Every year I attempt to set my goals, I usually scribble it down in my journal and put it away until the following year. It is a gift to myself that I give each year after Christmas has ended. I take the time to reflect on where I was last year, what I envisioned my life to be, what I accomplished and what I aspire for the next year.

As a “millennial” I have been told that my generation is the generation to constantly change, pivot careers and overall to appear to be unreliable in the business world. I think were misunderstood. We are the generation that refuses to be miserable, were not going to work an 8-6 job for a salary that gets us nowhere and little promotion. Maybe I am speaking for an entire generation, or maybe I am speaking for myself. I am tired of sitting behind a desk tinkering on a computer all day, life is meant to be so much more than that. I know that working in a cubicle and wearing a suit was a childhood dream. I think it’s because my parents worked in the education system and I thought that if I wore a suit I would be rich. I have money, but my life is less than rich.

I want to leave all stones unturned in my life. I don’t want to say, “oh I have always wanted to do that”. I want to say, “oh, what a memory it was”. I want my work to embody my lifestyle. I am not a selfish person, I am not greedy or manipulative. If I spend 40 hours per week with others, I want the people I am surrounding myself with to have similar ideas and beliefs or at least, be open to learning new things. I have contemplated for hours about what I should do to achieve an authenticated life and 2016 is the year I am going to do it.

Goals:

1. Apply to Naropa University’s graduate program
2. Get an interview at Naropa University
3. Get into Naropa University Graduate Program – Fall 2016
4. Get my 200 Yoga Teacher Training Certification from Parusha Yoga
5. Attain a job at either a. Career Center at Naropa with a scholarship, b. RiseSmart or Cielo
6. Move to somewhere beautiful
   1. If I get into Naropa, then it will be Boulder.
   2. If not Tahoe, Mammoth, Boulder, someplace awesome where I can be outside.
7. Strengthen my yoga practice
8. Attain a deeper understanding of holistic medicine
   1. Spread the knowledge of it
9. Recover my surgery knee to 100%
10. Get back into skiing
11. get back into skateboarding
12. Get back into downhill biking
13. Become more thankful – once a day write or reflect one good thing I am thankful for
14. go camping
15. go on a road trip
16. Go raving with Knarly
17. Continue to grow my relationship with my family
18. Be open to finding love -Monkey year is my year for love ❤
19. Attend Wonderlust with my Mother
20. Attend a festival with my Sister
21. Catch a fish
22. Read at least 4 books
23. Read at least 30 minutes per week night
24. Do at least 6 Bikram double days
25. Participate in 2 30 day Yoga Challenges
26. Stay sober from Alcohol for 1 year
27. 3 morning workouts per week
28. LONG TERM
    1. Launch a company for spreading holistic medicine
    2. Own my own property
    3. Have a garden to grow my own tea
    4. Get married to a soulmate
    5. have children
    6. Travel to every continent
    7. See the Northern Lights
    8. Be happy.
    9. Spread positivity
    10. Spread knowledge

NOTE TO SELF: Just make sure your “work” is your passion. If your work is your passion, then you are merely passionate soul.