I’m usually the type of person to set goals and habit intentions in all the areas of life, but I’ve discovered that doesn’t really work for me.
For 2021, I’ve decided to set goals in 2 areas:
- Finance goals (which will be on DebtOverIt.com)
- and Personal Goals (which is made up of health/fitness, personal development, and anything else really)
I wrote up a whole review of my 2020. If you read that, you’ll see that I had a pretty good year! I’m very grateful to be able to say that and I’m excited for 2021.
Let’s get into my personal goals:
Lose ~5 pounds of body fat
I currently weigh about 115 pounds (I’m only 4’10” btw) and I would like to get under 110 pounds because that is when I felt my best.
I’m very much aware that the scale doesn’t represent how your body looks, so really I would like to lose 5 pounds of fat. This is so I can feel more comfortable in my skin.
I love my body, but I would like to reduce the fat stored in my love handles and in my face/neck.
The action plan:
- Cleaning up my diet (macro counting, meal prepping, more veggies, less processed food, less sugar)
- Eating smaller portions of carbs (AND I need to learn how to eat slower)
- Drink more water (I’m aiming for at least 64 oz per day, but ideally more. This is a habit I’ll be tracking.)
- Improve my sleep (create a solid night routine and get better at shutting off screens by 8 pm)
- Regular supplementation (as of right now that will be greens, creatine, and nitric oxide, plus my vitamins of course)
Read 15+ books
I have quite a few books on my shelf ready to read, this is my list so far:
- The Secret
- The Brain That Changes Itself
- Know My Name
- Becoming
- Badass Habits
- You Are a Badass at Making Money (I’ve already read it but want to read it again)
- Money Master the Game
The action plan:
- Continue daily reading (this has been a habit of mine for awhile, but I would also like to take notes on the books)
Learn Spanish
My boyfriend is Colombian and his family primarily speak Spanish. I would like to learn Spanish anyway.
Despite taking 3 years in high school, I didn’t retain much of it. I’ve learned quite a bit in our relationship but I need to actually practice regularly.
The action plan:
- Schedule 2 hours of Spanish practice into my weeks
- Use the app Duolingo
- Practice with him and his family
Continue my positive habits
I have a pretty strong foundation when it comes to healthy habits, so really I would like to continue those and get better about doing them on the weekends too.
My positive habits:
- No snooze button/waking up at a certain time
- Meditation
- Gratitude journaling
- Reading
- 10,000 steps a day
- Yoga/stretching
The action plan:
- Continue tracking these daily in my bullet journal.
Increase my flexibility + hold a handstand
I used to be very flexible and I would like to get back to that.
I also just need to stretch more in general so I can prevent injuries and help my muscles develop.
I would also like to hold a handstand without the wall for a solid 10 seconds or more!
The action plan:
- I’ll need to add both of these into my habit tracker and make sure I schedule them into my workouts.
Start going to therapy
My job is now offering free therapy and I definitely want to take advantage of that.
There is no particular reason for this, I just find therapy very beneficial and I think there are some areas I would like to focus on.
As soon as I get more information about it, I’ll sign up.
Stop picking at my face
I know this is random, but this is probably my worst bad habit.
I constantly pick at my face without thinking about it and it just causes more blemishes. I’m so grateful that my skin has cleared up from a couple of years ago, but it could probably look better if I stopped touching it.
Go to the beach + More hiking
I didn’t get to go to the beach last year and I really wanted to! So in 2021 I want to go because I miss it!
I also want to go hiking at least 6 times. There are so many beautiful spots in Georgia that I have never experienced and I really enjoy hiking.
My Intentions
More:
- Good deeds
- Journaling (write good things that happened daily)
- Focus
- Taking photos (especially with my boyfriend!)
- Penny Boarding
- Decluttering
- Sustainable/ethical shopping
- Supporting small businesses
- Content creation
- Intentional rest
- Organization
Less:
- Distractions
- Clutter
- Limiting beliefs
- Procrastinating
- Negative thoughts