2025... A New Year for Goals??

[ashworth]

Hello you lovely people... 

Have you thought about any goals you have this year? I used to be rather big on setting goals for the year, don't always make a big deal if I didn't meet them, I didn't want to put unnecessary pressure on myself, just gives me something to work towards I guess. 

Also, since covid I think I have finally thought about setting goals like this again... since I have stopped my regular classes and focusing more on my training for the past 18ish months, I'm still constantly working on my own content and putting together sourcebooks for kata I practise, so some of my goals are more focused on that, but within my friends club that I have now become a part of, he is keen on having me share more of what I do, particularly with his black belts. So one of my biggest things I want to do this year is get myself to a place where I feel comfortable doing that. 

Since covid and stopping my club I did suffer with confidence issues and anxiety when teaching, but I do want to get back into it and especially give something back to this club for taking me in, so would like to get more comfortable there and start helping out a bit more, have done a few little bits one on one there and always get good feedback. 

Another thing is that I'm trying to do something exercise or martial art related everyday, even if it's just 5 - 10 minutes. Just to create a habit more than anything. Going strong so far! 6 days in and haven't dropped a day yet.

[DarthPenguin]

Excellent! Good luck with them, though am sure you won't need it

Myself i always try to set some goals / targets (some of them i set a financial penalty to not meeting them which seems to incentivise nicely!). Won't derail your thread though by listing mine!

[sensei8]

I’ve no more New Year goals except to wake up each day. I use to have a bucket list of new years goals but that all seems quite frivolous to me now.

[Zaine]

I don't have any martial arts goals this year. The only goal I set is to intentionally travel, by foot or bike, the distance from The Shire to Mordor, about 1779 miles (2863 km) over the course of the year. 

[sensei8]

1 hour ago, Zaine said:

I don't have any martial arts goals this year. The only goal I set is to intentionally travel, by foot or bike, the distance from The Shire to Mordor, about 1779 miles (2863 km) over the course of the year. 

Be careful of all the Orks along the way.

[KarateKen]

 

Nope, I don't have any based on the new year.  As the year and life unfolds things will happen that I will aspire to but that is not based on new year's goals. 

[ashworth]

18 hours ago, DarthPenguin said:

Excellent! Good luck with them, though am sure you won't need it

Myself i always try to set some goals / targets (some of them i set a financial penalty to not meeting them which seems to incentivise nicely!). Won't derail your thread though by listing mine!

Thanks! It will not derail my thread at all! your totally welcome to discuss yours here too  

[DarthPenguin]

14 hours ago, Zaine said:

I don't have any martial arts goals this year. The only goal I set is to intentionally travel, by foot or bike, the distance from The Shire to Mordor, about 1779 miles (2863 km) over the course of the year. 

That is an awesome goal - you really need to get some t-shirts made up like "trekking to Mordor" or something wittier for doing it. Great idea though!

[Zaine]

2 hours ago, DarthPenguin said:

That is an awesome goal - you really need to get some t-shirts made up like "trekking to Mordor" or something wittier for doing it. Great idea though!

That's an excellent idea!

[ashworth]

17 hours ago, Zaine said:

I don't have any martial arts goals this year. The only goal I set is to intentionally travel, by foot or bike, the distance from The Shire to Mordor, about 1779 miles (2863 km) over the course of the year. 

Are you going to the the conqueror challenges and get the medals for it? they do look interesting!! look it up if you haven't seen it before...