Have you achieved any goals this year that you set for yourself - start year?
By kiran1978
@kiran1978 (4134)
Australia
July 26, 2008 9:38am CST
Okay we are just about at the end of July, over half the year has gone. I was wondering if any of you here have achieved any of your goals that you set for yourself at the start of the year? If yes, please share your achievements. Or did you not set any goals for yourself this year.
I have not achieved most of my goals this year, as I have not had much time to do things for myself looking after new bubs and my other 2 kids. Goals that I set this year:
* learn the guitar- I have started this goal, which I am proud of.
* learn how to surf - too cold to start yet, summertime I will start
* join a cycling club - have had no time to do
* get back to my original weight before I had bubs- I have now achieved this goal after 4 months after bubs was born, I am back to my goal weight.
* clear off some of my debts- not done yet but working on doing this soon.
Look forward to reading your goals and successes so far this year.3 people like this
14 responses
@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
28 Jul 08
Hi kiran,
I have several goal and it's not accomplished yet..I am done with gardening and major general cleaning of the house! LOL!
I still need to focus on the major goals such as learning how to drive, play guitar like you and arrange all the pictures in a scrapbook!
I wish I can do it within this year! BTW, are you leaning guitar by your own? that is owesome! aNy tips? I am trying to watch at you tube but still working on it!
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@zhaosonghan (1039)
• China
27 Jul 08
At the begin of June i make a goal.I am hardworking for it.I want to improve my english as i set it.If at end of this year i will have a high level of english that i will very excited.
I also play guitar in my free time,it last for two years.I have a patience to achieve my goal
I also play guitar in my free time,it last for two years.I have a patience to achieve my goal@kiran1978 (4134)
• Australia
27 Jul 08
Great goals that you have set yourself. I think Mylot is a great site for helping you improve your english. You could also try reading review sites such as www.reviewstream.com or www.helium.com you could look at other peoples writing techniques. What country are you from? I am from Australia.
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
28 Jul 08
I do not set any goals as such, therefore, I also did not set any goals. Whatever task comes in front of me or whatever problem comes, I try my best to sort it out, with the possible means and to the best of my efforts. Good to know that you could achieve some of your goals and I think you setting a goals keeps you going and motivated to achieve those targets. Keep it up.
@littleowl (7157)
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27 Jul 08
Hi Kiran I set goals last year to clear off some of my debts and I did that felt really good so set that goal this year but due to inflation etc have'nt done that as yet..that was my main goal also to get my mediumship off the ground but at the moment that seems to be at a stale mate those were my main goals for this year..hugs littleowl
@littleowl (7157)
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27 Jul 08
Thanks Kiran am sure it will when spirit feel I am ready...hugs littleowl
@kiran1978 (4134)
• Australia
27 Jul 08
Hi littleowl, I am happy that you were able to clear some of your debts last year. I hope you can soon achieve your goal of getting your mediumship up and running. I can picture you doing that, I think you would be great at it. I wish you lots of success in achieving your desired goals, good luck. hugs Kiran.
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
27 Jul 08
I was targeting to come up with more participants in my safety training programs. I have just started last year and was hoping that there will be more programs this year. I feel really blessed that my goal was even surpassed by what is happening. I have trainings every week and has even conducted trainings outside our city. It is really great to have helped and taught so many people already. But despite this, I will continue and reach for much higher goals.
@kiran1978 (4134)
• Australia
27 Jul 08
COngrats on achieving your goals. It is great to hear that you have a good job helping people that must be a very satisfying job.1 person likes this
@gemini_rose (16264)
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26 Jul 08
The goals that I set for myself this year were quite a few, the first one was to clear debts and find ways of cutting down spending so that there was more to save. I have achieved this, the other was to start writing to see if I had any talent in me, I have also done that and have just started to write short stories, I have just finished my first one. I am in the process of tidying it up now.
Other goals were to read more, done and to start to find ways of earning money from home, this is also now slowly working out, slowly being the operative word. I do not get that much time to do all these things that I want to do!!
@kiran1978 (4134)
• Australia
27 Jul 08
Wow, that is awesome how you have achieved so many of your goals that you set out to do this year. Especially the goal about writing your short story, that is a great achievement, look forward to reading it. Keep up the great determination, I think it is great to set goals, gives you something to strive for.@gemini_rose (16264)
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27 Jul 08
Give me a couple more weeks to rewrite it properly and I will send it to you! I need to try and work a bit quicker, have loads of ideas but keep forgetting to write them down, tut, I am so useless at times!!
