Examples of 5 of the best goal categories

These 5 topics will give you a head start on deciding what financial, personal, and educational goals to set for this year! Examples and inspiration for goal setting.

How is it possible that I teach and work in a goal-setting industry yet I have never sat down to make my own?

Honestly I never really sought out to do anything difficult.

I have a great job, I live a healthy lifestyle, I work out regularly, and have great relationships what more could I want?

Truthfully before this journey, I had never really felt the need for goals. I was comfortable, happy, healthy, and convinced I was doing great.

This financial journey changed all of that.

I realized if I wanted to change my habits with the money I needed to create new ones.

That’s when I started setting goals.

At first, they were kind of silly and nothing too serious but I had to start somewhere.

In the beginning, most of my goals were mainly financial.

My husband and I wanted a house so I set the goal to make more money, to save more, to spend less, and believe it or not, it worked.

This year I wanted my goals to be something I really thought about.

2019 is the year my husband and I have been waiting for.

In 2018 we became debt-free and in 2019 we would like to hit our major goal of owning a home.

I may not reach or complete all of my goals in the next 365 days but I am sure going to try.

Watch my 2019 goal setting video!

In 2019 I have set 5 major goals not all of which are financial.

Goal 1:

My first goal is that I want to read 12 books this year.

I have seen this goal over and over again and I find it very empowering.

I have loved reading during my adult life and the reason I am making it a goal this year is because if I don’t it won’t become a priority.

Regardless of whether or not the average millionaire reads two books per month I see self-improvement in myself when I do. I think a lot of people do.

So far I have read the epic Girl Wash Your face as well as You are a Badass at Making Money.

My book for March is Everyday Millionaire by Chris Hogan and so far I am on par to reach my goal!

Goal 2:

Secondly, I wanted to pick something I felt like I needed to do.

The reason for this, it has been sitting on my conscience for too long of a time.

To admit that I haven’t been to the dentist in 7 years is quite embarrassing.

Maybe you have something you have been putting off too.

I’m not afraid of the dentist I just fell out of going regularly and found it annoying to make appointments.

Pure inconvenience is not a reason to not take care of my body.

I have been working out for years and eat a healthy diet, this is just another part of living a healthy lifestyle.

Making a goal based on something you have been putting off sometimes will be that push you need to accomplish it.

Goal 3:

Picking a goal based on something you enjoy is awesome too.

Maybe it’s a hobby or something you have been meaning to do that you love. I feel as though personal amusement is just as important.

This year I want to learn how to make homemade bread.

Why?

Because I want to.

I love to bake and I usually go for yummy desserts but I want to broaden my horizons.

I want to try something more difficult and out of my comfort zone.

Having a goal based on a hobby does not make it any less important.

Goal 4:

Our major financial goal as a couple this year is to buy a home.

The reason why we started this journey was to become financially stable enough to be homeowners.

We made savings goals, side hustle goals, and career goals.

Intending to purchase a home sometime in 2019, we also want to make sure we have our 20% down payment.

If this goal is pushed to the beginning of 2020 we won’t be upset.

Goal 5:

My 5th and final goal for 2019 was to start this blog.

To get uncomfortable and test me.

I wanted a push to do something different and admit that it would be hard.

Making a goal that makes you nervous is important. Doing something scary is ok.

This I have never done.

I started a Youtube channel to connect with others on a similar journey and failed miserably.

Three years later I want to write about finances and fitness.

I want to teach people about my experience and hope to encourage others.

Platforms such as blogs have helped me and now I want to start my own.

If there is something that you want to accomplish that is scary I applaud you.

It has taken me three years of goal writing to get to this point and in three more years I don’t know where these intentions will take me.

I work with people every day that come to me with a goal in mind. It wasn’t until I started my journey to financial freedom that I started writing goals for myself.

Once I thought about each year, every month, and what I wanted to accomplish I realized how important it is.

Setting intentions and goals gives you the ability to strive for something.