Comments on: 5 Things I Want To Do In The New Year–A 2009 Preview

By: 5 Things I Want To Do In The New Year: A Little More Spelled Out :: Rhett Smith

5 Things I Want To Do In The New Year: A Little More Spelled Out :: Rhett Smith — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:01:05 +0000

[...] January 1st I wrote the post 5 Things I Want To Do In The New Year-A 2009 Preview. I got a lot of encouragement for the goals that I set, as well as some questions to their [...]

By: Mitch

Mitch — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:43:46 +0000

I would agree with those resolutions as well, as I think most would. They’re general enough to apply to almost anyone, and achievable through some very simple, strategic, segmented goals that you can set within a reasonable time frame too. A good friend of mine made a great post on this subject the other day. Here’s the link: http://redbikeleader.com/?p=85

Good luck Rhett in your new year!

By: Rhett Smith

Rhett Smith — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:08:18 +0000

@Brian, thanks man. Yeah, I like #5 too…

@Sean, yeah for sure. This was just a first, sort of vague, initial post. I’m going to be unrolling in some subsequent posts what that looks like fore me specifically, and hopefully that can be beneficial to others as well..

@Justin…thanks man.

@Andy, I will keep you posted for sure. We should meet up sometime.

@Jesse, yep, I think it does work to cut stuff out…the right stuff. I tend to get bored as well. But I think I need to really focus my energy on some specifics. My broad interest tends to keep me from focusing on the necessary essentials sometime. I will post more later about what that looks like.

Thanks for the comments everyone.

rhett

By: Jesse Phillips

Jesse Phillips — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:55:53 +0000

I wonder, does it really work to cut stuff out? I feel like I tried that in 2008, and started getting bored with what little I was doing, but now I feel overwhelmed.

Does the cut-out thing work in your experience? It certainly sounds like it should.

By: Sean McGever

Sean McGever — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:28:38 +0000

These are great. Interested to know the the “how” and “what” of these. It seems more like one goal but without any way to know if you accomplished it at the end of the year.

Ironically I thought #5 was an allusion to working offline from the web more in order to actually get done, but in terms of work to be done (i.e. batch email and web usage), not necessarily (but also not ruling out) meeting with people.

By: AndyC

AndyC — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:15:52 +0000

A good list for us all. May you be successful in 2009. Keep us posted.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:57:08 +0000

Rhett – I completely dig it…

By: brian wurzell

brian wurzell — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:43:40 +0000

Rhett…

I dig your resolve for this year. I think they are attainable goals. You’re a great guy with fantastic perspective.

I really think I like number 5 though.

Happy New Year,
Brian