Twenty - Ten!! Com'mer! I'm ready for you!!

• As 2009 comes to an end, I figured it was time to evaluate where I’ve been…and where I want to go. Time to shoot for the stars and set some serious goals. I'm telling you...so you can hold me to it!! Got it?!?
  No laughing...these are serious goals! Oh...and I included a "why"...so in two months, I actually remember why it was so important to me today!!
  
  
• Build Shore Break Consultants – this is what I want!! Like really want. I want to be my own boss, and build a business on my terms.
• Compete in 2 marathons - shorten best time 4:38 by 30 minutes. - I want to qualify for Boston...and this is about half of the time I need to shave off to qualify.
• Finish a half-marathon in less than 2 hours - I've never done it...and came painfully close once.
• Do one pull up. - I've never been able to do one...so why not now??
• Take SERIOUS steps to finding my dad. (I slacked on this last year...BIG time!) - It's time. I see the need to find understanding in the situation. I want to be able to move forward in my life, knowing who he is, and who I am because of him.
• Pay off two of my credit cards - Honestly, it's a stressor. One which I always have, no matter how much I have made. Paying them off will allow me to start reprogramming my need for "scarcity".
• Visit 2 new states - There is so much to see here in the US and I want to be one American who actually takes advantage of it.
• Travel internationally - There is so much to learn about other cultures, places and yourself in international travel. Having done it two years in a row...I see the value it adds to my life, despite the cost!!
• Blog every two weeks - I've found comfort in finding myself in writing.
• Read one book a month - I don't read enough. End of story.
• Get back to my fighting weight - In my fighting weight, I had confidence. And I had knees that weren't sore from running!
• Give up soda – my one exception might be with cocktails - Its soooo bad for me. There's absolutely nothing good about it.
• Go on vacation with my mom - She deserves it. And I need to spend more time with her.
• Volunteer one hour a month - I get...from giving.
• Finish one chapstick before losing it or washing / drying it - I've never done it. And I'm beginning to think it's impossible.
• Avoid high fructose corn syrup at ALL costs - It's terrible. Absolutely terrible.
• Avoid fast food at ALL costs - Again. it's terrible. And it costs money...and it's just not good for me.
• Buy organic when possible - I could use some good foods free of hormones, pesticides and other junk in my life. We all could!
• Make sure my nieces know me – go home as often as possible - I want my nieces to know who I am. End of story. I want them to know that they're loved.
• Spend quality time with my mom - I don't do this enough...and I don't want to regret having an opportunity to...and not taking it.
• Run 10 miles per week, minimum - When I'm not training, it's easy for me to let this slide. Running allows me to clear my head, and focus on the things that deserve my focus more than anything else does.
• Visit my grandma’s grave site whenever I’m home - I don't want to be the busy person who doesn't have time to visit and pay respect to the people who helped form her into the person she is.
  
  
  Business Goals:
• Retain 4 repeat customers - business are sustained on a strong client base
• Network events once a month - business are built on building new relationships
• Newsletters or flyers out every 3 months - to put myself "in front" of people on a continuous basis...that isn't overwhelming
• Initiate some sort of referral program - to show gratitude for the relationships I have and the ones I gain.
• Tweet successes, leverage social media - it's a new age...and this outlet is taking the world by storm
• Leverage existing relationships to gain contacts and clients!