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Goals for 2021

Fitness Goals

1. Running

    a. Mile Time: 5:30  

        (5:33 January 17th, 2021)

    b. 5k Time: 18:30   

        (20:20 October 10th, 2020)

    c. 10k Time: 43:00 

        (49:16 January 30th, 2021)

        (September 6th, planned)    

    d. Half Marathon: 104:00

2. Lifting 

    a. 180 lbs with 10% body fat

     (173 lbs @ 11.3%, February 8th 2021)

    b. 255 bench @ 6 reps, 285 squat @ 5 reps, 345 deadlift @ 6 reps 

    (245 bench @ 3 reps, February 1st 2021)         

    (265 squat @ 3 reps, February 8th 2021)     

    (345 deadlift @ 2 reps, February 11th 2021)

        (285 bench @ 1 rep, March 13th 2021)   

        (275 squat @ 4 reps, March 15th 2021)

        (405 deadlift @ 1 rep, March 19th 2021)

            (295 squat @ 4 reps, April 2nd 2021)

            (405 deadlift @ 3 reps, April 14th 2021)   

                (310 squat @ 3 reps, May 7th 2021)

                    (325 squat @ 2 reps, June 14th 2021)       

3. Eating  

    a. Limit dessert to 3x weekly 

    b. Limit breakfast to 3x weekly 

    c. Whey protein shake daily

    d. Resveratrol and NMN powder 5x weekly


Career Goals

1. New Job by May 2021 (Success, Start Date 5/10/21)

2. Create a 5-Year Plan and a 10-Year Plan

 

Personal Goals

1. Psychological 

    a. Massage 2x monthly

    b. Meditation 3x weekly 

2. Sleep 

    a. In bed by 11:00 pm 4x weekly

3. Chess

    a. 1000 Blitz rating 

        (436 February 19th 2021)

        (535 March 23rd 2021)

        (653 July 17th 2021)

        (866 December 12th 2021)

4.  Travel 

    a. Hawaii 

        (Booked, May 14th 2021)

    b. Yellowstone

5. Finances

    a. Devote at least 1 hour per day to investing  

6. Reading

    a. One book per quarter  

    (Q1 - Zero to One by Peter Thiel)

    (Q2 - Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, Lying by Sam Harris, 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson)

    (Q3 - What Made the West Great - Ben Shapiro)

    (Q4 - Lifespan - David Sinclair)

 


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