--- title: "Goals for 2010" id: "748" type: "post" slug: "goals-for-2010" published_at: "2010-01-21T16:13:45+00:00" modified_at: "2014-04-12T20:31:47+00:00" url: "https://johnpoelstra.com/goals-for-2010/" markdown_url: "https://johnpoelstra.com/goals-for-2010.md" excerpt: "Studies have shown that written goals have a higher chance of being met. I have found this to be true and am being more deliberate about setting them for 2010. I like the idea of setting goals better than I......" taxonomy_category: - "Productivity" - "Software & Technology" taxonomy_post_tag: - "Fedora" --- [Skip to the content](#site-content) [John Poelstra](https://johnpoelstra.com) ### Bringing order to chaos and clarity to confusion - [One Conversation](https://johnpoelstra.com/) - [Podcast](https://johnpoelstra.com/category/podcast/) - [About](https://johnpoelstra.com/about/) Toggle search field - [One Conversation](https://johnpoelstra.com/) - [Podcast](https://johnpoelstra.com/category/podcast/) - [About](https://johnpoelstra.com/about/) # [Goals for 2010](https://johnpoelstra.com/goals-for-2010/) [https://johnpoelstra.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/soccer-goal.jpg](https://johnpoelstra.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/soccer-goal.jpg) Studies have shown that written goals have a higher chance of being met. I have found this to be true and am being more deliberate about setting them for 2010. I like the idea of setting goals better than I like the idea of “New Year’s resolutions.” Goals sound more serious to me and I think of as something written down versus casually *resolving* to do something in the new year. I keep a sporadic written journal on paper. I love using composition books (the ones from high school science classes) for this purpose because they are sturdy and durable and slightly smaller in size than a regular notebook. Over the years I’ve gone back and forth between paper and computer, but for the past 7 years or so it’s been all paper. I keep the first two pages blank and write my goals on the first page, with the second as a spare for easily accessible notes. I don’t write my goals down every year, but the years I have it’s amazing how many get done. The year I was most successful was the year I reviewed the goals page every week or two. This was a casual review to remain focused, not a compulsive “I have to meet my goals or it is the end of the world.” I don’t create incredibly long lists, usually seven or eight items that I add to periodically throughout the year. ### Some of my 2010 goals: 1. Weigh 170 lbs by December 31, 2010–approximately 10 pounds less than now 2. Play 365 games of chess–that’s one game per day or more if I skip a day or two. I play timed, 20 minute games on [Yahoo](http://games.yahoo.com/games/login2?page=ch&ss=1) . Ping me on IRC if you want to meet up and play. 3. Provide organization and leadership to closing the [outstanding Fedora Board topics](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Unfinished_Board_issues) about Fedora’s strategic direction–do all I can to resolve these topics by the end of my board term. 4. Provide clear and consistent reminders to Fedora development about upcoming [Fedora 13](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/13/Schedule) [milestones](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Important_Release_Milestones) each week or as applicable[https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Alpha_Freeze_Policy](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Alpha_Freeze_Policy) 5. Help create 25 new [Release Engineering SOPs](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ReleaseEngineering/SOP) . Our current goal is to create one each week so that we have links to an SOP for [each Release Engineering Ticket](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Release_Engineering_Release_Tickets) . Let me know if you want to help out too. 6. Post 52 times to this blog in 2010–at least one time each week. Also setting a stretch goal of 104 times which would mean one extra post per week. ### Words for 2010: [Chris Brogan’s idea](http://www.chrisbrogan.com/my-3-words-for-2010/) of selecting three words to represent things you want to pursue in the coming year is a nice a nice compliment to setting goals for the year. 1. Focus–spending more time on fewer things to make more time for [10,000 hours](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outliers_%28book%29) . 2. Passion–identifying and cultivating my core passion(s). 3. Consistent–internally consistent with the things I stand for, think, and do. What are your “goals” and “words” for 2010? Link back here or add to the comments. 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