Every year, I spend time reflecting during the first few weeks to establish my goals and hopes to achieve during the year. I like having them documented somewhere so I can hold myself accountable.
Work
- I’m hoping to keep improving processes for my team and optimizing our workflow. We spent the last quarter of 2024 making some changes that gets us near to that goal.
Finance
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Investing: Started to invest in 2024, which I regret not doing sooner. Want to consistently invest every month and see how it goes.
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Pay off debt: This is one of my more important goals. I want to pay off all my lower debts: credit card bills and student loans.
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I have a debt tracker in Google Sheets where I have a plan to pay off all of this debt, hopefully this year.
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I would still have my mortgage and car payments, but those are ones that I also want to pay off early.
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Our house mortgage is for 30 years. We have been paying for 4 years and for two of those years we have been making an extra payment every month that goes towards lowering the principal. If everything goes well, we should be able to pay off our mortgage in 15 years or less.
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Have a year salary in savings: Having money in savings is very important to me. Most of my savings went towards my breast reduction surgery in October 2023, so I’ve been working on building my savings account again. The goal is to have at least a year’s salary saved. I have a high-yield savings account the interest is always an extra help in increasing the amount. My plan is to set aside an amount each month from my paycheck that will go towards savings.
Health, Wellness and Fitness
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Running: I started running towards the end of 2024. In a move to push myself and keep improving I signed up for a half marathon in July (in Napa/Sonoma County, California!!) and some 5Ks during the first half of 2025. I am doing this mostly to have fun, with no goals towards pacing or race times. I couldn’t run before my operation due to the pain, so being able to do it now is an accomplishment in itself.
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Exercise regularly: This is a continuation from 2024. My goal is to stay consistent with exercise, at least 3 or 4 times a week.
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Take care of my health: Before my operation, I was extremely scared of going to the doctor and getting my yearly checkups. I’m not getting any younger, and if I want to lead a healthy life, I need to take care of myself. I want to do my regular checkups and make sure there’s nothing to worry about in my health.
- This includes my mental health. I’ve been going to therapy consistently and it’s my plan to continue.
Hobbies & Fun
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Reading: I’ve neglected reading for a while. I want to get back to it and read at least one book a month. Really hoping I can make this happen.
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Writing/Blogging: This is something I always regret not doing more of. Don’t want to set a specific number of blog posts I need to do, but it’s definitely something I want to do more of. Document things I do this year. Go back to basics.
What are some of your goals for 2025?
