I have some bold aims for 2010. I truly believe it will be a tipping point that I’ll look back on for years to come, and all I’ve been learning and instilling in my mind in 2009 will be put into action. I am very excited about the year ahead. I’d like to take a few moments to share my aims for this new year.
A look back at 2009
Firstly, a quick glance back at the year that has passed. So what did I manage?
- Graduated with a first class degree from a top university.
- Both started earning a good amount and have taken my own choice of path by creating a startup.
- Put myself out there in some situations outside my comfort zone, with huge rewards.
- Met so many great new people, some of which have become great friends.
- Solved my worry of moving back to Sheffield in terms of the lack of technical and ambitious people.
- Made going to the gym and swimming a habit which I love.
I’m very happy with what I achieved in 2009, but I’m certainly not satisfied. I’m hungry for success.
Major goals for 2010 (that’s twenty ten!)
So, what are my goals? Here goes:
My startup
2010 will be the year that OnePage, my startup, will thrive. With my great friend and business partner Oo, we have been working hard and we are definitely reaching some significant stages now. We both believe “always be learning” and applying that to ourselves and to the problem we are trying to solve with OnePage has got us far already and I’m confident we will achieve a lot by continuing with that mantra.
Goal: Start earning revenue from OnePage
Personal and health
I’ve been working on improving every aspect of what I do towards the end of 2009 and I aim to continue this into 2010.
Goals:
- Continue regular gym sessions and swimming (3-4 times per week). Something to aim for – swim a mile of front crawl.
- Make eating 7 fruit or veg a day a habit.
- Consistently have at least 7 hours of sleep a night.
- Go for a short break by myself at least once.
- Continue drinking less.
Education
Sure, I achieved graduation with a first class degree in 2009, but that doesn’t mean my education is over. I’ve discovered so much top quality information in books towards the end of 2009 and I’m eager to read much more. If you read a great book by someone it’s like a shortcut.
Goals:
- Read 52 books
- Improve my knowledge of people and news – after an embarassing game involving describing people at Christmas this year, I realised just how few people I know about!
Sharing
Sure, I love to share and I’m a good guy. However, one thing I learned this year is that the more you give back the more you will succeed. So you can be a nice guy and experience real benefit too.
Goals:
- Release 12 bits of open source code throughout the year.
- Write at least 12 proper blog posts (that’s this blog).
- Write 100 miniblog posts (my posterous for on-the-fly discovery publishing).
- Be more involved with startups I can help.
Networking
I discovered the true power of networking in 2009 and it enabled me to meet many great people and find out their discoveries so that I can shortcut my success. I plan to do this much more in 2010. It’s not about numbers, but it’s nice to set some targets:
Goals:
- Attend at least one big tech conference
- LinkedIn: 300 connections.
- Twitter: 4000 followers.
- Facebook: 700 friends.
There’s more
That’s certainly not all I plan to achieve, I also plan to travel much more. This will be a nice blog post to come back to in order to remind myself and let you guys keep me on track. I hope you achieve what you want to in 2010!
















