Another year, another set of goals… To be honest, last year’s weren’t a huge success – on a personal level I didn’t read as many books as I’d hoped, and I certainly didn’t run as far as I wanted to. Luckily, I’m not anywhere near as bothered as perhaps I should be 😀 On a business level I achieved two out four of my goals – I generated significantly more income than I did in 2015 and I nailed down my bath bomb recipe / got my assessment paid for and certified, so I can now crack on with making and selling them. Lip balms and website are back on the list for this year…
Speaking of which, I’m going down the route of monthly goals this year. Last year’s goals weren’t time specific enough, so without any further ado, here are my personal and business goals for January:
Personal
Run 30km. Yep, I’m running again. Last year I started off with a rather gung ho attitude and injured myself. I was out of action for a good couple of months and never really got back on track properly after that. This time I’m starting very gently. I’ve run 6.5km so far, so I think 30km is achievable.
Read one book. Any book. Just read dammit!! We’ll see… This is one I may have to give up on until the kids are a bit older.
Business
January is usually a quiet-ish month, but I’m generally kept busy restocking after the Christmas period, so that’s a given, not a goal. In addition I want to:
Complete my tax return. This is not optional. It has to be done by 31st January, and WILL be done by 31st January, so I know I’m onto a winner with this one 🙂
Make a batch of Castile soap. Castile is a pure olive oil soap, with no other oils or butters, which needs at least 6 months cure time. I’ve wanted to make it for a while but not got round to it. I figure if I put it down here as a goal I might be more motivated to find the time.
Work on a formula for a facial bar. I probably won’t actually make it this month, but I’d like to start researching and formulating a recipe so that I can try making this soon.
Post a minimum of 8 times on the blog.
And there we go, nothing really groundbreaking but, fingers crossed, they’re achievable. If you’re reading this, thank you! It’s you I’m counting on to keep me on track, if only because I have to report back here in four weeks time – hopefully with my head held high 😀
Happy New Year!
I love achievable goals. If you post 8 blogs this month, I will read each and every one.
Wishing you a happy, healthy and fun-filled 2017.
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