A New Year, A New Set of Goals

How did 2010 slip by me so fast? It seems like just yesterday, I rode to the top of Las Sendas mountain and proclaimed my mileage goal for the year. I didn't exactly shout it from the mountain top, but when I got back I wrote about it. Not nearly as poetic, I know. In fact, I think I did pretty good on my goals that I set out for the year. You'll have to ask my wife about #'s 2&3 but I feel that I did pretty good. For the work one, I feel I did well. To recap, here were my goals:



1. Ride 3600 miles by year's end

2. Be a better father to my kids (lengthen my fuse)

3. Be a better husband to my wife in general

4. Focus my energy at work on being more productive (work smarter, not harder)



Hmmm, 3 out of 4 isn't bad, right? Turns out my total mileage was only 1674 miles. Not even half of my goal that I set out for myself. How did that happen? I was kicking ass. My miles for the last 3 years were going up considerably until last year. 2008 - 2064 miles, 2009 - 3053 miles, last year - complete fizzzle (fo shizzle). I'm not going to sit here and make up a bunch of lame excuses. Yes, my hand issues continued, but so what? Maybe my goal wasn't realistic? Maybe life just got in the way? Yes, life did get busy, but isn't it always? Wasn't 2009 busy too? You bet!



Instead of complaining about not meeting my goal, I'm going to celebrate it. Hey, I did over 1600 miles! That's a whole lot better than sitting my fat ass on the couch and doing nothing! In 2010 I did manage to drop about 10 pounds and lower my cholesterol to under 200. I've been eating healthier and feeling better.

So for this year, I have a new list of goals. Here they are (in no particular order):
1. Continue to lengthen my fuse with my kids
2. Be an even better husband to my wife
3. Get our office in the top 5 agencies in the country (currently we're at the bottom)
3. Better my time in the Tour de Scottsdale (4:26 in 2010)
4. Compete in a sprint triathlon
5. Compete in 1 running event (Warrior Dash - already scheduled 4-30-11)
6. Better my 2008 mileage number (2064miles)
7. Try to help people understand Autism and share our story more
8. Get rid of some clutter
9. Improve my overall well being through meditation and relaxation
10. Expand our home garden to grow more of our own food.
11. Have fun!

I picked 11 for 2011 (clever huh?). I have started walking the dog most nights with a friend of mine, Mark which will help with my mileage goal and overall health. Yeah, we got a dog just after Thanksgiving. Starting off 2011, my weight is 281 and my cholesterol is 299 (this is more a reference for me to see how I do this year). I believe that all of these goals are attainable. I hope to blog more to share my journey with both of the people that read this.

Here's to a great year!