With the year coming to a close, I figured it would only be right to shed some light on how I fared in pursuing my 2023 goals.
This is by no means a post to boast about my accomplishments, but to emphasize the power and importance of deliberately setting objectives (personal, professional, physical, etc.), determining how you’ll reach them, checking in along the way, making adjustments, and conducting honest self-assessment afterwards.
I didn’t have a perfect year—I didn’t meet all of the goals listed below, or all of my professional goals at work. However, I accomplished a lot of what I wanted to and learned a lot along the way, which will make me even better in 2024.
Faith & Family
Join a church - Done; We became members in the spring, and we couldn’t be happier with the faith community we’ve become a part of.
Plan wedding & get married - Done; 12/9/2023—the best day of my life!
Join a church small group/Bible study - I joined a Bible study at work, but still looking to join or build some sort of young adult fellowship group.
Hold in-house Bible study with my
fiancéwife - We did this on a less-than-regular basis. I would like to be more intentional about this in 2024 and beyond.
Finance & Professional
Open an HSA and start making contributions - Done. Nothing is better than saving on taxes.
Make extra principal payments on mortgage - Done.
Become an ACE Certified Personal Trainer - Done; I passed the exam in September.
Have another article published by EliteFTS - Done; and you can read it (absolutely free) right here!
Post weekly on Substack - Done.
Fitness & Recreation
Complete 25K trail race - Done; had a blast running the Conquer the Rock 25K back in March.
Compete in my first powerlifting meet and total 1100lbs in the 181 weight class - Done; you can read about my powerlifting experience here.
Trail run or hike in the mountains once per month - I only got into the mountains in 9 out of 12 months this year.
Get back into golf - Done; I never said that I was ever going to be any good, but I did start playing again.
Sign up for a 2024 ultra-marathon race - Done; looking forward to running the Sandhills 50K trail race in a couple of months.
