Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Goals & Resolutions: It's all about BALANCE

Last year I broke my goals into three different categories: personal, health, and fitness. I also mentioned 4 races that I wanted to partcipate in, and completed only 2 of the 4. But, I did end up doing 6 events in 2010, so it was good in that aspect!

At work we were asked to think of ONE WORD that we think of when thinking about 2011. The word I chose was BALANCE.

So, here are a list of my goals, resolutions, etc. for 2011, broken into the following categories:

Fitness/Health/Training:
  • Train smart = stay injury free
  • More Yoga, Pilates, and Strength Training/Core Work (BODYPUMP)
  • Run outside more and ride my bike more = stay away from the gym when weather permits
  • Swim more yards than 2010 (64,400)
  • More clean eating
  • Vitamins and Suppliments
  • Fargo GoFar Challenge = 5K Friday Night/Half Marathon Saturday Morning (REGISTERED!) - May 20/21
  • Tour De Cure - Ride for Diabetes - Minneapolis, June 4th
  • Possibly another triathlon or two, mixed in with a 10K or something

Career/Work:

  • Complete my ASD Credential (3 classes to go!)
  • Enjoy my job
  • Spread positivity at work/don't feed into negativity and complaining

Personal:

  • Volunteer for the Fargo Youth Run Committee, and work the event
  • Travel and visit friends
  • Do more reading for fun
  • Do more painting for fun
  • Enjoy the busy-ness of life
  • Attempt to learn more about gardening and photography, and apply it
  • Find BALANCE in life, work, and training - enjoying every minute of it all

What's your overall goal or ONE WORD for 2011?!

17 comments:

My Life said...

My word for 2011? Ironman! :) I like all your goals - esp the one about positivity at work. It's hard not to get swept into the negativity, isn't it? Keep that smile on your face and I know you can keep a happy bubble around you!

RunToTheFinish said...

ohh the gofar sounds fun!! clean eating is on my list too and I'm making baby steps

Marlene said...

Balance is a great word! Looks like you are all set for another fantastic year.

tri like mary said...

Balance! I love it! Unfortunately I think I'm way to verbose to come up with only one word. :-)

Wes said...

I gotz all excited when I saw that you had signed up for "Fargo", thinking the marathon :-) Good luck with your goals!!!

Shannon said...

Great goals! Balance is so important and so hard to achieve. As a new stay at home mom, my goal is to reach out of my comfort zone and join some momgroups. I love being home with Noah, but to achieve balance, I need to cultivate some more adult relationships.

J said...

Every year you talk about the Fargo Go Far Challenge and I always wish I could run it! Sounds like such a fun race! Wish they had something like that near here! Great goals for the year!

Anonymous said...

stumbled upon your blog from another blog. I looked forward to reading more.

One word? More.

Kristen said...

My word? Patience. I want to do it all right now and need to take it slow and see what life throws at me. :)

Congrats on a wonderful 2010. Can't wait to see where 2011 takes you.

Aron said...

what a great word for the year, I really like that one!

Unknown said...

Balance... love it! It's one aspect in life that I struggle with as well. Best of luck with all of your goals!

Joel said...

I, too, like BALANCED as an overriding theme for the year. I think mine would be CENTERED. There's so many core things in my life that are elemental, and yet often miss out on the right investment.

Julie said...

Good luck with all of your 2011 goals! We are going to have to do a race together sometime this year. Let me know when you plan on coming to Minnesota...we can plan something...there are races every weekend in the summer:)

Jess said...

I love your focus on balance. As I commit to more and more things, I'm finding that essential in my life too! I think you have great goals for the new year. Can't wait to follow along with you!

Unknown said...

if you can stay injury free and find balance, the rest will follow... :-)

Holly said...

Balance is a great word for 2011! I would have to choose something along that line for my word, too.

It's great to hear that you're doing the GoFar Challenge again. I'm super excited for you!

Jen said...

Fantastic goals!! Good luck in 2011 - you've set yourself up for an amazing year!