“A goal is a dream with a deadline”.
(Napoleon Hill)
The Walk into the Future blog leverages goal setting to keep moving forward in this world.
I make a point to set my yearly goals in early January every year. These are not random New Year’s resolutions but actual goals that help determine my path daily. This process has been in place for over twenty years, and I don’t see myself stopping this anytime soon.
I categorize my goals into areas of my life that I want to focus on. My exercise program is hugely important to me and gets a lot of attention when I sit down to write out my goals. I look to create measurable goals, and this area allows me to track my progress daily. I haven’t written about my gym workouts, but my goal is to lift weights three times per week. I found success by running four times per week, so this goal carries over from 2024. (Goal = lift 3 days a week and run 4 days a week).
Travel is a major part of my Walk into the Future, and I wanted to set a goal that would allow me to travel to places I have never been. Yes, I’m still heading down to Negril, Jamaica for spring break—this is an automatic trip for me yearly. I have been to 38 states so far and want to hit all 50 states soon. My travel goal for this year is to travel to the Dakotas, West Virginia, Arkansas and Wisconsin. I’m looking at upcoming races in each of these states and will become a running tourist to ensure I make it to these states. Nebraska, Indiana, Wyoming, Montana, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont will be all that’s left. Contemplating another New England trip to knock out those remaining states. I just signed up for the 2025 Fargo Half Marathon on 5/31/2025 so I will be able to visit both Dakotas on this running tourist adventure.
My reading program is something that I’m proud of. I strive to continue to be a lifelong learner and love reading books. I still like the feel of a book in my hand, so I order most of my books from Amazon. My reading goal is to read 2 books a month and I’m off to a great start so far. I focus on leadership books and share them with my friend, John Crowe. He’s my official book club member. 😊
I am actively looking for new consulting and speaking roles in 2025. I have not added any new clients in the past 6 months, and I want to get back to my leadership consulting this year. The Seminole Tribe of Florida reached out before Christmas so I may have a few sessions with them coming up before summer. I will leverage local government contacts to extend my Authentic Leadership reach on the Treasure Coast. I have started reaching out to other colleges and universities to gauge their interest in leadership training for faculty and staff.
My last goal is to continue to serve as a People Builder. This includes daily affirmations to my tree branches to help them move forward in their daily activities. A simple text to say hello may be all that’s needed to ensure it’s a great day for one of my tree branches. It makes me feel good knowing they like hearing from me. 😊
Well, my 2025 goals are set and I’m making great progress so far. Let’s see what the rest of 2025 brings us.
What goals did you set this year?
Irie!
Calvin Williams
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there”.
(Theodore Roosevelt)
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