2008 Goals Progress Report

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June 30th, 2008

At the beginning of the year, I set some ambitious goals for myself for 2008. Now that we are officially halfway through the year, I thought I would check in to see how I’m doing. I think I’m doing pretty well…7 out of 15 down. So far, so good.

Goals for 2008

1. Travel to a new country
   Done. Argentina, Uruguay, and Peru
2. Run 1/2 Marathon
   Done. San Francisco Half Marathon.
3. Finish Olympic Triathlon
   Done. Wildflower Triathlon.
4. Weigh 215 lbs or less and maintain that weight through the end of the year
   Halfway there. Finally got my weight down below 215…now to keep it off.
5. Max out my 401k ($15,500)
   Done. Had to max out early before switching jobs. Unfortunately, startups don’t offer 401k’s.
6. Max out my ROTH-IRA ($5,000)
   Done.
7. Make 10k in outside income (outside of my main job)
   $0 so far…
8. Learn Spanish (conversational level)
   Got some practice in Argentina and Peru but still need more work.
9. Post to blog regularly (1+ post per week)
   I know the blog posts have been a bit sporadic, but this post makes 21 for the year, which is about 0.78/week.
10. Read at least 2 books per month
    On track for this one. 14 books read this year. Full list on Librarything.
11. Take one photo everyday (project365)
    Not started.
12. Build and launch a website
    Well, technically this is done. I designed and launched nrgrunning.com for Nina (more on this later). Although the original intent of this goal was to build a “web application”, so that is still pending.
13. Start a company
    This one is on hold since I decided to join a startup.
14. Leave on an extended trip
    Also put on hold by the startup.
15. Learn Yoga
    Not started.