more than you realize but not as much as your afraid you might.

So, with that in mind - my goal is to take an intense, focused 10 minutes each weekday morning to plan, think, and review. Then once a week on Sunday evenings, I want to take 30 minutes just to think and plan.

That is my New Years Resolution... it's not my goal - I've resolved to do it. And by taking that time, it should help me, or at least constantly remind me of my other goals in each of my categories - work, family, money, lifting. Since I'll have that purpose in my head each day, I'll be more motivated to stay on top of everything and continue to progress in each of those areas.