Goals should be made and written down in January.  There are so many things to do that if we don’t set goals and plan well, they won’t happen.  This year I got even more detailed in my personal goal setting.   Below is my list of 150 Goals for 2016.   I hope that by sharing these goals, you will be inspired to make your own list for 2016.  You don’t need to read the whole list, but hopefully it will give you ideas for your own list.

Spiritual Goals

1. Spend time in prayer daily (several times a day)
2. Start a prayer journal for prayer requests and written prayers (Completed 2/20/2016)
3. Clear out a distraction-free space in my room for a “prayer closet” {Matthew 6:6} (Completed in January)
4. Record answered prayers
5. Read 6 books on prayer ♥
6. Listen to at least 3 sermons on prayer + take notes
7. Spend time in prayer with others
8. Create a file for the things I learn about prayer (Started a file box on 2/10/2016)
9. Do an in-depth Bible study on prayer
10. Study a woman in the Bible who prayed: Hannah
11. Memorize 100 Bible verses (two verses a week)
12. Study/read more hymns (review one hymn during my devotions – using this book)
13. Start a girl’s Bible study (even if we only meet quarterly)
14. Finish watching Quieting a Noisy Soul and take notes
15. Put out 52 gospel tracts (one per week)
16. Bring a friend to church
17. Go on a missions trip
18. Lead someone to the Lord
19. Start a file system or binder to keep track of my personal Bible studies
20. Go through the A-Z discipleship program
21. Mentor a younger girl

Health and Fitness Goals

1. Start running
2. Go for a run with my brother or sister (even if I can’t keep up!)
3. Drink water first thing in the morning
4. Drink a total of 64 ounces of water a day -that’s two of these
5. Avoid snacking after supper
6. Become more flexible (stretch 2 times a week)
7. Improve my posture (even if it means purchasing a posture brace)
8. Switch to all natural makeup and beauty products
9. Limit desserts/sweets to 2x week and special ocassions
10. Eat more fruits and veggies (eat these first before other foods)
11. Eat five small meals every 3 hours
12. Start following The Trim Healthy Mama Plan for breakfast, lunch, and snacks
13. Workout three times a week
14. Exercise 20 minutes a day (5 times a week)
15. No technology after 8 pm
16. Aim for a 10:30 pm bedtime (probably the hardest goal on this list!) 🙂
17. Wake up by 6:00 am
18. Drink more tea (this is my favorite tea)
19. Have my brother teach me how to use a foam roller
20. Do a 30 day challenge
21. Read two or three fitness books ♥

Blogging Goals

1. Post quality blog content within a reasonable schedule
2. Create a re-occurring theme/column post
3. Write two+ guest posts
4. Have a guest post on my site
5. Create an ongoing list of post ideas and add to it often
6. Send out at least two emails a month
7. Reach my first 1,000 email subscribers
8. Define and refine my brand and blogging style
9. Host several giveaways!!
10. Create a blog add and advertise my site on other blogs
11. Gain another 1,000 followers on Pinterest
12. Organize my Pinterest boards and pins (delete some)
13. Read 6 blogging books
14. No blogging on Sundays
15. Spend one day a week working ahead on blog posts
16. Create templates for all my blog images
17. Offer more freebies and printables
18. Keep my computer documents organized
19. Add more information to my blogging binder
20. Spend time “mind-storming” for blog ideas
21. Have business cards made for my blog
22. Write 12 book reviews for blogging for books 
23. Create a recommendations page
24. Interview someone for a blog post
25. Create a FAQ page or Q and A page

