At the beginning of each year, I usually lay down a number of goals for myself. It is important to look back on these goals so that I can figure out where I succeeded during the year and where I need to improve in the year or years to come. That said, here were my original 2014 goals, and here is how well I did in accomplishing them.
Finish grad school with a grade point average of at least 3.8
Barring anything unforeseen, I will be completing grad school on January 11, 2015, with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. I really buckled down from May on, and the quality of work was higher than any work I have ever done in my life. GOAL ACCOMPLISHED
Obtain employment in a public non-alternative school district
I came painfully close to achieving this goal. I had more interviews than I had ever had, and one of those interviews went exceedingly well, but due to circumstances beyond my control, things did not work out. I will accomplish this goal, and I will do so in 2015. GOAL IN PROGRESS
Take a trip to Pittsburgh
I have not made it a secret that I met a Yinzer that I have been crazy about (emphasis on the crazy). However, for one reason or another (mostly my own fault), this has yet to work out. I failed at this in 2014, but in 2015 I WILL make it happen. GOAL FAILED
Show more appreciation to those who have positively impacted my life
I wrote a blog series full of open letters to virtually everyone who has ever done good for me. I am a significantly more thoughtful person than I was a year ago at this time. I accomplished this goal, but I must remember that being thoughtful and appreciative is not a one-time action. GOAL ACCOMPLISHED
Write with more frequency
After today, I will have written 100 blog posts in 2014 as well as countless written assignments for grad school. This year, I never really stopped writing. GOAL ACCOMPLISHED
Make a list of fun things I want to do this year, and then do them
For the most part, I did this. I wrote the 27 Things I Want to Accomplish as a 27 Year Old, and I have gone out and done most of these things. For the most part, GOAL ACCOMPLISHED
Take the time to remember at least one good thing that has happened in my life on each day of the year
This has proven to be more of an arduous undertaking than I thought, but it will get done. GOAL IN PROGRESS
Ride it out
This was easier to accomplish at times than others. When you want something so badly that every fiber in your being, every neuron and synapse works toward the realization of this dream. And when it doesn’t happen in the manner or timing that you would like, it is extremely difficult to ride the tide. I stressed myself out more than I needed to in 2014 because I couldn’t always grasp the concept of riding it out. GOAL IN PROGRESS
I did a lot of what I set out to do, but I failed in a number of areas that were extremely important to me. There is no more room for failure. 2015, I make things happen.
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