New Years Resolutions – 2011

I usually don’t make New Years resolutions, but what the hell…

Listed in no particular order:

1. Do something with this site

The main thing that has stopped me from doing anything with this site is that I’ve had trouble deciding on a particular topic to write about. I want to focus on one thing and write about it exclusively… but I’ve realized I don’t know enough about any 1 topic enough to devote a site to it, so I’m just going to write about whatever I feel like. It’s better than doing nothing.

I’m eventually going to move everything to adamcap.com and use that as my home base.

2. Focus better

I really want to get better at focusing, and not just in terms of things you’d think need my full attention.

Like if I’m eating an apple, I want to focus on eating it and enjoy that experience more. If I’m talking to someone, I want to give them my full attention and not be thinking about something else. If I’m driving somewhere, I want to enjoy that experience more rather than thinking about getting to my destination or something else the whole time.

3. Get SixPrizes on autopilot

This has taken me way longer than I thought it would, but I want to get SixPrizes to the point where I don’t need to really work on it that much anymore. Maybe a few hours a week.

I keep looking for things to improve and grow the site, but I think there will be a point where I can just step back and let it do its thing. It takes up a lot of my time right now and I want to pursue other things.

4. Try a raw foods diet for a while and educate myself about nutrition

I’m already weaning myself onto a raw foods diet as I write this, but I can see it being tough until I figure out what I’m going to eat every day. I already do eat pretty much the same thing every single day, but I need to build up till I find out what I like and can afford as far as a raw foods diet is concerned.

I am basically striving to find a healthy diet that gives me the most energy to do whatever.

5. Read more

I got a Kindle for Christmas and have already started reading a little more. Most of the books I want to get are non-fiction, meaning they aren’t free on the Kindle. So I’ll have to be careful how much I’m spending on books unless I resort to reading free ones.

6. Make more phone calls

I don’t talk to people enough, so I’m going to try and start calling people more often just to see what’s up.

7. Get an apartment by the summer (May or June)

I really want to get my financial situation stabilized during the winter, then by the Spring/Summer I want to get an apartment somewhere convenient and warm and really enjoy the summer.

8. Minimize and simplify

I got rid of a ton of stuff the past year, and I want to keep evaluating the possessions I own and really get myself down to the essentials. I always seem to get an itch to clean shop come Spring, but during the Winter I want to try and get rid of some stuff too.

I could maybe list more, but those are the most important things to me right now. I’ll check back in a year and see where I’m at…

3 commentsJan 1 2011
  • http://www.adamcap.com/ Adam Capriola

    Already accomplished number 3, number 4 I’m working on, number 5 I’m sorta doing, gotta work on everything else, but I’m pretty happy with my progress so far this year.

  • Anonymous

    I admire your ability to highlight, categorize, structure, and commit to the goals you’ve laid out before yourself. I’ll hazard a guess that not enough people step out from their life and go “Woah. What’s up? Where do I go, what do I do, and how do I do it?” on a regular basis. It’s easier to NOT sit down and compile a list of goals than it is to take the time and just do it. I don’t think I’ve ever made an official new year’s resolution in my life, but I’ve made goals. I think it’s a good idea to do. It helps get/keep your life in perspective and give it some meaning and direction going forward. I’ve been trying to do this for some time now, but it’s not easy.

    • http://adamcap.com/ Adam Capriola

      Thanks for the comment Mokabacca! Yeah it’s definitely good to sit down every once in a while and write out goals for yourself. Just the act of physically getting things down on paper (or on screen) helps them get done.

      I’ve actually ended up getting almost all of these things done, which is sorta crazy! Some stuff I’m still working on, but I’ve at least made progress with everything.

      Also one thing I do that helps me achieve goals and get things done is to keep a “To Do” list. I usually just keep them on paper and they’re super basic, but I’m lost without them! I literally can’t get anything done unless I have a to do list at my side.

      Here’s an example of one my recent lists: http://adamcap.com/clippings/the-aftermath-of-my-typical-to-do-list/