My 2015 Goal Review - How did I do?

• I will easily earn at least £50,000 in income by 31 December 2015. (£4,176 per month) – NOT ACHIEVED – Earned £35,700 income for the year. Quitting my 9-5 job was a big factor in this. 
• I will easily earn at least £1,000 per month on Kindle e-books by 31 December 2015. – ACHIEVED – I’m on approx £4,380 f December so far with 1 day of sales to go.
• I will easily have a ‘Freedom Fund’ worth over £50,000 by 31 December 2015. (£2,083 per month) – NOT ACHIEVED - £32,067.
• I will easily receive £2,000 in dividend income by 31 December 2015. – NOT ACHIEVED - £1,884.

• I will easily create and sell at least 50 Kindle e-books on Amazon by 31 December 2015. (1 x week / 4.1 x month) – ACHIEVED – I’ve published 72 books to date.
• I will easily become a money coach in 2015. I will happily have three separate ‘trial sessions’ with people I know and three separate ‘paid sessions’ with people I don’t know by 31 December 2015. – ACHIEVED - I’ve officially coached 7 people (Paid), but I’ve helped many more.

• I will hit 100% of my Bonuses for 2015. – ACHIEVED – Hit all of my employment bonuses
• I will help every person in my team develop by supporting them achieve at least one personal goal – Attend a course / get a promotion / hit a target etc by 31 December 2015. – NOT ACHIEVED – I left my job and couldn’t fulfill this one.

• I will easily record my daily macronutrients in a nutrition diary for at least one month. - ACHIEVED – Completed in January. Did it again in November.
• I will squat 175kg, I will Bench 120kg, and Deadlift 200kg. – NOT ACHIEVED – after recovering from my surgery last year, I didn’t get past my abdominal strain. I still have it now, and it’s my priority to fix it in the new year. I’ve also lost over a stone in weight, which has adversely impacted my strength.

• I will happily perform a morning ritual, which lasts at least 10 mins, every weekday morning for the whole of 2015. (260 morning rituals) – NOT ACHIEVED – Gave up counting, but I’m now doing the best morning routine I’ve ever done, and doing more than ever before.
• I will happily perform a weekly review, on the weekend, for the whole of 2015. (52 weekly reviews) – NOT ACHIEVED – I’ve been inconsistent with the review. I get lazy, I’m busy socially or I forget. I’m going to change the time I do this in the New Year because when I do it I notice a difference – Like running!

• I will easily have a date, location, and most things organised for our wedding by 31 December 2015. - NOT ACHIEVED – Lou and I decided not to organise a wedding for next year.
• I will happily go on two holidays with Lou for at least 2 nights each by 31 December 2015. – ACHIEVED – Lou and I did 2 x 2 night stops away from home, and spent a week in Cambridge.
• I will happily visit James B, Fenner, and Joey in 2015. NOT ACHIEVED – I didn’t prioritise this enough in my life, and I’m happy with that.
• I will happily have at least one ‘guy only night’ a month for the whole of 2015. (12 ‘Guy Only’ nights) - NOT ACHIEVED – We didn’t do 12, and I stopped counting, but we did at least 10, and they will continue next year.

• I will happily contribute at least £250 towards charity for by 31 December 2015. (£20.83 per month) – ACHIEVED – I contributed £254.88 for 2015.

• I will have 150,000 all time page views on my Blog by 31 December 2015. – ACHIEVED – I had 157,000 – although I’m not sure why!
• I will consistently average over 10,000 page views a month by 31 December 2015. – NOT ACHIEVED – I stopped tracking this. I hit over 12,000 in the peak of summer, but it’s dropped to under 7,000 for December, again not surprised.
• I will easily publish 120 posts in 2015. (10 per month) - NOT ACHIEVED – 73 for 2015.
• I will happily organise two UK Gatherings for FI/PF Bloggers and readers. ACHIEVED – We had 3 official and one where there were only 3 of us.
• I will start a mastermind group to keep each other accountable. ACHIEVED – I’ve had 2 accountability partners this year. I have 1 now. I’m also in a Kindle Publishing Mastermind group, as well as starting my own one for my coaching clients.  
• I will happily start and build Email list for Blog. – ACHIEVED – but done next to nothing with it apart from piss people off from seeing my pop up every time they visit my site.

• I quit my 9-5 job, and had a memorable send off
• I’ve set up my own limited company
• I made over £5,000 in 1 month.
• I released 72 books, and extended earnings over ebooks, paperback and audio
• I’ve been paid to coach 7 people and help many others
• I hit 100% of my Employment bonuses
• I donated over £250 to charity
• I organised 4 x FIRE Escape gatherings
• I’ve started and joined mastermind groups
• I’ve read 9 books in the last 6 months
• I invested money that I earned from investing
• I started a Youtube Channel
• Grown a beautiful face mane

• Struggled with procrastination
• Inconsistent working patterns and time management
• Overcommitted to tasks and didn’t deliver on them
• I didn’t socialise to a level I was happy with
• Blogging has dropped off, I’ve lost followers and I miss the connection
• Didn’t launch my book or online course
• Didn’t expand my portfolio to the level I wanted
• Learning about expenses, tax, and running a business has been difficult and I'm not there yet. 

• Structured mornings lead to a successful day. No clarity and structure leads to reactive working, less satisfaction and slower work. Energy flows with clarity. Complete morning ritual everyday to set myself up for success. 
• Become more present. Don’t take the content of my mind too seriously. Notice the thoughts and smile. I’m not my mind. Being present makes me feel amazing.
• Do what’s right, not what’s easy. Most things are easy to do, but it’s easier not to do them.
• Investing in myself is my most important investment.
• Respect myself and make the effort. How I look. It makes a difference to how I feel.
• Cashflow is king. Don’t tie significant sums of money up without seeing a return. Look for quick, substantial cash returns.
• Make my battle stance my everyday stance.
• Be forgiving of myself and others.
• There is no tomorrow. Do it now, or be prepared to never do it.
• Just do it!
• Review goals/priorities daily.
• Track everything that’s important to me.
• Be reliable and work hard = success
• Visualise success, even when you struggle. It’s easy when you’re winning, but it makes all the difference to maintain when you’re down.
• Avoid ideology – If I can’t argue both sides to any debate, I have no place contributing.
• Every missed chance is an opportunity to learn something.      

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