Goals for 2024

It's remarkable how quickly time passes the older one gets. I remember being a child and feeling how slowly the months ticked by until my next birthday or Christmas. Now, as an adult I am astounded how quickly yet another new year is here; and I echo the prayer of Moses in Psalm 90:12 where he prays, "So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom." The brevity of our life should direct us to the preciousness of our days and motivate us to pursue a wise investment of those days.

By God's grace, these are a few things I plan to pursue in 2024:

252 Goals
1. Spiritual: Memorize the first two chapters of Philippians
2. Physical: Complete a Half-Ironman in under 5 hours
3. Relational: Eat a one on one meal with each of my sons and my wife at least once a month
4. Intellectual: Write a reflection post here each week
 
In addition, I am being very diligent in the month of January to start the year off and build a foundation for the rest of the year. Here is what my "January Reset" entails:

Each Day in January:

1. Read the entire book of Philippians
2. Read at least one chapter of another book
3. Write at least one handwritten letter
4. Take Fish Oil, Magnesium, and Vitamin C supplements
5. Drink Celsius energy drink (powder form dissolved in water)
6. Eat only 3 eggs and spinach for breakfast
7. Eat only protein shake for lunch (when at home and can prepare)
8. Eat only one serving for dinner
9. Drink 1 gallon of water
10. Do some form of exercise

At End of January:

1. Complete the 267 miles required for the VR Badwater
2. Read/Listen to entire New Testament
3. Attain ideal (for me) race weight of 157