Financial
- Pay off $31,000 in debt
- Accumulate $0 new debt
- Keep, and replenish when necessary, a $1000 emergency fund
- Make the envelope system of money management habit and common practice for us
- Improve month ahead budgeting with zero balance budgeting (w/ BudgetSketch)
Health
- Loose 20 pounds
- Maintain healthy cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
Education
- Take the GMAT and apply to an MBA problem. If this is successful, I would hope to start in the Fall of 2011. Don't worry - no loans for this education. My company would pay for the tuition.
- Read 3 books related to my work - leadership, change management, continuous improvement, lean/six sigma, etc.
Spiritual
- Read the Bible in a year (I'm already behind)
- Get into a habit of reading books again, and read 1 Christian book per quarter (4 this year). This doesn't sound like a lot but it is more than I've done in the past.
- Memorize more scripture - 1 new scripture verse (or section) per week.
- Take advantage of opportunities to share my faith more often, and pray for God to bring people into my life who need to hear the Gospel.
Family
- Read 1 book on parenting (I've got to start somewhere)
- Read 1 book on Family Worship and find a devotion that we can use as a family. Then, lead the family in family worship at least 2 times per week
- Pray more with my wife, other than at meals
Blogging
- Post at least 15 posts per month
- Increase page loads per month by 25%, from 516 average per month in 2010 to at least 650 per month on average in 2011.
Friendships
- Reach out to an old friend, at least one per month. See how they are doing, catch up, and find out how I can pray for them.
- Fellowship with local friends at least once per month
