New Years Resolutions, 2013: RESULTS

Before I get into my resolutions for this year, I will mention my progress upon last year's.

1) Write in a journal every day, to capture what I learned, what worked well, where to improve, what I'm grateful for, and what the high point of the day for me was.

GRADE:  99%

RESULT:  An amazing treasure trove of memories that is super fun to go over at the end of the year and review.

BONUS:  I wrote out the top high points for each month into a short list to summarize the entire year's worth of awesome.  Some months the winners were more difficult to pick, others were obvious.

2) Create a goals spreadsheet for my ideal body/each muscle group (eg "100 knuckle pushups, 200 regular for chest development") make regular progress, document and update the spreadsheet and use it as a "progress bar" towards adonis state

GRADE:  100%

RESULT:  I kept this spreadsheet on my desktop as my four focuses for the year, and made regular progress.

BONUS:  I found recording my exercise sessions in the beginning to be helpful (as I was able to "give myself significance/kudos" like a trainer)

3) Have a joyful & creative career where I get to help & empower people; earning at least $60,000 p/year in addition to the passive income which will lead to financial freedom so that I can live the life I want for myself, my wife, and my child

GRADE:  0%

RESULT:  Though not from lack of trying, discovering what career simultaneously pays well and I find joyous has been a challenge I was not up to this year.  While teaching anybody from daycare kids to adults is an amazing high for me, the pay simply wasn't there to sustain a lifestyle.  On the flipside, working for higher wages in environments with negative & hostile people paid well enough, but leeched the soul to the point where I was bringing my anger and frustrations from work home with me.

UPDATE:  Will add to 2014, with perhaps, more clarity than originally put forth.

4) Have a successful video game published and distributed so that I can share my creativity with the world, and have a wonderful source of passive income to help earn the life I deserve.

GRADE:  50%

RESULT:  I created (and re-created, and re-created) a design doc, and had the input of Microsoft game doc analyst & lead programmer/designer of Relic, and have a viable product.  Funding is the next step.

5)  Increase household passive income so that we can both have the freedom to be with our child, and do our passions without sacrifice.

GRADE:  5%

RESULT:  Not as much passive income as I'd hoped for, however the wheels are in motion for the coming year.

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Ultimate result:

I will continue the journaling.  It has been an excellent way to focus my mind upon positive things, while simultaneously acknowledging areas that I can improve, setting plans into motion etc.

I will continue to use the "Adonis spreadsheet"

I will continue to increase passive income (which also directly impacts the game creation) and add additional clarity to this.

Joyful & abundant job will be added to 2014.