New Year's Resolution

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

What is the significance of this date? For me...it marks the beginning of a new year and a set of goals that I hope to obtain. I will do my best to stay motivated, stay encouraged, and stay focused to meeting the changes I place before me with confidence and determination. Each Wednesday that follows I will make an effort to update my blog with my progress. Mark where I have met my goals, where I have fallen behind, why I fell behind, and what I need to do in order for it not to happen again.

Advancement:

In order for me to further my career and income there are some things I need to obtain. For the moment, a Bachelor's degree isn't required. [although it is something I will want to obtain in the future] For now...getting specific key certifications will be the fastest and most efficient way for me to get ahead where I'm currently at. I have always felt overwhelmed by these tasks...for they are not easy and will require a lot of effort to obtain.

My goals are to study at a minimum an hour a day towards one of my certs on the days that I am working. On the days that I am off a minimum of two hours a day will be spent studying until I have obtained my certification(s).

Physical:

I already would like to think that I have a vigorous work out regiment given my schedule. I lift 3 days a week consistently to reach my max bench of 255lbs by March, and 280+ by the end of 09. What I am missing is my cardio and a few other key elements to transform my physique into something I feel more confident with.

To do this I will continue my lifting regiment as stated above. In addition, on the days that I am not working I will do 30 min worth of strictly abdominal/core exercises. After a few weeks I will increase the intensity of these by upping the number of reps per exercise that I do. I will also run for a minimum of 20 minutes for starters...until my stamina allows me to increase the distance, time, speed, or combination of either 3 as the months progress. I will also take 10-20 min out of each day and focus on stretching to regain some of my flexibility that I have lost.

Emotion:

I'm not yet sure how I want to tackle this idea yet. For now...I think I will continue to use my work out as a form of release for my emotions, as well as using my blog as an outlet to share my thoughts. It helps me clear my mind and focus on what truly is important if I can spill it out on paper [virtual in this case] and go back and re read where my frame of mind was when I created the post.