Christmas marks my half-birthday and the midpoint of my yearly goal list. At the end of this post, I’ve written about the habits I plan to implement in order to accomplish these goals. Here’s the progress half-way through:
Health
1. Less Than 500 ‘Strikes’ (Junk Food = 1, Healthy Fast Food = 1/2)
757 out of 500. I will change this goal for the New Year., giving up junk food completely. Healthy fast food will no longer count as a strike. The revised goal will be < 20 junk food items before my 31st birthday. Junk food during > 1 hour exercise is fine, assuming no healthy options are available.
2. 1500 Servings Vegetables
472.5/1500, Need 5.9 servings per day
3. 1000 Servings Fruit
396.5/1000, Need 3.5 servings per day
4. 200 Days Meditation (10 Minutes Minimum)
26/200. Can accomplish with daily meditation
Fitness
5. Two Ultra-Endurance Events
Completed Barkley Fall Classic 50k, will run Frozen Otter 64 on January 18th
6. Qualify For Ironman World Championships (70.3 or 140.6)
No where close to good enough bike and swim shape. With 15 hours/week of training I could target a June 70.3. Eagleman or Wisconsin on June 14th?
7. Wabash Trace Fastest Know Time
Fitness is close. Attempt after 5/2/2020 marathon when in peak shape.
8. Qualify For Boston Marathon
Need to build up to 60 miles/week of training. Currently at 35 miles/week. Running Wisconsin Marathon in Kenosha on 5/2/2020.
9. 1,000 Hours of Exercise
147:34/1,000. Revise goal to be 500 hours of exercise. 2 hours exercise / day.
10. Sub 6 Minute Beer Mile
Revise to be Sub 7 minute beer mile. Sub 6 is to ambitious. This is a low priority goal
Lethal Engineering / Lethal Tri
11. Join Artisan’s Asylum and Go 10 Times
Joined nearby MakerSpace. Have gone twice. Construct 3D printer and bring to MakerSpace for use.
12. 10 Lethal Engineering Videos
0/10. This is a high priority goal, but you wouldn’t know it based on results.
13. 10 Lethal Tri Videos (about my goals)
0/10. Lots of footage from past trips that I should edit together.
14. 25 Blog Posts
7/25
Business/Productivity
15. $1M Revenue
$210k/$1M. Obtained direct contract. Need to increase productivity
16. Setup SIMPLE IRA For Business
Discuss with Nick, contact Vanguard
17. 10 Hours Productive Time for 200 Days
43/200.
18. 100 Days No News/Social Media/YouTube/Netflix
80/100. Will give up completely for New Year.
19. 48 Weeks Commitment Contract
23/48. Missed 5 weeks already, but could still get 47/48.
20. Develop A Plan For Each Goal
Completed
Learning
21. Complete Raspberry Pi (using Python) Book
Implement one hour daily learning habit
22. Mountain Bike 100 Miles
0/100. Low priority goal
23. Complete SCUBA Diving Course
Need to register for class. Difficult with frequent traveling.
Adventure
24. See Falcon Heavy Launch
Completed! Need to write blog post
25. Go To Two of Four Boston Sports (Red Sox, Bruins, Patriots, Celtics)
0/2. Alexis is interested in going to Basketball. Uncle may visit in February to go see hockey
26. See an F1 Race
Australia March 15th? Would cross off 6 of 7 continents.
27. Bike To Walden Pond
Plan for April, when warmer outside
Other
28. Donate 10% of Income (post tax)
Currently at 2%. Need to reduce frivolous spending to increase donations
29. Walk Zucc 1 Mile For 200 Days
150/200. Zucc has been left with my parents in Omaha and gets daily exercise.
30. Hold Breath For 2 Minutes
Zero progress, this is probably the least important of my goals.
31. 10 Escape Rooms
9/10! Should have no problem finishing this one
The Plan
I need to develop consistency. I never seem to be able to do well in multiple facets of goals. To fix this, I’ll do general weekly planning with goals for exercise, work, Lethal Engineering, and Lethal Tri. At the beginning of everyday, I’ll make a time-blocked daily plan that includes when I’ll exercise, work, meditate, blog, and work on Lethal Engineering, as well as the meals I’ll eat and how I’ll get servings of fruits and vegetables. I’ll wake up before 7 a.m. everyday and be in bed by 10 p.m. When I need a distraction from work, I’ll write blog posts or edit videos rather than perusing social media. For the entirety of 2020, I’ll give up added sugar, junk food, alcohol, and News/TV/YouTube/Social media. These are significant changes, but are required if I want to accomplish a bulk of my goals.
Lethal Tri 