Five Strategic Goals MUST-BE Accomplished in 2012

Every beginning of the year, I'd like to make a long list of resolutions. I think there are a lot of people who doing the same thing like me. The number of my resolutions are usually 20 or more. 

However, for this year, I decided not making any resolutions because I could never keep them, and most of resolutions were the same as the year before. I did some problem and solution analysis for my old new year's resolutions.

Problems: 
1) My resolutions were TOO many. There was NO way I could achieve 20 or more resolutions within a year. 
2) I only MADE resolutions, but I never CONSIDERED HOW I could achieve them.  

Solutions:
1) I condensed my resolutions by combining and grouping several things together.
2) I planned my ways for achieve them. If the resolution is NOT achievable, it is pointless to make it.

Therefore, this year, I am doing something different. Instead of having 20 or more resolutions, I made five strategic goals that must-be accomplished this year.
1. Build Better Body Shape and Stay Healthy

•    Lose 10 to 15lb.
•    Be better on flexibility and balance and able to lift heavier weights
•    Eat healthy food

Ways to Achieve

• Go to the gym 4 to 5 times for intense cardio, and attend at least one weight training and yoga classes a week . 
• Eat a lot of fresh fruits and raw vegetables.

2. Get Into A Graduate School and Find A Job

•     Become better at writing essays
•     Achieve higher GRE score
•     Learn how to market myself

Ways to Achieve

• Study at least 4 hours and memorize at least 10 new vocabularies everyday, review math formulas, and take a lot of practice tests. 
• Practice writing cover letter and resume, attend job fairs, keep update blog and Linked-In regularly.

3. Pay Attention to Neatness and Details

•     Have my room organized 
•     Keep all of my belonging cleaned 
•     Make sure my writings are free from mistakes

Ways to Achieve

• Do weekly duties for organizing my room and belongings. 
• Check my writings before I submit, send, or publish. 

4. Involve Society and Engage Networking

•     Do some volunteer work
•     Hang out with friends
•     Participate in community based activities

Ways to Achieve

• Volunteer at Cash Oregon during tax season and Blanchet House during holiday season. 
• Keep in touch with my friends regularly. Pay attention to the activities of the local community.

5. Develop My Passion and Study Music and Literature 

•     Become better at baking, blogging, photography, fashion, and craft
•     Improve my piano skills and memorize several songs
•     Watch more movies and read more books

Ways to Achieve

• Make about one hour each day to perform one of my passionate things and/or practice piano.
• Watch two to three good movies a week. 

How to achieve them within a year? The key is TIME MANAGEMENT that will be my main goal for this year. Now, all the long list of resolutions became ONE goal.

GOAL FOR THE YEAR -- "BE BETTER ON TIME MANAGEMENT"

How simple that is!! I am tired of breaking my resolutions. It would be easier to achieve one goal than 20 resolutions, wouldn't it?