Weekly Goal Tracking: Week 3

2016 goals

1. *Dialing In My Food, Sleep and Exercise - Down to 140lbs or 26" by June 2016
2. Earn $500/month on the side by March 2016
3. Pass the PMP certification test by September 2016
4. *Develop a home management system that is usable in small doses every day
5. *Develop a personal appearance system
6. Continue 2015 goal of Debt Payoff by 2018.

*Goals that focus on long-term sustainability through habit change.

Fixes Identified This Week

• Keep games off of the phone. The phone is a tool, not a source of distraction. Practice being present in the moment, especially with family.
• Reminder: Facebook is for Sunday mornings!
• Use each day to make small steps toward each goal. 
• Create a daily routine which touches on each goal in a consistent way.
• Especially toward Goal #2 so I have freedom in the future to support my family on my schedule and without having to leave the house.
• Focus on single-tasking and deep work.
• Focus on quality sleep, eating well and taking breaks when things get stressful.
• When in doubt, turn to an expert. Use Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People" for advice on interpersonal relationships.
• Journal when tempted by sweets
• Save money and suffering by eating at home or if eating out, at a well-researched, high quality place.
• Stay out of the breakroom - that's where good intentions go to die. (I.e., too much candy.)
• Pull lunch forward to earlier in the day if hungry.
• Stock up on Epic Bars.
• Bring coconut oil in for a hot beverage to tide me over.
• Think of other ways to maintain routine while coping with late bedtimes due to social schedule.
• Speak with Aaron about permission behavior when it comes to eating junk. This will also mean reminding each other that we have date night coming up and if we feel like something in particular, we can defer it until then. 
• Think of emergency meals and soups might alleviate the issue of food when too tired to cook.

Week 2:

Goal 1 - Dialing In My Food, Sleep and Exercise - Down to 140lbs or 26" by June 2016

    Physical Activity -

I want to focus (again) on going to bed by 9:30PM, getting up around 5:30AM, doing my normal cardio + weight training or bodyweight training.

     Food - 

     Sleep - Goal of 8-9 hours of sleep a night

     This speaks for itself. I should start aiming for 9 hours a night instead of just 8 so I will hit a minimum of 8.

Goal 2 - Earn $500/month on the side by March 2016

     I will touch on this goal every day. There should not be a day that it does not move forward.

Goal 3 - Pass the PMP certification test by September 2016

     I will submit my proposal by Friday, 1/22.

Goal 4 - Develop a home management system that is usable in small doses every day

     I will work on checking off at least two items from the chore chart each day.

Goal 5 - Develop a personal appearance system

     I want to research how to do pin curls. I did some on Saturday evening and they did not turn out.

Goal 6 - Continue 2015 goal of Debt Payoff by 2018

     If Aaron has another paycheck this week, we will take out money for bills and the rest will go toward the highest interest rate credit card. Only $1300 left on it! I'd love to have it paid off this month.