Ok. It's been four months.
But I have a good excuse. Alright, I have an excuse.
I was working hard on my book, Metrics: How To Improve Key Business Results (I didn't pick the title) and Apress published it on Dec 31st. Well, they released it on that date. I finished my initial draft a little ahead of schedule and then spent the last few months checking and double-checking. Answering suggestions, questions, and critiques by the editorial staff.
Yes sirree! My book is out!
Whew! Another goal accomplished (writing a book on my own). Which is a decent (if not obvious) segue to my first post for 2012.
My Goal List
- Draw "Stations" (art) (Changed from Painting to ink...and still haven't done it.)
- Help Irv get published (family)
- Fully Clean my room (family) (including sell all ebay stuff)
- Post in blog weekly (writing)
- Help Kristopher and Alyssa develop a life plan (strategic plan) (family) (if they agree)
- Visit Family (family) DONE!
- Visit Benji and Pinky (friends)
- Get to and maintain 160 lbs max (physical health) (with P90X got there...now have to maintain)
- Develop a consistent tennis backhand (sports) DONE!
- Compete in a Singles Tennis Tournament (want to hit with pace first - sports)
- Stick to exercise program for 6 consecutive months (physical health) (Did P90X...but need to try a 6mo one))
- Eat at least 1 piece of fruit daily for 90 consecutive days (physical health) (DONE! -Hit 235 days today!)
- Pray daily for another 365 consecutive days (spiritual health) DONE!and continuing to do so
- Try Yoga (physical health) DONE! - Took class at ND and it was GREAT!
- Read the Bible - cover to cover (spiritual health) (will be second time around...)
- Lower cholesterol within healthy range (physical health) DONE!
- Get body fat % to healthy range (physical health) DONE!
- Donate 1 million grains of rice through freerice.com (mental health) (totally lost track and dropped...need to decide if I'll restart)
- Take class on sign language (mental health)
- Read two books on Albert Einstein - because one just won't be enough (mental health)
- Read "Numbers" book (mental health) (started, need to finish)
- Learn to Speed Read (used to be: Try a martial art) (mental health)
- Learn a full Tai Chi form (physical health)
- Fast for a week – combined with praying fervently (spiritual health) (Lent 2012 should be a good time)
- Research (find likely opportunities) for teaching in Michigan (job) (proposed program based on book LMC)
- Participate in seminar business (job)
- Get five authors in the fold for K4K Books (project) (at 2)
- Publish at least 10 standards through CEITPS (project) (at 1)
- Make St. Mark Youth Group viable - have at least 10 active members (church) DONE!
- NEW try out Twitter (writing)
- Mentor / Coach four people (misc) DONE! (and many more)
- Put out a chess club website for Niles Comm Library club (misc)
- Become a 3 point shooting threat in basketball (sports) DONE!
- Get published - book (writing) DONE!
- Get published in a mainstream magazine (writing)
- Get published for a solo writing effort (writing) DONE!
- Finish a publishable novel (writing)
- Research Live Action Role Playing (and if legal / feasible) participate in one (misc)
- Complete 100/100 club for 100 days (physical health) (done in past, use as part of 6 mo program #11)
- Take 1,000,000 steps in 100 days (physical health) (Can be part of the 6 mo program, #11)
- Drink 64 ounces of water daily (for at least one month - Health) (Need to do this!)
- Donate $1K to St. Mark Youth Group (plan in work - Church) DONE!
- See a 3D movie (maybe at IMAX - Misc)
- Publish the Niles Chess Club Newsletter (monthly for the school year - misc) (Too late to get a full year)
- Get and keep Inbox @ Zero for 3 months (at least once each week - job) (may have achieved but didn't track...so...)
- Overcome anger - specifically during basketball (mental health) DONE! - still have to work at it though...it's not easy
- Learn to sing (misc)
- Use water pick or floss daily (90 days - physical health) (Longest streak was 33 days)
- Build complete Simon-Says comedy routine (misc)
- Develop financial retirement plan (family)
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