@ESKARENA1 (18261)
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27 Jul 08
Yes i have managed to finally give up smoking. I decided at the beginning of last year that i would give up and I did. However i used a niccotene inhailor, I have now managed to ditch that, now all i need to do is lose the weight i put on
blessed be
@kiran1978 (4134)
• Australia
27 Jul 08
Awesome work, that is a great goal achieved, giving up smoking would be really hard to give up and you did it, big congrats to you. I wish you lots of luck in achieving your next goal.
@kiran1978 (4134)
• Australia
27 Jul 08
You will get there, just set yourself specific goals and a time frame to achieve these goals. What kind of online earnings are your currently doing?
@tutul0045 (2630)
• India
27 Jul 08
Hey there,
Actually i dont make any such goals. My life and my nature of work is very unpredictable. I got to travel when i have not planned anything. My daily schedule changes every now and then so its difficult to plan something beforehand.
Well the only thing i can say is i decided to continue my higher studies and iam doing that now. IAm very happy for it.
Secondly i wanted to get back in shape. I was quite fit before and thankfully i have started exersixing again.
I wish u and all of here good luck for getting their goal.
Cheers,
Tutul
@kiran1978 (4134)
• Australia
27 Jul 08
Hi Tutul, sounds like you have a pretty spontaneous life, mine is quite the opposite with three kids, most of my life is planned.
Congrats on achieving your goals and continuing your higher studies and getting back into shape, they are great goals.
@brucekaushik (891)
• India
27 Jul 08
really good discussion friend and i guess you must rally be working hard as you are close to achieve your goals. i have set many goals but i have achieved very less i guess i am at 30% of what i actually set .... but i hope the second part of the year goes well for all of us and we achieve all our goals.
@kiran1978 (4134)
• Australia
27 Jul 08
Thanks Bruce, you have just under half year to achieve the remaining 70% of your goals. I am sure you can do it, if you set action plan for your goals. I wish you all the best in achieving these goals. I too need to remain focussed on my goals and go out and get them.
@nikhil_sun (576)
• India
27 Jul 08
I know when I read this question that settings goals for oneself is so important.But unfortunately I don't have any concrete goals set for myself.The only thing I thought at the start of the year was that I have to be in a more responsible position in my job and that I shall learn as much as possible in my current job and use it to enhance my career.Of course I have now decided to chart out specific milestones that I need to achieve and follow a regimen to achieve those.Setting goals for oneself and working towards them is an absolute must and now after this discussion I shall start working towards setting them up.
@kiran1978 (4134)
• Australia
27 Jul 08
Hi Nikhil, I am glad that after my discussion you are now inspired to set some goals for youself. I like to set myself goals as it gives me something to strive for and also I get a sense of accomplishement when I have reached this goal. I think when setting goals it is good to be specific and give a date that you want to achieve it by. I wish you all the best in achieving your new goals, all the best.
@tamarafireheart (15384)
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26 Jul 08
Hi Kiran,
I am pleased that you have achived your goals for this year, I bet it made you feel great. I know how hard it is when you have children but that makes it all worth while. I only had two goals to set this year and I have done it, I have paid off my overdraft to my bank account and most of all I have learnt to use the computer and done over 1000 post hehehe.
Love and Bless
Tamara
@kiran1978 (4134)
• Australia
27 Jul 08
Hi Tamara, congrats on achieveing your two goals this year. It feels great to clear off debts. Now you can set some new goals to strive for, one can be to reach 2000 posts in Mylot. I am sure you will reach this milestone really soon, you are one determined mylotter.
@laoli123 (17)
• China
27 Jul 08
I achived my goal last year.This year my biggest goal is that I want to get married.
Because I am at that age that I should treat this thing seriouly.For this goal,
I began to arrange all my daily life well.In this way, I will have enough time and
a good spirit for this thing.Then I learned so many skills about how to look younger.:)shy to talk about this goal.so much
@kiran1978 (4134)
• Australia
27 Jul 08
Interesting goals, laoli, especially the goal about skills on looking younger. This year I have also been focussing on ways of looking younger. I have purchased many good skincare products from Avon and they seem to be working really well, my skin feels firmer and fine lines dramatically reduced. I think since I am turning 30 this year I want to look younger. I am also not married, that is one of my goals too, however I think marriage will come when it happens, don't think that is something that can be planned for.
@daninuk (145)
• United States
27 Jul 08
Actually, I haven't. I've had many things happen to me this year and although that isn't a good enough excuse or reason, it still has affected me. I plan on making the last half of the year worthwhile and successful though! My main goal? To replace my old laptop and lose some weight~!
@kiran1978 (4134)
• Australia
27 Jul 08
SOmetimes life can being about unexpected speed bumps, hope the rest of your year is smooth running and you can achieve your goals of losing weight and gettting a new laptop. Maybe you could use your mylot earnings to save for your new laptop. Also to lose weight, try www.weightwatchers.com, worked wonders with me. Good luck on achieving your goals.
