I didn’t really want to call them Resolutions because they’re really not. I tend to think of Resolutions as change you want to effect on your life. You are changing something you find deficient.

Yes, I do have really high self esteem and yes I do think I’m God’s Gift, so yes I think I’m perfect in every way and therefore don’t think I need to change anything. (Please note invisible sarcasm font).

However, I do think I’m in a pretty good place as far as not thinking I need to change anything that’s deficient. If anything, I need to develop goals that go above and beyond where I am right now to make me better.

Therefore, I’m doing this as a 2025 Goals Post, not a Resolutions post. Does that make sense? Okay, let’s move on.

I’m going to split them up into categories. Without further ado:

GOLF

I was able to get to a Handicap Index in the 20s (it’s currently 26.7) and I was able to shoot in the 90s, which were the two things I wanted to achieve in 2024. One additional achievement (which I had not planned) was to place in the top three for my club championship standings. For 2025, I want to:

• Lower my Handicap Index to Underage Drinking Level (Less than 21)
• Shoot an 18 hole score of 89 or better.
• Win a tournament.
• Place in the top three of the club championship.

FITNESS

I did pretty good last year as I was able to get Personal Bests in Bench Press, Squat, and Deadlift. For reference, I’m 5′ 9″ 175. This year, I want to:

• Do one NFL Combine bench press rep (Two 45 lb plates on each side or a total of 235 lbs.)
• Do one rep of Squat at 300 lbs.
• Run 2 miles in less than 23 minutes (Army standard for my age)

WORK

I want to promote, but I can’t promote unless my boss either retires or promotes and that’s not within my control, so I’m going to choose things I can control. For 2025, I want to:

• Get five non-performers to either quit, transfer, or retire. (I’m really not that much of an asshole, but one bad apple…. These people gotta go. And no, I can’t just fire them. HR blows.)
• Get three of the employees that I’m mentoring promoted.
• Implement one cost-saving initiative company-wide.

INTELLECTUAL

Reading Christopher Moore has really gotten me into stimulating my intellect. That works both in terms of what you consume and what you create. For 2025, I want to:

• Read 5 more Christopher Moore books.
• Create a 7 episode minimum series of fiction for this here site.
• Create something visual. I’m not sure yet if this would be a short film or a collection of photographs. I’ll need to flesh this out some…

What say you?