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Every year, I set New Year's Resolutions and publish them on the Internet for everyone to see. I do this for me to document my goals, but also, hopefully, to inspire others to set resolutions as well. A new year is a time of reflection, but it can also be a time to set short and long-term goals for the future. As you get older, time seems to move much faster, and if you don't have a plan, the year might slip away and you will have made no changes. As my favorite quote from Richard Bach states, "Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours". It is to bring change to your life and it starts tomorrow with a new calendar year!
My Resolutions for 2014:
#1 - Become more organized - At work and at home, I let the piles of paperwork and other unnecessary things gather around me. Instead of putting things aside to do later, my resolution is to try and deal with it at the moment. In this way, I will cut down on the clutter around me and leave a cleaner life! (I never said my resolutions were easy!)
#2 - Re-Invent my exercise life - As many of you know, massive knee injuries in 2013 left me with the reality that after 3,700 miles of running, I will have to find a new way to exercise or I will end up using a cane for the rest of my life. I know that I enjoy biking, weight lifting, and surfing, but I must add in other non-impact exercises like swimming into my routine.
#3 - Focus on professional growth - I was elected as President of HSTE (Hawaii Society of Technology in Education) and I will be traveling to two conferences this year as part of this leadership. I need to spend some time focusing on my growth as a technology leader and helping to grow my organization.
#4 - Family time - This one is a carry over from 2013 and it is still so important to me. My daughters are growing up fast and I need to find time and ways to enjoy spending time with them and Suzy. It will be tougher this year with being gone to conferences off-island, but it can be as easy as shutting the laptop and playing Wii with them.
It seems this year, my resolutions are not as measurable as in previous years. It will be tough to figure out if I actually have "met" them at the end of 2014; however, they are what I need at this time as I look to the new year!
I hope my resolutions will inspire you to create your own and monitor your progress throughout the year. I have set a reminder on my calendar at the end of every month to check how I am doing and remind me of what I set.
Happy New Year!!
Well, I guess I am not much of a blogger, my last post was my 2013 resolutions!!
Here is a review of those resolutions.
#1 - Get the hood and actually graduate with my Ph.D.
--- Done! It was a wonderful graduation, especially when I got "hooded" and then got to sit in the stands with the other professors.
#2 - Find success in the Honolulu Marathon and achieve a "best time" for me in this race
--- Sadly, this did not happen and will not happen again, probably. I faced knee injuries throughout the year with arthritis, then I broke my toe, finally, I messed up my left knee so bad I found myself in the urgent care and a trip to get an MRI. Basically, I have torn the cartilage below my thigh bone in my knee. This is where all the support comes from for doing running and other "pounding" exercises. The doctor says it is time for me to re-invent myself through other exercises. I spent six weeks on crutches.
#3 - Find a balance in my exercise - I have started this re-invention and I am lifting weights, doing the stationary bike, and swimming. I have to take it easy and be careful not to re-injure my knee.
#4 - Utilize my PhD to educate others - Success! Last summer, I started teaching as an Adjunct Professor for Argosy University. I have been teaching Education classes to Master's Degree students who are in American Samoa. It has been a great experience so far!
#5 - Family time - I would say I have found some success with this and have tried to spend more time with my family and balance my life more. I seem to have more time on my hands lately with no more dissertation writing and no training for marathons. My full time job is still very time consuming and stressful, but I have found more time for my family.
Well, there you have it! I think I would say that I have succeeded on 4 out of 5 of my resolutions! Not bad! It only my medical injuries hadn't held me back. At one point, I was even considering running the marathon on crutches, but Suzy talked me out of it.
Up next, my 2014 Resolutions!
