You can call them resolutions or you can call them personal goals but the end result is the same; the hope of improvement in the new year. It’s 2019 and another year is in the books. It’s trite but right to say how fast time flies. I started the year engaged, content with my boring insurance job and lazy about writing, exercise, health and hobbies. I end 2018 married, fresh off an amazing honeymoon and in a new director role. I’m still lazy about all that other stuff but the rest is a big win! It’s easy to look back at 2018 and see it as one of the best…

It’s goal review time, the part of the year where I judge myself on how successful I’ve been in achieving the random goals I set at the start of the year. Last year’s Q3 Goal Review got me into gear. That exercise was a big reason as to why I met my goals. I’m hoping this year is more of the same although the circumstances are a bit different. When I did my halfway point goal review, things were looking great. I was killing it in every area and looking good. However, I knew that I had some expenses coming up that would impact that negatively. First, there was my…

Goals are great but reviewing goals is key to actually achieving them. There’s no point in setting them without a plan to achieve them in place. Last year I did a Q3 review, saw I was behind and kicked myself into gear. Through that, I was able to do pretty well when it came to my 2017 goals. This year, I’m doing that same review a bit earlier in the year. It’s right at the midpoint mark of the year. I set my goals when it was freezing outside so it’s nice to have some warm weather around for this mid-year review. It’ll be good to see how I’m doing…