Post: #26

Finance/Biz:
- Put $15k in savings
- Become proficient in HTML, CSS, Python, and Ruby on Rails
- Be able to not only survive, but thrive, by working for myself

Health:
- Adopt paleo diet
- Bodyfat of 10% or less
- Take up muay thai kickboxing
- Compete in a bicycle race

Travel:
- Head to Brazil for World Cup
- Montreal and Vancouver

Other:
- Read 15 books
- Become conversational in Spanish
- Bang a cheerleader from a professional sports team
- 15 notches

Post: #27

-Fully recover from injuries and regain 100% health

-Play professional basketball in Europe

-Become location independent (aka write 5 children's books in 2014)

-Manage my relationships better w/ family, friends, and girls

-Eliminate sugar, masturbation, and porn completely

-Visit 5 new countries

Post: #28

*Write the language test that will complete my undergraduate degree and get my diploma processed.
*Move to China and begin working a job that pays at least $1500US per month. Be earning $3000US per month by the end of the year.
*Consulting company launch
***Get my marketing materials building and publically available for the educational consulting business I am launching as soon as I graduate.
***Gain three solid clients.
*Have myself established in a major Chinese city with a cozy, but kickass apartment that I share with me, myself and I.
***Central downtown location, 10 minutes taxi ride from at least one major club district.
***Acceptable stereo system.
***Acceptable furniture.
***Enough glass, plateware, etc to throw a dinner party for 20 people at one time.
***Proximity to fun couple or group activities, such as ice skating, paintball, etc.
*Develop wardrobe
***Add ten more suits to the twenty I already have in my wardrobe.
***Expand shoe collection to ten different shoes of varying styles.
***Solve my "needing big thick socks to absorb all the sweat" problem.
*Establish the concept for my beer tasting and marketing venture.
*Have two regulars on lockdown with options lined up for when they need to be swapped out.
*Don't get anyone pregnant.
*Pay down $10,000US of student debt.
*Save a $5000US rainy day fund.
*Fully investigate MA degree programs that would be convenient and useful to my future career goals.
*Hire a personal assistant and have two or three bartenders/cocktail waitresses on retainer for my epic dinner parties.
*Fully stock a portable hard-drive with a huge collection of music organized for maximum enjoyment, that truly reflects my mood related preferences.
*Start collecting something that will distinguish myself and allow for unique approach to decorating my future dream apartment in Asia.
*Keep taking photographs as a hobby and build a portfolio that I'm proud enough of to display on my wall at home.
*Buy three guitars in China.


I'm sure that I've got a lot of other goals for the year that I'm not thinking of right now, but this is a good list to start.

Post: #29

Big Goal for 2014: Improve Wealth & Women Situation, but Focus on Health.

Wealth
- Continue performing well at job and get those bumps in salary/rank/bonuses
- Continue building strong list of clients loyal to you when you do decide to jump ship one day
- Observe the 80/20 Pareto principle. Focus more on the 20% of your clients and work that get you noticed and paid rather than the 80% who are largely a waste of your time/overly-demanding
- Sit down with friends from Finance and get them to properly educate you on your finances, like retirement accounts, savings, tax havens, etc.
- Start looking into real estate. Don't invest yet, but get some more knowledge, especially in high growth areas like Vietnam

Women
*Stop wasting time on 6/7's and below. You never feel any real sense of pride from getting them anyway
*Focus on building a more international roster of girls, rather than just Koreans
*Pipeline more often through social media
*Daygame more, so you don't have to go out at night and drink.
*Get better at sex (practice new positions and shit, how to verbally arouse, etc.)
*Don't get her pregnant.

Health
*Get big. Not for girls, but because it increases your confidence levels and makes other guys think twice about yanking your chain.
**Workout everyday or nearly everyday. No excuses. Wake up earlier if you have to.
***Wean yourself off of protein supplements gradually. More natural food sources.
**Don't be so quick to accept more work. The money is not worth the added stress.
***Make more time for your friends. Don't be such a workaholic.
**Eat more veggies. Way more.
***Paleo!
**Touch base with parents more frequently.
*Cut out alcohol as much as humanly possible. Get your fix off of your workouts and girls.
**Go to that yoga class. At best, you might learn another way to alleviate stress. At worst, you get a chance to daygame some more.

Post: #30

I wanna make more money in 2014. I need to get creative. Hell, even becoming a gigolo is an option.

Post: #31

Fitness
-Body Recomposition for a skinnyfat guy
-Short-Intermediate term: look muscular with shirt OFF
-Long term: look muscular even with shirt/clothes ON (i.e. muscular at ~8-10% BF)

-Early 2013: solo training following Starting Strength (M. Rippetoe): not much perceived improvement
-July 2013: 6' 188lbs ~25% BF. Joined Equinox/Hired PT. Started with powerlifting 3x/wk (Squat, Bench, DL, overhead press)
-Dec 2013: 6' 173lbs ~17-18% BF. New PT: Bodybuilding program 4-5x/wk @ 5pm (still compound exercises/lower weight/higher reps + assistance exercises)
-Dec 2013: stopped 2-3x weekly stationary bike 30 mins (target HR: 140); replaced with 3-4x weekly night-time Yoga (60 min studio sessions / significant sweating / hoping for mobility gains)

2014
-continue current training program
-continue Yoga
-re-evaluate on monthly basis to address any specific changes that may be appropriate to make based on new knowledge gained or need for program diversity


