As 2020 closes in, I have been eager to review my year, figure out what worked, what didn’t and hit the ground running. This past weekend, I managed to devote a few hours to reviewing my planner and my 2019 notebook, and I can say there was a lot of things I learned about myself, and see areas to focus on for the coming year. The list isn’t comprehensive, but it is stuff that stood out for me. It is also not to humble brag, but to keep myself on track and accountable.
In 2019, I managed to
- Attend the Samurai Game Workshop
- Try Indoor Rock Climbing
- Experience a Sensory Deprivation Tank
- Reread and do The Artist’s Way
- Write a Novel in a Month
- Ate more vegan but not as regularly as I’d hoped for
- Adopt an amazing Immigration Law Mentor
- Do 3 legal Seminars
- Volunteer 100s of hours at The Harriet Buhai as a family law attorney
- Volunteer dozens of hours at the LACBA Immigration Legal Aid Project
- Travel to Seattle, New York and Las Vegas
- Run a Half Marathon
- Read a dozen plus books
- Deadlift 375 pounds
- Squat 245 pounds
- Create a new accountability group to keep me on tasks for my goals
- Continue my weekly accountability group call for most of the year. \
Yet, when I look at the list, I see so much more possibility for 2020. So much to still learn, grow from, so much more I could accomplish. I noticed that around October is when I ran out of juice and stopped posting updates in my planner. I did increase my note taking in the notebook, and I also faithfully updated my top weekly and monthly goals in a Google sheet I shared with 3 other people on a regular basis. I also noted that I didn’t add too many personal things in my planner or notebook. Either it didn’t happen, or I didn’t give it the importance it deserves. There is also my nagging habit of being annoyed at things that I cannot control or being in judgement of others and their quirks. Too often, I am quick to assume or judge rather than taking the time to see the person in their light and not my experience. That changes in the coming year.
For 2020, I plan to focus in 3 major areas: Health, Law Practice and Relationships. To that end, I envision doing the following:
Health
- Run a Marathon
- Crossfit average 3 times a week and improve my weightlifting numbers and finally conquer the pull up
- Run a triathlon
Law Practice
- Do a minimum of 6 legal/educational seminars
- Complete mentorship on Immigration Law
- Build Referral Network through BNI and Provisors
Relationships
- Year of Travel with my wife
- Find New Place
- Phone Roulette: call someone randomly when free instead of scrolling mindlessly when waiting a prolonged time
It might seem foolish or even egotistical to make so many goals but I truly believe in the quote “A goal is a dream with a deadline.” Happy New Year and I look forward to my journey in 2020!
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