These are my 24 objectives for 2024.
I’ve been a list-making, goal-oriented particular person for many of my life. But the pandemic, my stint dwelling in a hospital, and the lack of each our cats, made me marvel what the purpose of setting arbitrary objectives was. What was the purpose of something?
I spent most of my time in mattress or on my Animal Crossing island as a result of I didn’t wish to face actuality. It was an excessive amount of.
After three years of not posting objectives, I’m again this yr feeling just a little extra like my previous self once more with the assistance of my new espresso obsession and deeper friendships. Although, I’m nonetheless studying and slowly chipping away at the concept that I’m much less of an individual if I don’t get issues accomplished. Not being productive is okay. We all have totally different seasons in life. This yr, nonetheless, I’m prepared to present myself a light push to do extra.
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Last Updated: January 4, 2024
24 GOALS FOR 2024
I don’t remorse taking a couple of years off. I’m glad I broke from the Western capitalistic mentality, the place you flip every little thing into productiveness. Grief? Turn that into productiveness, too! Because society says throwing your self at work is far more acceptable than a depressive episode.
I’m sharing objectives once more as a result of I get extra accomplished with some public accountability. However, this yr is just about doing greater than final yr, not attending to 100% completion. When I’m too goals-focused, I lose sight of the essential issues, like spending time with individuals (our cats are our individuals, too).
WORD OF THE YEAR
In 2020, my phrase was creativity. This yr, my phrase is REINVENTION.
I centered an excessive amount of on my age and always instructed myself my climbing was going downhill, however I didn’t give myself sufficient credit score for climbing once more after injuring my heel after a nasty fall. This yr, I’m going to pave my very own path, uncover new hobbies, and say f*ck ageism. I don’t must imagine what society says is age-appropriate. I’ve at all times been non-traditional, in any case.
Recap of Last Year
Also, this yr, greater than ever, I’m studying my reminiscence is unreliable. My mind thought we spent the yr largely at house and enjoying pickleball, however our one-second-a-day video for 2023 tells a special story. Did you recognize our brains create false recollections to assemble full storylines in our long-term and short-term recollections? How many lies have I been telling myself?
Highlights and lows from the yr embody:
- Safaried in Kruger National Park.
- Visited the wells in Eswatini that we constructed with the Thirst Project.
- Climbed in Moe’s, Hueco Tanks, Joshua Tree, Bishop, Leavy, and largely Red Rock (house crag).
- Visited two new nationwide parks – Guadalupe Mountains and Carlsbad Caverns.
- Learned to make kombucha and espresso.
- Played pickleball for the primary time.
- Said goodbye to Jay, Ash, and Erin (misplaced them to Hawaii).
- Got injured in Hueco, and couldn’t climb for some time.
Below, we’ve got mixed objectives (or Jacob’s objectives can be written in inexperienced).
TRAVEL GOALS + Climbing Goals for 2024
- Visit Hawaii – two units of couple buddies moved to Hawaii final yr.
- Visit a brand new state, nation, or continent.
- Complete our Las Vegas Bucket List.
- Visit one new nationwide park unit.
- Climb at a brand new mountaineering vacation spot.
- Go someplace new on our Utah bucket listing.
- Find or resolve on one main bouldering undertaking for the season.
- Climb 25 V3s and up.
More:Your Complete List of 400+ National Park Units within the US
PERSONAL GOALS
- Drink extra water (2.8 x 32 oz water bottle).
- Learn 12 new espresso recipes.
- Do vocal workout routines 3 times per week (if I get into this, I’ll take vocal classes).
- Pottery – Make a set of usable latte and cortado cups.
- Learn extra Korean vocabulary – Finish Korean Drops.
- Learn Japanese – Finish Section One in Duolingo.
- Try Korean Calligraphy.
- Learn to Make Soap.
- Learn to make bathe steamers.
- Go via all Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain prompts.
- Read or audiobook 12 Books.
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WORK AND BLOGGING GOALS
- Learn 12 new video transitions (@estherjulee @petiteclimbing @jacobthefu @morningpoos @catventurers).
- Focus on internet affiliate marketing with 12 product comparability posts.
- Continue our one sec of video a day (Check out 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016).
- Make a zen backyard for my new espresso account.
- Donate $25 for each merchandise not accomplished. Help us resolve the place the cash goes on the finish of the yr.
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ESSENTIAL TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL GOAL-SETTING
- Reflect and create objectives which can be essential to you. Give your self room to switch them later if wanted. Over the yr, you could change, and so will your objectives.
- Set S.M.A.R.T. objectives (particular, measurable, attainable, related, and time-bound)
- Write them down in order that they’re extra tangible, and in case you share them with the world, you may really feel extra accountability.
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Esther and Jacob are the founders of Local Adventurer, one of many prime 5 journey blogs within the US. They imagine that journey could be discovered close to and much and hope to encourage others to discover regionally. They discover a brand new metropolis in depth yearly and presently base themselves in Las Vegas.
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