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2022 Goals

 Fitness Goals

1. Running

    a. 10k (Around the Crown year 2)

    b. Half Marathon

    c. Full Marathon

2. Lifting 

    a. 185 lbs with 10% body fat  

    b. 275 bench @ 5 reps, 365 squat @ 5 reps, 495 deadlift @ 5 reps 

3. Eating  

    a. Limit dessert to 2x weekly 

    b. Cook meals 5x weekly

    d. Resveratrol and NMN powder 7x weekly

    e. Cut out chips/processed foods 5x weekly


Career Goals

1. Promotion to Sr. Financial Analyst by July 2022 (Q3)

2. Reevaluate current job in June 2022 (4 year mark at Amazon)

3. Reevaluate MBA in April 2022 

 

Personal Goals

1. Writing 

    a. One published essay/poem per month every month in 2022

2. Sleep 

    a. Asleep by 11:00 pm 5x weekly

3. Chess

    a. 1300 Rapid rating 

4.  Travel 

    a. Yellowstone/Montana

    b. Hiking trip

5. Finances

    a. Increase 401k contribution from 9% to 12%

    b. $55k Cash by June 2022

6. Reading

    a. Two books per quarter (8 for the year)

7. Spanish

    a. Become conversational again in Spanish


 

 


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