Birthday Resolutions
Today’s my birthday and I thought instead of waiting for New Years Day to set resolutions, I should set some goals today.
I based these on what would increase my happiness the most over the next year:
- Lose 25 pounds and maintain the weight – I started watching what I ate this summer and in 3 months I lost 15 pounds. Unfortunately I got so excited when my pants got to be too big, that I lost my discipline and gained 7 pounds back. Now my pants fit again. D’oh!
- Find a hockey team and start playing again – I really miss playing and can’t wait to start again.
- Post to my blog at least 3 times a week – Over the past year, I discovered that I love writing. Even if no one reads what I write, it’s still valuable to me. Writing something for public consumption focusing you to really think through the topic and organize your thoughts in a coherent fashion. Also, I like the idea that one day my great-grandkids can read this and see what a crazy person their great-grandpa was.Â
- Start something musical again – I’m not sure if I want to join another Masterworks chorus or start playing the guitar or piano, but I really miss playing music.Â
- Start a business on the side – I have lots of ideas floating around. My goal is to actually start one: either (1) start one and have positive cash flow for 3 months or (2) at least fail in two attempts (failure is defined by losing around $5K). I have two ideas right now that have legs. One is a traditional business and one is a charitable foundation. If I’m lucky, the former will fund the latter. I’ll share details when I have something to share.
And one more thing, though it’s not a resolution as much as a guideline: I have a long list of books that I’ve read, but not blogged about. I’m going to try to catch up on these.
Wish me luck. :-)
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Sergey Karov wrote:
Hey Vijay,
Happy Birthday Week!
I wish you all your goals to be far transcended this year! I believe that if you start playing hockey, the first point for loosing weight will come by itself.
I like the idea for posting 3 times a week. May I borrow this idea?
Music is something divine. If you want to sing – just tell me – I can provide you with thousend of divine songs…
I believe that working together with the right people you will have business success as well!
May happiness be always with you!
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