S.M.A.R.T. Goals for 2024

Below are my personal S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-sensitive) goals for 2024, which I learned about a number of years ago from my good buddy Chandler Goodman.  Again, there is no way that my blog posts or recaps will ever be as entertaining as Chandler's recaps because he is a true wordsmith but do appreciate Chandler getting me hip to S.M.A.R.T. goals.

I tried to do this the last three years but fell off the wagon early each year, which meant that I didn't follow through on any of my non-golf  S.M.A.R.T. goals so that is why I am again posting them in public for accountability and motivation for 2024 much like I did in 2023 but with a few pretty significant tweaks to my S.M.A.R.T. goals.

For 2023 (and frankly 2024), I tried to get a jump on things starting December 1st in the previous year and failed miserably so that meant I started the year playing catch-up.  This year, I am starting on February 1st because not only is that my Dad's birthday, which is a big part of my motivations for being a better me in 2024 but I am making these monthly averages with the goal to have eight successful months in 2024 so that allows me to even throw away three months in 2024.  Trust me, I hope that I don't throw away any months, but history says that I've been able to throw away years so if I make them counting stats for the whole year and screw up for a few months then I will just waste the rest of the year like I have in the past.  By making this a monthly average, it allows me to try to get back on track.  Plus, by starting on February 1st, it allowed me to get my ducks in a row to start 2024 and then try to build sustainable habits for the rest of 2024.  Nothing else has worked the last few years so I might as well have the best 11 months (or at the very least eight) of 2024 that I can!

With that background, here is the monthly breakdown and I need to accomplish at least eight of them in a calendar month to make it a successful month:

- Fill out my daily WHOOP journal at least 90% of the days

- Take AG1 at least 90% of the days

- Cook at least eight meals for my family

- Do a morning and evening 4-7-8 breathing session every day I commute for work

- Go on at least one date with my wife Katie Kelleher

- Do at least one cultural thing (e.g., go to a museum, concert, etc.)

- Do at least eight Peloton/Treadmill/weight lifting workouts

- Do at least 10 SuperSpeed Golf Training sessions

- Don't drink any alcohol Mondays through Thursdays at least twice
- Read at least one book and/or complete one online course
- Write at least one blog post

As they say in the business, watch this space for updates in the coming months and I will take any positive encouragement that I can get to help me be a better me in 2024.