It’s never too late to do your yearly goal review. For me, the holidays and New Years time were absolutely nuts this year. Between COVID concerns, travel, and moving into a new home, it has taken me a while to review 2021 goals and work on my 2022 goals.

I wanted to take the time to share my goals with everyone for multiple reasons. Selfishly, I’m sharing with you because I want to be held accountable. If I fail to achieve them, I want support to figure out what I did/didn’t do to achieve them. If I succeed in achieving them, I want recognition to reinforce these actions.

I also wanted to share with you two different ways I have set my 2022 goals. I categorize them by different parts of my life as well as set them as either threshold goals or habitual goals.

2021 Goals:

• 12 books = 6 books
• Honeymoon/Party = party
• Say prayers before bed = 60% of time
• 6 pack abs = 10.4% body fat at lowest
• 2 syndications = started blog
• Net worth > $XXX = Done
• Trip with closest friends = Done
• See my nephew every month = Done

In my first ever attempt to make yearly goals, some goals were set up to help me become a better person. Then there were some unrealistic goals.

In terms of my books, 6 pack abs, and 2 syndications goals, I think these were a bit of a stretch. I have never been a big reader in my life. I also was not anywhere close to 6 pack abs nor did I have the capital to invest in 2 real estate syndications. Sum it up to the fact I did not do enough research before making these goals.

For my 2022 goals, I have done a bit more research and put more thought into how to automate pieces of my life as well as take them to the next level. Take note of how I broke them into areas I want to focus on as well as whether they are a threshold goal or a goal that is designed to create a new habit.

2022 Goals:

House

• Automate all maintenance (habitual)

Blog

• Average 5,000 page views per month (threshold)
• Monetize $365 per year (threshold)
• 1 post per week (habitual)
• Reach out to 5 podcasts per month (habitual)

Career

• Promotion/Pay Raise(threshold)
• Enable people I manage to achieve their goals (habitual)

Wife

• Take more vacations (habitual)
• Fun day dates each month (habitual)

Personal

• Read 100 pages per month (habitual)
• Workout average 4 days per week (habitual)
• Save 50% take-home pay (habitual)

What I found over the past year is that habitual goals create better outcomes in my life over the long run. I also tend to stick with things longer knowing that there isn’t a point in time that I can relapse. These are things that I want to last a lifetime, not just a year.

Do threshold or habitual goals work better for you?