10 for 2010
Up until recently, I’ve always been more of a “go with the flow” kind of guy. For anyone that has known me for the past few years, you’re going to think “what?” I make lists. Grocery lists, to-do lists, shopping lists, book lists. I try to organize my life using lists that fill many spiral bound notebooks and moleskines and most people think that this makes me “anal.” This is partly true but I’ve always been more easy going and laid back when it comes to bigger decisions and this is why I consider myself more “go with the flow” than “a man with a plan.”
I’ve sort of let my life just float; I’ve never really planned anything out regarding life decisions and whatever happens, happens. The past 25 years and some months have been decent, I’ve had my ups and downs, but now that I’m reaching my last year in my mid-twenties I’ve started to realize that I really haven’t done anything. Starting this year, that is about to change.
I’ve dropped the anal lists, no more notebooks for daily to-do lists, and I started making a list of things that I want to accomplish. These things may not seem like much to anyone other than me, but if I can accomplish these ten things this year, I think I’ll have the momentum I need to accomplish my bigger life goals.
10 for 2010
- Move to NYC (or some other major city on the list)
- Write every day
- Write and record my own album
- Travel to the following cities: Chicago, NYC, Los Angeles, Seattle
- Become more financially responsible (by this I mean start saving more. I already save, I just need to save more.)
- Lose at least 50 lbs.
- Quit smoking for good: I quit for a month and then I start smoking again. This has been a pattern for two years.
- Stand up for myself: I have a horrible habit of letting people take me for granted and letting people walk over me.
- Follow through: There are certain things I say I’m going to do but then I never do it, like painting my bedroom.
- Be a better brother: I don’t have a good relationship with my 24 year old sister. Growing up, we both did things that sort of pushed each other away and we haven’t been close since. Now that she’s about to pop out my niece or nephew, I really want to work on my relationship with her. I also want to be more supportive and understanding for my two youngest sisters.
