Two years ago I wrote a blog post about entitled "before i turn 30". Reading it now I realized that I had no clue what was going to happen but knew that it was gonna happen whether or not I was prepared. And oh was I not prepared. Although I achieved what I hoped to have achieved academically by age 30, I was still lacking in some very important areas, namely finances, relationships and goal setting. Sadly all 3 are intertwined and failing at one meant failing at all. Now 4 months into 30 and I can honestly say that I miss my 20s. I miss the days of reckless spending, frivolous living and all around bad choices. But do I really? Do I really miss the nights I can hardly remember and the mornings I hope to forget? That's gonna be a NO. Now that I;m 30 I can honestly say that life has come full circle. I have come face to face with the issues that I have been running from for the past 10 years. Though I have accomplished a lot academically in the last decade of my life, I have failed where proper planning and execution are concerned. Turning 30 made me realize that my wing it days are not sufficient when it comes to life and preparing to take on a life partner, start a family and own a home. I just am not ready. Sad as it may sound I masterminded my own demise but not being more pragmatic about my future. And now at ground zero, I have nowhere to go but up. No one to fall back on but myself and no one to be accountable to but myself. So what am I going to do? Turn it around of course. The way I see it I have 3 years to get it together. Three years to pay off my debts, 3 years to get in better shape; mentally,physically,and emotionally. Can it be done? Yes! Will it be done? Yes! How will I get it done? Metrics. What are metrics, a method of measuring something, or the results obtained from this. Simply put I need to measure my output as it relates to my finances, my health, my thoughts and set SMART goals. So here goes
Financial Goals
1. Pay off credit card by June 30th 2016
2. Save $5,000 by December 2016 to pay towards student loan/ invest in a small business.
Health Goals
1. Work out for 15 minutes every morning.
2. Run 10 miles a month for May 2016
Personal Goals
1. Write and Schedule 3 blog posts per week for the remainder of 2016
2. Write and schedule 3 weekly Facebook posts for the 3 social media accounts that I manage.
By writing these down, I will hold myself accountable and will ask anyone who reads this to hold me accountable as well. The time for change has come and gone, its now the time for action.
P.S. Scroll through my previous posts for the blog post entitled "Before I'm 30".
