2010 Goals – Checkup

Two more months have passed since the last checkup on my 2010 goals, so time for another accounting. Made some good progress approaching mid-year. Two are completed, most others are in good shape!

Goal: Increase emergency fund to 3 months of expenses
Category: Financial
Time Frame: End of the year
Status: Still well ahead of schedule
Grade: A+

Goal: Get to work on time
Category: Personal
Time Frame: Daily
Status: Much better over the last two months!
Grade: B

Goal: Perform a Random Act of Kindness at least once a month
Category: Charity/Community
Time Frame: Monthly
Status: Still doing small things, but know I can step it up a notch.
Grade: B

Goal: Participate in a 5K/10K
Category: Exercise/Health
Time Frame: End of October
Status: On hold due to healthreasons.
Grade: F

Goal: Read a chapter of Proverbs every day Memorize 30 Proverbs
Category: Spiritual
Time Frame: Daily for 6 months End of September
Status: Changing this one to something more practical. 10 memorized so far.
Grade: C

Goal: Visit Cuyahoga National Park
Category: Travel
Time Frame: End of the year
Status: The Staifers, Kristy and I went over Memorial Day weekend. See pictures here
Grade: A+ (Completed)

Goal: Read 20 Books, at least 12 of them non-fiction
Category: Hobbies/Leisure
Time Frame: End of the year
Status: 9 read, on a good pace
Grade: A

Non-fiction:

• Just Do Something – Kevin DeYoung (In Progress)
• Outliers – Malcolm Gladwell
• Blink – Malcolm Gladwell
• Church History in Plain Language – Bruce Shelley
• Love and Respect – Emerson Eggerichs
• The Prodigal God – Tim Keller
• For Men Only: A Straightforward Guide to the Inner Lives of Women – Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn (Finished)
• How the Mighty Fall – Jim Collins (Finished)
• Choosing to Cheat – Andy Stanley (Finished)
• What the Dog Saw And Other Adventures – Malcolm Gladwell (Finished)
• Men Are Like Waffles-Women Are Like Spaghetti – Bill and Pam Farrel (Finished)
• Traveler’s Gift – Andy Andrews (Finished)
• Predictably Irrational – Dan Ariely (Finished)

Fiction:

• Black/Red/White (The Circle Trilogy 1-3) – Ted Dekker (In Progress)
• The Road – Cormac McCarthy
• Rebecca – Daphne du Maurier
• Last Mango in Texas – Ray Blackstone (Finished)
• Andromeda Strain – Michael Crichton (Finished)

Goal: Finish painting house
Category: Home Improvement
Time Frame: End of May
Status: A week late, but DONE!!! Many thanks to my dad for the help on this one!
Grade: A+ (Completed)

Goal: Reach 175 200 300 found geocaches
Category: Hobbies/Leisure
Time Frame: End of the year
Status: 248 found, still on a good pace, though slacked off some in the HOT weather
Grade: A+

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