Friday, January 4, 2013

Goals

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."     ~Lao Zi

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No it doesn't. A journey of a thousand miles begins as a thought - 'move'. Then you take your first step.

After your first step comes another thought - 'where?' Hence the title of this entry.

Where is your destination?

Here is mine:

Physical

- Exercise 3 times a week - jog, badminton etc
- Eat less carbo/sugar for every meal - avoid sweet stuff
- Reduce weight to <70 kg and fat% to <14%
- Achieve a <12 min timing for 2.4 km

Intellectual

- Read and learn about
Jan - Mar
1) Build wealth/personal finance
2) Stock investment strategies
3) Trading psychology
4) Networking

Mar - Jun
1) Real estate investing
2) Motivational / spiritual
3) World finance history

Jun - Dec
1) Book writing/publishing
2) Starting business
3) Restaurant management
4) Health / Diet

- Share what I have learnt on this blog
-> Write at least 1 entry every 2 weeks

- Follow current affairs
-> Read news everyday
-> Form opinions about the market and various events from details in news

People
- Spend more time with parents and girlfriend, be nicer to them
- Be more open to people, more social, make more friends and catch up with old friends
- Target: know 1 new person / contact 1 old friend every 2 weeks
- Help others more, spread positivity, motivate others -> be a force of good

Financial

- Accumulate S$1,000,000 worth of assets by 31 Dec 2017
- Increase monthly income to

$8,000 by Mar
$10,000 by Jun
$12,500 by Sep
$15,000 by Dec

- Plan to achieve this by
1) Helping my bosses make more money
2) Create a profitable trading system every quarter (including click trading)
3) Work longer hours

- Create at least 3 streams of income by

1) Develop a mid-term stock investment system with >20% annual returns based on
a) Fundamental
b) Seasonality
c) News events
Aim to complete this system by end of Jan

2) Write and publish a book in 3 years
3) Open a healthy food restaurant in 5 years
4) Invest in real estate (to be further studied)
5) Continue to brainstorm for ideas

Spritual

- Spend at least 1 hour alone every week to "find my center" and / or do Nothing
- Be more Aware - of myself (emotions, health states), of people around me, and of the environment
- Do more joyful activity - exercise, write, discussions etc

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