It is not that I think it is bad to make goals and resolutions for yourself, but I think it should be an ongoing process throughout the year that you can look at as needed. We all live this messy little thing called life, which means from time to time plans have to be adjusted or changed. At times we all have the big eyes syndrome where we take on more than we can chew.
So, for this year I am going to restate my goals that I am working on. I am presently working on Marketing Grimmack a little, (I could be better) I have one more full edit of "The Dragon's Apprentice" to do. (I plan on having it ready in the next month or so.) and I want to finish the story I am working on (Demon Skies is my working title) by June.
As far as school goes, I want to be done with my certifications at DATC. I graduate sometime this month as long as I pass my CompTIA security+ but I plan on getting my Project+, Cloud based Administrators, Linux and Cisco certifications. All in all that means almost a year longer than I originally planned. After that I will be looking at my Bachelor's degree in Computer Science with a focus on Network administration. My goal is to get that by the time I am 40, which gives me two years. If I don't beat that I intend to be close.
With my family I will have all new fun challenges. My oldest will be learning to drive this year. If I wasn't getting grey hair yet, that will do it. I would like to go camping sometime this summer. I haven't really been in years but once, and it would be nice to expand my children's experience a little more. There are a lot of nice places out here in Utah, several that I went to as a child and it would be nice to give my children a bit more outdoor experience.
That is pretty much my list of things I am looking at. For some of you it might seem simple, for some it might look like a lot. I have said it before, life is about priorities. You have to keep them straight if you want to accomplish your goals. Right now my main focus is education and bettering my situation. (My career change and current job is a big step, but I don't want to become complacent.)
How is your new year looking? Have you set any goals for new projects or writing? What about your personal life? Expanding your personal experience can only benefit the words you type out or scribble down on paper. What do you plan on doing different or better?
And most of all, how are you going to enjoy your new year?
Happy 2017 everybody.
Ben Marble
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