1. Increase Twitter Followers to 500 (241 remain) 2. Post Regularly to Gifts4Men 3. Develop three blogs/websites with passive income streams 4. Save for Own Home 5.Improve my Fitness Levels (1lbs lost) 6. Watch 150+ Films (13/150)
Following on from my post about my goals from 2009, I have put a lot of thought and time into deciding what I want to achieve from the next 365 days. I have listed three goals specifically related to my online endeavours and three that are much more personal.
1. Increase Twitter Followers to 500 The only goal that was achieved during 2009 was increasing my Twitter followers to 200. Continuing this trend, my goals for 2010 is to increase this by 250% and achieve 500 followers over the year.
2. Post Regularly to Gifts4Men The main focus of my attention during 2010 will be my gifts for men blog. The first goal in relation to Gifts4Men will be to post five new articles a week showcasing different products. Upon calculating the number of weekdays during 2010, this would require 261 new posts over the year.
3. Develop three blogs/websites with passive income streams With only a limited number of hours in a day, developing passive income from multiple sources can be the easiest way to generate an income online. The goal would require the websites to earn revenue with little further involvement from myself. The development of these websites/blogs will be discussed in much more detail as they are in progress.
4. Save for Own Home Back in August 2009 I posted about the fact that I was moving out of the family home. The purchase of this house actually fell through, but moving out is something I still want to do. My goal is to amass £10,000 in a savings account during 2010 to cover the cost of a deposit and any associated fees with purchasing your first home. For this to happen, I need to reign in my expenditure greatly; eating food that has been prepared by myself rather than at a restaurant, stop purchasing domain names (as mentioned in my random facts post) and just generally tighten my purse strings.
5. Greatly Improve my Fitness Levels Over the past few years I have slowly gained weight and although I have attempted to shed a few pounds, my weight always rises again. Using a great service called Skinnyr, I am able to chart my weight progress and display it on a graph. You can set goals and over time it is possible to see your monthly averages and how well you are progressing. I don’t have a specific weight loss goal, it is more of a visual rather than statistical thing for me. On January 1st I will be taking a photograph to use as a comparison throughout the rest of the year.
6. Broaden my Film Watching I am a big fan of films. The main problem I find is that I have missed out on so many that were released prior to the past ten years. Throughout 2010, I hope to make my way through the IMDB Top 250 along with watching many films recommended to me by others. My goal is to watch 150+ movies throughout 2010 which would average approximately 3 films per week.
If you have set any goals for 2010, I would appreciate you letting me know in the comments. This blog is going to have some improvements made during January to make it much more personal and be much more focused towards my goals and how I can achieve them.
Some very bold but practical goals. To help yourself achieve them, I recommend breaking each one down into the key elements that will help you achieve that goal. e.g. making a list of the films you haven’t seen that you want to see, working out how you’re going to see each of them, e.g. through LoveFilm? borrowing from friends?
With the saving money, what other sources of income are you going to use? What other ways can you save money? (check out the guide about cutting your bills, etc on http://www.moneysavingexpert.com).
By breaking stuff down into tasks, you’ll find you’ll meet your goals. And if there’s something I can do to help, just ask
Thanks for the comments Dan. For my own personal use, I have put together a much more in-depth list of things I can do to achieve my goals.
Thanks for the link to Money Super Market, although for me my bills are still very minimal. My problem is still treating my money as disposable income like I used to do in college and if I don’t change my ways now, I’ll struggle even more in the future.
I’ll be sure to let you know if you could lend a hand with anything. There could possibly be an opportunity with goal #3 at some point.
Following on from my post about my goals from 2009, I have put a lot of thought and time into deciding what I want to achieve from the next 365 days. I have listed three goals specifically related to my online endeavours and three that are much more personal. 
