I talk a lot about setting goals and working towards them every day, but I haven’t actually taken my own medicine in a while. These really took me about a month to come to terms with. Here they are:
1) Get Shoemoney Tools to $xx/year in revenue. (Sorry, not going public with this figure). To do this we will build the best tools in the market that no one else has the guts or ability to build.
2) Take my girlfriend to Italy for the first time.
3) Get better at negotiating by DOING IT often. (Thanks to Andy Liu’s blog for triggering this goal).
4) I’d like to be a better friend in general. I push those closest to me too hard, and don’t enough to put time
and effort into the friends that are furthest away from me. I want to close that gap. I’m hoping that feedback from my truest friends will help me with this goal. It will take time to achieve, but as long as I make progress every day I can get there.
5) In light of #4, my goal is also to be less of an asshole. Believe it or not, I don’t do it intentionally but I know that I often come across as such. I’m going to improve on that by being more patient, not criticizing, and slowing down and thinking more about what I’m saying before talking.
6) In addition to Tools, plant at least one seed that could grow into something very big some day. I have a few ideas on this front, so it’s a matter of execution.
7) Finally, I want to speed my life up just a little bit. It’s easy to get caught up in daily tasks and “reacting” and not do enough living. I’m notorious for procrastinating things like taking trips until I’m “less busy” or it’s somehow more convenient. There’s never a good time to step outside your comfort zone, which is all the more reason you need to do it. I’m going to take some more trips this year, learn some new skills, and make sure I have at least 5 or 6 real events to talk about by the end of the year. I mean this. Martin passing away really blew my mind. It’s way too easy to assume that tomorrow is promised.
Now it’s time to get to work.
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