My Goals for 2025

My Goals for 2025

2024 was great, I lost 23 pounds, maxed out my Roth IRA, I showcased consistency I never knew I had in almost every area of my life. I overcame anxiety. Succeeded in school. It was the largest jump I have ever made in life skills and figured more about myself.

How do I replicate it? What do I want to accomplish in 2025?

Physical Goals

Run a Marathon (Jan 12 2025)

Get under an 8- minute mile

Lose 15 more pounds

Pickleball tournament

Mental Goals

Limit anxiety even more, manage it.

Limit doom scrolling, replace with chess.

Take some breaks from constant stimulation

Do more things you enjoy. Corny yes, but easy to do.

Financial Goals

Max out Roth IRA

Max out HSA

Make $5,000 outside of my 9-5

Giving Back Goals

Volunteer at an animal shelter

Volunteer at local food pantry and hit 52 hours volunteered

Sponsor a family for Christmas

Help eight people with their finances/saving for goals.

Business Goals

Make $5,000 in revenue

Have a consistent posting schedule across all platforms

Release 2026 Disney Book

Saving Book

Relationship Goals

Date night every week (creatively)

Ask more personal questions to family members

Monthly shake it up and do something out of norm, swim with sharks? No idea just be creative.

If I complete all of these goals in 2025, I will be ecstatic. Some might not be hit; some might not be a priority by the end of the year. Grew. Progressed. Word of 2025? Creative? Business wise, relationship wise? I feel like the years are just flying by. It doesn’t seem like that long ago when I was leaving high school and starting at my community college. That was almost nine years ago now. I feel like Adam Sandler in Click where during days that are routine the days FLY by. Work, home, watch TV, eat dinner, do chores, sleep. Wake up the next day and do it again. It’s one of the reasons why I am interested in starting my own business. To have the flexibility to work in more creative places. Do different items per day, to use my mind creatively. At my current job there isn’t much room for creative expression. Crunch numbers, get some steps in, say good morning to everyone, go home.

I have seen mixed reviews of 2024. Some experienced great success. Some did almost nothing. Some had a year of regression. Mine was a no doubter, one of the most progressing years of my life and I feel like I am still only scratching the surface. There are so many areas to improve, and I personally just feel excited about that. How I write this next year and feel even better about my life. But life is unpredictable. I had a sweet puppy pass away way too early. Five years old is still a puppy. I had some really tough nights with anxiety. I had a good number of days when I didn’t show up how I wanted to. I still believe I showed up well almost every day after April when I feel like I really started self-improvement. I realized what I enjoy doing. Provided more value for others. Know more about my strengths. My weaknesses and how to address them. One of these weaknesses was consistency. I knew it was weak. I couldn’t show up and work on business every day. I would start ventures and giver up. It began a continuous cycle. Get extremely excited about an idea, a possible added income. Get VERY excited and then get tired of it when it doesn’t work immediately. I needed validation. If I didn’t get that I would give up.

April of 2024 stopped the cycle. I have been working on this project for a little under a year at this moment. Some things have come and gone, posting has been inconsistent at times but I have realized I want to see this through. To also be patient about results. I have enjoyed the process of doing this, I have been able to see more about my strengths, weaknesses, my comfort zone.  I have also started budgeting formally. A couple months of anxiety filled days I was able to live with it. Still suffer from social anxiety but I have improved a lot in that area too. I feel great about the place I am at.

2024 word of the year was progress. I made huge strides in almost every area of my life. 2025 WILL continue that trend as I am prepped to make this year the best year of my life.