I'm on vacation this week. It's my last vacation week of the year. I had six weeks of vacation this year. Yeah, you should be jealous. I have been working for the Allstate Insurance Company since July 22, 1996. Next year I will celebrate my 15th year with the company. Wow. I remember my first day like it was yesterday. I was a young 28 year old guy with about $5000 (maybe less) to his name and he didn't have a clue what he was doing with his life. The former boxing champion of the world, Muhammad Ali, has been quoting as saying, "A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." I agree with that. Next year I will be 43 years old (March 3) and I can honestly say that I don't see life the same as I did when I was 28 years old. I have learned a lot. I have learned that I have a lot more to learn and that I don't want to stop learning. Muhammad Ali has also been quoted as saying, "What keeps me going is goals." Well, I'm in that world right now and I like it. The older I get the more I want to pursue and achieve. Is that normal? I don't know the answer to that question but wanting to pursue and achieve more feels right for me. Things have felt different for me lately. I don't know what it is but things feel different...in a good way. Most decisions in my life have been based on feel. If I haven't felt good about something I haven't done it. If I have felt good something I have done it. It's that simple for me. My parents know my style so they don't bother asking me when I am going to do something (big). They know I will come around. I love them for that.
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Without further adieu, here are my 2011 goals (in no particular order):
01. Record an album playing all parts (drums, bass, guitar, keyboard)
02. Buy a house in Orange County, California
03. Get married (don't laugh!)
04. Bench press 300 pounds (my max is 285 at this time)
05. Do 100 push ups in a row
06. Get down to a ripped 200 pounds
07. Take the GMAT (to eventually pursue an advanced degree)
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I agree that some of these goals are pretty ambitious. I'm an ambitious guy so I'm going to go for it and see what happens. I may add some goals to this list. Some of you may be laughing at Number 03. It's time. I'm not sure how I'm going to pull off Number 03. LOL. I hope it's not too late for me!
I agree that some of these goals are pretty ambitious. I'm an ambitious guy so I'm going to go for it and see what happens. I may add some goals to this list. Some of you may be laughing at Number 03. It's time. I'm not sure how I'm going to pull off Number 03. LOL. I hope it's not too late for me!
