My Plan for 2011

After a period of traveling and putting the pieces of my post-university life together, I am now beginning my adult life. Here is my plan for 2011:

Green – accomplished

Blue – focusing on now (updated 24-11-2011)

New life habits

• Floss: By Week 5, once a day, all 7 days
• Proper posture
• Go big or go home: step up the intensity when I can (ongoing)
  

Healthy living

• Drink a tall glass of lemon water each day
• Have a tall glass of Greens+ multivitamin 3x a week
  
• Eat ~4 servings of vegetables each day
  
• Do intense workout 2-3x a week, followed by minimum 5-minute, deep stretch
• Have 2 cups of (looseleaf) tea a day
• Stick to non-sugary alcoholic drinks
• (At a minimum, every day in the summer) Wear sunscreen on face
• (Starting in summer) Take a 30-minute walk 2x/week

Fun

• Go out every Friday and Saturday
• Get entrepreneurial venture with Alvin up and running (reassessed throughout the year: no longer a priority) 
• Get 1000 Twitter followers
• Blog, Twitter, or read in a coffee shop 1x per week
• Try a new restaurant 1x every 2 months (reassessed throughout the year: no longer a priority) 
• Invite friends for tea 1x every 2 weeks (reassessed throughout the year: no longer a priority)
  

Zen

• Meditate 30 minutes 1x a week (Update: This became at least 3x/week, during walks or runs)
• Write in a journal 1x a week (Update: This became everyday, thanks to 280daily.com)

Finances

• Grow my net worth by amount specified in my financial plan
  
• Develop and automate a financial portfolio (by 2nd Sunday in March)
  
• Track all expenses against budget
• Read a financial literacy book 1x every 2 months
  

Professional Development

• Bond with new coworkers
  
• Develop my leadership skills
• Develop my communication skills
  
• Do some sort of networking activity once every 2 months (i.e. new relationships)
  
• Do some sort of relationship management activity once every month (Update: This became at least 1x/week)
• Read one professional development book 1x every 4 months

Organization

• Schedule everything into calendar
• Review all finances once a month (Sunday) (Update: Became 1x/every few days)
• Do groceries once a week (Sunday)
• Do laundry once a week (Sunday)
• Write a new recipe on index card once a month (last Sunday of each month) (reassessed throughout the year: no longer a priority)
  
• Clear to-do list once every 2 weeks (2^nd Sunday)
• Track progress against all goals
• Keep all receipts in an envelope
• Charge BB every night
  

Note: Failing to plan is planning to fail! What is your plan for 2011?

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