tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74183067093534712312011-04-21T12:48:11.719-07:00Lukenoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418306709353471231.post-59152964772843087132008-12-29T01:47:00.000-08:002008-12-29T03:54:53.929-08:00I am finally going to set some goals, on paper this time. Winging it has been cool so far, but as the year draws to a close it seems like a good time to actually formalize where my life is heading and make my <a href="http://www.ddls.com.au/VendCourseDet/BPD/51/TIMEMANG.htm">Time Management</a> teacher happy at the same time. I wonder if she made it to Peru yet?<br /><br />The top result from a google search for '<a href="http://www.google.com.au/search?q=how+to+set+goals&amp;ie=utf-8&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;aq=t&amp;rls=com.ubuntu:en-US:unofficial&amp;client=firefox-a">how to set goals</a>' turned up an excellent site on <a href="http://www.mindtools.com/page6.html">Personal Goal Setting</a>. After a quick read and some careful thought, these are the goals I am hoping to achieve in 2009:<br /><ul><li class="bodytext"><p class="bodytext"><em>Artistic:</em><br />Produce a full length song on my home computer with free and open source software using samples from my vinyl collection.<br /></p></li><li class="bodytext"><em>Attitude:</em><br /> Visit family and friends more regularly<br /> <br /> </li><li class="bodytext"><em>Career:</em></li><li class="bodytext">Improve group presentation skills</li><li class="bodytext">Help colleagues with simple and complex problems</li><li class="bodytext">Provide one-on-one training where required<br /> <br /> </li><li class="bodytext"><em>Education:</em><br /> Pass <a href="http://mylearn.vmware.com/portals/certification/">VMware Certified Professional</a> exam</li></ul><ul><li class="bodytext"><em>Family:</em><br />Help my partner everyday and discover fun and interesting activities for the weekend<br /></li></ul><ul><li class="bodytext"><em>Financial:</em><br /> Buy an investment property<br /> <br /> </li><li class="bodytext"><em>Physical:</em><br /> Walk for 45 minutes every second day<br /> <br /> </li><li class="bodytext"><em>Pleasure:</em></li><li class="bodytext">Shoot hoops once per week</li><li class="bodytext">Watch an independant film once per month</li><li class="bodytext">Watch a play once per quarter</li><li class="bodytext">Write a screenplay<br /></li></ul><ul><li class="bodytext"><em>Public Service:</em><br />Donate money and/or time to a local community outreach program</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7418306709353471231-5915296477284308713?l=lukeskywalka.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lukenoreply@blogger.com2