Non-Work Goals for 2010

My first goal for 2010 is to address my workaholism.

So the first step I’m taking on that front is to list my goals for 2010 that are outside the realm of work, or business, or my career.

Go snowboarding at least once this winter.

I was disappointed that I didn’t hit the slopes once last winter.  That failure will not repeat itself in 2010.  I definitely plan to make a day trip to go snowboarding sometime in January.  It will probably occur on a weekday, when the lines are short and so I can grant myself a personal day.  Being my own boss is fun.

Take more photos.

I’m still fumbling around with a mediocre Canon point and shoot camera.  It’s not bad.  Gets the job done.  But I’d like to justify a purchase of a “real” camera at some point.  The only way to do that is to get a bit more serious about photography.  I tend to only take pictures when I travel so…

Travel as often as possible.

I already have a short trip to Costa Rica planned for February (!).  That won’t be enough.  My girlfriend and I need to take a summer trip, a fall trip, and probably several road trips in between.  Living in New York City is wonderful, but it also makes you crave a change in scenery every few weeks.

Pick up my guitar again.

Considering music was my life up until 2009, it’s pretty sad that I put down my guitar and haven’t picked it up in over 6 months.  It won’t be another 6 months before I pick it back up.  I plan to get strumming again early in 2010.  As soon as the web work calms down (yeah, we’ve heard that one before…).

Get serious about being healthy.

Everybody makes a resolution to lose weight after the holiday season.  But I need to get serious about health on all fronts – exercise, eating habits, sleeping habits.  I recently moved into an apartment building with a gym, so I have no excuse in the exercise department.  I’ve always been in decent natural shape, but since I’m not a kid anymore, that’s not coming as easy as it used to.  Time to be more health concious.

Read more books and less blogs.

I just got a Kindle, and I love it.  I read a handful of great books in 2009, but my book reading doesn’t stack up to the massive amount of blogs and websites I read daily.  I’m addicted to RSS feeds.  I’m finding that the more blogs I read, the more they blend together (most blogs echo the topics of others).  I need to be much more selective in my online reading, and spend a lot more time with the Kindle.  Furthermore, I’ve got to expand the topics in my book collection beyond business and politics related non-fiction.  2010 will be the year I pick up some ebooks in the history department, a biography or two, and more fiction.

Start video blogging

OK, this is getting dangerously close to work/business related… but I’ll continue… I’d like to introduce some video posts here on briancasel.com.  I’m still working out the kinks in my personal presentation and camera set up, but I definitely plan to get this up and running soon.  It’s more personal, could prove to be less time consuming than writing (not always true) and I’d like to video blog from lots of different locations (including travel destinations).  We’ll see…

That’s all folks.  See you in 2010!