Progress Report
OK, so…, not a stellar start. Since May 2009 here is what I have AND haven’t been able to accomplish:
Short Term Goals
- Double the BudgetSketch user base by August 2009
Done but it took two month longer than expected. Of course the user base has since increased by more than 3,000% in a year. Not bad! - Read a technical book by August 2009
FAIL! - Read a book for leisure by August 2009
FAIL! - Read “Body For Wife” by August 2009
FAIL but with an excuse. The site isn’t complete and the book has not yet been published. - Pay off a credit card, any credit card (does not include transferring any portion of its balance to another card/loan) by November 2009
FAIL but another excuse. All cards are now managed via Trinity Debt Management whose services I highly recommend if you need them which I hope you do not. - Loose 20lbs. by November 2009
FAIL! - Save 2 months cash reserve in my business account by November 2009
FAIL!
Long Term Goals
- Work full-time for Finagilous LLC by December 2010
This one is tracking fairly well but I am feeling less pressure to see Finagilous profitable since Gaslight Software is doing so well. - Become debt free (except for the mortgage) by June 2014
Unless I learn to but everything after this goal there is little chance that I’ll meet this goal. Some of these goals seem diametrically opposed to one another. - Receive a clean bill of health from my physician by June 2011
I am walking in training for the 2011 Walt Disney World Half Marathon in January 2011. I’ll be running in two 5K’s and a 10K prior to the half marathon. We’ll see.
Next Steps
I think I’ll reconsider some of my previous goals. The long term goals remain the same and my new short term goals (due by June 2010) are:
- Read one business development/technical book in each of the next three months (March, April & May)
- Read one leisure book in each of the next three months (March, April & May)
- Read the bash man page from end to end and create a bash tutorial
- Make emacs my everyday editor
- RUN a 5K by the end of June 2010
Clearly I’m off to a poor start but you can help… The next time you see me, give me a rough time for my poor performance!
