This year, it’s a year of goals, not resolutions.  The number of people that set New Year’s resolutions that fail them in the first three months is astounding.  In fact, only 8% of the people that set them actually meet them.   That’s a 92% failure rate. I might be kidding myself here, but thinking about 2017 and the goals I want to meet or exceed seem more obtainable and something to shoot for vs resolving to do in 2017.  So here is my list of goals for 2017:

• Be intentional with people/relationships (love more deeply with friends and family)
• Be present in social situations (no phone, laptop, distractions, etc)
• Read at least 5 books (not a big reader so this is a large goal)
• Travel More – with 6 weeks of vacation this year, I’m looking to get out
• Complete Salesforce Certifications
• Complete Scrum Master Certifications
• Start/Complete backyard Construction Project
• Landscape yard
• Lose 20lbs
• Cut the cord with Cable/DirecTv
• Finish garage (paint, hang garage doors)
• Finish furniture projects
• Purge Unnecessary Items (closets, garage, house, etc)
• Save More/Increase Net Worth
• Write/Blog at least once a month
• Increase PR (personal record) at the gym

I’ve put a number of things in life on hold because I have been scared to do them alone.  Waiting for friends or family to commit to joining me on something has led to me pushing things off.  I’m making a commitment today that waiting for others is not going to hold me back from doing the things I want to do.  Life is too short to hold back from doing something I want to do. Here is to a great 2017!