Personal Growth Goals

1. Use my planner daily (always have a to-do list for the day)
2. Spend 15 minutes on Saturdays or Sundays to plan the next week
3. Read 100 new books (you can follow this goal on Goodreads)
4. Re-read 12 books (one per month) ♥
5. Listen to 5 audiobooks
6. Take notes from the books I am reading (inside the book or in a separate notebook)
7. Read more blogs (3 articles a week)
8. Write in my journal one or two times a week
9. Write down my top ten goals every day before bed
10. Continue answering the daily questions in my Q and A Book
11. Take an art class
12. Continue to build my personal library
13. Go to a class at the library
14. Write an eBook (is this crazy?)
15. Finish a 1,000 piece puzzle
16. Take two online courses (there are lots of free ones out there)
17. Spend an evening or Saturday morning at the library once a month
18. Continue taking voice lessons for the rest of the year (and beyond -hopefully!)
19. Continue singing specials at church
20. Start taking piano lessons again  (Started lessons on 2/18/2016)
21. Play piano somewhere (even just a nursing home)
22. Learn the basics of another instrument (violin or flute)
23. Be able to site-read any hymn in our hymn book
24. Read a book on teaching (I plan to read this one)
25. Learn to teach effective lessons for my 3 and 4’s class on Wednesday nights
26. Come up with devotionals to use at camp
27. Get work done while using the treadmill (memorize or read Scripture, listen to audios, watch helpful YouTube videos, or write blog posts)
28. Try as many new foods as possible
29. Try as many new things as possible (even if it scares me!)
30. Learn how to play five new games (So far I’ve learned: Chromino, Othello and Spy Alley)

Financial Goals

1. Start investing
2. Work for my brother’s business as much as possible
3. Save $X amount a month
4. Have a yard sale
5. Start another side job
6. Read 2 finance books
7. Add X amount to my savings account
8. Start caring for two babies at home (this will double my income)
9. Start following a monthly budget
10. Keep on top of my tax information, checkbook, and bank statements

Homemaking Goals

1. Learn several all natural cleaning recipes (I’m planning on purchasing this book)
2. Fill up my hope chest
3. Cook once a week (approximately)
4. Start a binder for collecting recipes
5. Experiment with using more spices
6. Make two new recipes a month 
7. Complete a sewing project (a skirt?)
8. Catch up on all my mending and hemming projects
9. Read a homemaking book
10. Spend an afternoon with a stay-at-home mom and homemaker
11. Tend to a plant and keep it from dying (for once)
12. Help out in the garden this spring/summer
13. Spring clean my bedroom
14. Change up my bedroom decor each season
15. Keep my room neat and clean (pick up once a day)

Other Goals

1. Work at a camp this summer
2. Go skating once every quarter
3. Buy my own pair of skates
4. Learn how to skate backwards without falling
5. Go on every roller coaster at Hershey Park that I haven’t been on yet
6. Go zip-lining
7. Go horseback riding
8. Visit Harper’s Ferry with my siblings
9. Visit Gettysburg with my siblings
10. Go hiking
11. Get a manicure with a friend
12. Contact one friend each week via text, email, Skype, letter, or phone call
13. Visit or call my grandparents once a month
14. Finish a game of Monopoly  (Completed 1/3/16 – I beat my brothers and sister-in-law!) 🙂
15. Take at least 10 photos a month
16. Buy a good camera or get my old one fixed
17. Document my year with photos from each month
18. Compile photos at the end of the year in a video, photo book, or scrapbook
19. Add three new sketches to my sketch pad (I have this one)
20. Paint ceramics
21. Go to a Penn State game
22. Go to football games with my brother in the Fall
23. Start a scrapbook, smash book, or digital photo book (combine this goal with #18?)
24. Make a dream/inspiration board for my work space (Completed in January)
25. Re-do my bulletin board
26. Make my own thank you notes and birthday cards
27. Learn how to give better massages
28. Do one project a week with baby

Okay it took way longer to write that list than I thought 🙂 But it was worth it!   People who write down their goals and share them with others are much more likely to complete their goals.  I would encourage you to do the same!  If you write goal list for this year I would love to see your list!  You can email me at moreradiance{at}gmail.com.

So, how do I plan to reach my goals?  First of all, these are just goals.  I am aiming for them.  If I don’t quite make it to each goal (and I probably won’t) that’s okay.  At least I still know where to aim even if I don’t hit the target every time.

There are four words that will help me reach my goals this year…

Pray ♥ Plan ♥ Prioritize ♥ Proceed

{I Would Love to Know}  Do you have a goal setting tip to share?  I would love to hear about it in the comments!