What I want to accomplish in ’08
March 10, 2008 4 Comments
Doug has written a recent post with his goals (BHAG) for 2008. After reading these for a few weeks, I am compelled to do the same, though maybe not as extensive as his. I feel like 10 things in 1 year (or 9 months) is a good start. So, in no particular order:
- Study for/take the GMAT. TBD if I want to go to B-school and when, but this is the first step.
- Seriously consider buying an apartment when I get back from Germany
- Push myself beyond my comfort zone as I move to a new brand/position with Unilever upon my return from Germany. It is very easy to relate to the Axe target.
- Enjoy the summer. Get to the beach, my parent’s pool, concert, and more.
- Learn a bit about coding. The basics/difference of/between PHP, ASP, CodeIgniter, AJAX, RubyOnRails, Java Script
- Live healthier. Get back in shape, exercise more, east better.
- Though slightly contrary to the point above, party/do more. I am young, living in Hamburg/NYC, there is no reason to be so boring (besides money). This doesn’t have to be drinking, it can be cultural events, museums, opera/ballet, live music (besides headline acts), reading, seeing independent movies
- Go somewhere cool. A film festival, a web conference, ski somewhere out of the ordinary, travel to South America, get to TED or All Thing Digital (given my financial situation I expect that I can only do one of the above)
- Expand my network – make use of technology and face to face opportunities to network with people. Utilize LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, my blog, Pounce, Flickr, and more.
- …. – I am going to leave this one open-ended, if I don’t I feel like I am trapped in and can’t pick something else along the way.
Do you think I’m missing anything? Any that you would change or remove? I’m all ears.