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# [February 2015 Goals](https://johnpoelstra.com/february-2015/)

January 2015 was supposed to be all about restarting. It felt more of like a month of “re-failing.” I suppose the good news is that I was more active towards completing my goals than I was in December, but I did not reach any of the levels I set.

I didn’t think my [January goals](https://johnpoelstra.com/2015-january/)
 were unrealistic considering that I had accomplished most of them them before. And then life happens, flu and colds go around, disruptive change happens, fatigue sets in, and accomplishing those goals without physical energy and drive feels impossible.

## January Goal Recap

- Morning routine starting every day at 5:30 a.m. or earlier
  - Hit about 50% them, but several days it was clear my body just needed extra rest

- YAYOG workouts at least every other day (no more than one day off between workouts)
  - Better than December, far worse than November
  - Difficult to maintain with huge energy deficits and other distractions
  - Be less all-or-nothing in the future by *something* even if it is really easy

- Evening routine
  - Hit about 25% of them
  - Was not disciplined in making sure they got done or that I planned ahead to make sure they would get done

- At least 10 blog posts
  - I didn’t do an exact count but I think I only did half of these. I think I’ll come close to this goal, but once again lack of planning and scheduling time was a culprit.

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