This past week I have been focusing on planning out and setting personal goals for myself for 2012. I did this for 2011 and felt that it helped me stay on track very well.
This year I am doing things a little bit different and being much more detailed and intentional. I have six main priorities, and I am breaking down those priorities into focus areas for the year. My monthly goals will be based around those focus areas. It is taking a lot of time, but I really believe that it will be worth it in the end. I’m a list kind of girl and love checking things off, so making written goals really helps me stay motivated!
I have been inspired by Crystal from Money Saving Mom- she has provided a guide for setting up your priorities and goals and lots of free printables! I highly recommend checking out her blog if you aren’t already a reader!
My priority areas for the year are:
1. My personal relationship with God
2. My marriage
3. Our Finances
4. Ministry through Element Church
5. Keeping a (mostly) clean and organized house
6. Health and Fitness
And here are my focus areas for each priority:
1. My personal relationship with God
- Spend intentional time daily in the Word and in prayer
- Read books that encourage my spiritual walk
- Share my faith with others
2. My marriage
- Pray together daily
- Read Scripture together daily
- Commit to open communication
- Spend intentional “technology free days” with Jeremy
- Read books that encourage my marriage
3. Our Finances
- Written budget monthly
- Weekly check up on our finances and balancing our checking account
- Envelope System
- Pay off all credit card debt
- Fully fund emergency fund
- Begin more fully utilizing Mint.com, Upromise, and other online tools
4. Ministry through Element Church
- Support Jeremy as he leads the student ministry
- Intentional relationship building with youth girls
- Implement Element Women’s Ministry
5. Keeping a (mostly) clean and organized house
- Quick 5 minute pick up every morning before work
- Wash dishes before going to bed
- Daily chore tasks
- Strategic placement of furniture, etc. to create a an “easy to stay clean” atmosphere
- Read books that inspire creative homemaking
6. Health and Fitness
- Exercise 5 times per week
- Drink 8 glasses of water daily
- Portion control
- Eat more natural and real foods
I’m currently putting together my monthly goal sheets so I’ll hopefully be able to share those with you tomorrow! What are your new year’s goals?
Wow! These are amazing goals! I love your fitness goals - very similar to mine. :) We are using thefresh20.com this year for meal plans. The meals focus on eating whole foods and avoiding processed foods. I love that I don't have to think about what's for dinner - I just pull up a recipe and each week I have a grocery list to shop for the 20 fresh ingredients I need.
ReplyDeleteHi! I'm stopping by from Money Saving Mom. Your goals are great! The ones for your relationship with God and for fitness hit home the most for me. I wish you the best!
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