Nutrition
-have been using MyFitnessPal app to track daily calories
-Calorie Breakdown: 40+% protein / 40+% fat / <20% carb (~2500 total cals daily)
-Avg 200+ grams protein per day
-Training days: ~3 protein drinks (30-40g per drink) throughout day (breakfast; mid-afternoon; post-workout) + 20g BCAA immed prior to gym workout
-Usual breakfast: 4 fried eggs + 1 muscle milk 17oz protein drink
-Usual lunch: protein-based / low carb (i.e. sashimi, kabob, chicken)
-Usual mid-afternoon snack: 1 muscle milk 17oz protein drink
-Pre-workout 20g BCAA mixed in H2O
-Post workout Whey Protein + Almond Milk + Peanut Butter Shake
-Usual dinner: protein-based / low carb (i.e. 1lb. steak, chicken breast & veggies, kabob)

2014
-may hire nutritionist/nutrition coach as a consultant to see if my diet needs specific personalized tweaks to achieve both my short-term and long-term fitness goals


Health
-Extensive bloodwork from Sept 2013 & Dec 2013 (Vitamins, Minerals, Hormones: Test/Est/Thyroid, Liver Fn, etc.)
-Daily Supps: Vit D 10k, Vit K, Vit E, Vit B12, Selenium, ZMA (all based on needs derived from bloodwork)
-Occasional ACV

2014
-continue quarterly bloodwork to further dial in supplementation
-continue to self-educate re: TRT [currently not supplementing, but @ low-normal T for my demographic: total test ~500 (normal: 300-1200) on 2 diff occasions checked 3 months apart]
-continue to self-educate re: hormonal balance [currently elevated cortisol; thus elevated cortisol:Testosterone ratio which may be contributing to lack of perceived anabolic gains]


Sleep
-had tonsillectomy to improve mild breathing obstruction
-blackout blinds installed in bedroom
-started 10,000 lux light therapy on overcast mornings/days when sun exposure expected to be limited
-installed f.lux

2014
-self-educate re: utility of sleep cycle monitors to see if may be of any benefit
-self-educate re: bed/bedding/pillow products that may further optimize sleep
-better sleep schedule discipline (lights out before 11pm)


Skin Care
-researched various skin care regimens/tips via blogs, forums, medical journals, dermatologists
-trial & error with several different skin care products
-started laser treatments to improve acne scarring (1 treatment so far)

2014
-continue laser treatments in early 2014 (additional 2-4 treatments)
-continue trial & error to dial in specific product brands for skin care products optimized for personal skin type

-AM care:
Daily 2% Sal Acid wash*
Clarisonic cleansing brush
Air Dry
Zinc based sunscreen
[*substitute with 10% Benz Perox wash 1-2x/wk]

-PM Care
Cetaphil face wash
Air Dry
Topical Retin-A
Air Dry
Moisturizer


Dental Care
-had 4 wisdom teeth pulled due to crowding by oral surgeon
-had 2 root canals by endodontist and temp crowns by prosthodontist placed on back molars
-had orthodontics started by orthodontist in Oct 2013

2014
-cont monthly orthodontic care
-cont nightly Waterpik usage
-fingers crossed for good ortho result by end 2014 (as anticipated by orthodontist)

2015
-cont established (hopefully by then) good dental hygiene routine
-cont care for potential permanent retainer by that point
-seek permanent solution for 2 currently temp crowns on back molars
-need 1 mid-back upper implant with oral surgeon & prosthodontist
-seek prosthodontic evaluation/treatment for best way to address cosmetics of (hopefully by then) straightened front visible teeth in the smile line (?porcelain fused crowns?)

Post: #32

Gyopoplayboy

I'm def agreeing with your health section.

Sometimes I get so caught up in work that I forget about everything else. Next year I want to make just as many good memories as I do dollars.

Post: #33

Live 6 months in Medellin, bang hot chics.

Bring my spanish to a fluency level.

Lose some body fat, gain some muscle.

Save some more cash.

Post: #34

My 2014 goal:

To have become soo advanced(in terms of game, fitness, etc) that i no longer need RVF anymore....

respectfully,

Nemencine

p.s. to adapt nietzsche "RVF is something to be overcome."

Post: #35

delete

Post: #36

- Buy an apartment
- Quit tobacco(Dip/snus)
- Go from an office engineer to become a full time field engineer.
These are my main goals, but I will of course work on some other goals as well.

Post: #37

-1 approach a day, no excuses.

-Spend 2.5-3 months living & travelling in Peru, Brazil & the DR

-Conversational proficiency in Spanish

-BJJ/Submission Wrestling 3x per week

-Get my blog & podcast up and running

-$15k in the bank by July 1st, 2014.

-Read 1 new book every 2 weeks

-Bartending license

-Cut out porn completely

-Strength and expand social & professional network

-Try psychedelics

Post: #38

Move to Peru for 6 months. Move to someplace in the United States for 6 months.

Survive both.

Post: #39

Moving to a tier-1 city for work but have an interview with big oil, too. Gainful employment.

If I remain in new city, develop social circle of both men and women.

Lose 4-6" off my waist

Work out regularly at university gym in said city, 3-4 hours 5 nights per week including ma training

Attend EDC

Possibly travel to Taiwan and/Philippines in the Summer.

Read less, publish more.

lowbudgetballer

Post: #40

Winning!

Post: #41

- Take my black belt in Taekwon-do
- Improve my chinese mandarim
- Thailand/Philippines/Japan trip
- Get a dual-citizenship
- Save money (quite hard)
- Take yoga classes (already doing it)
- Improve dancing classes
- Get approved and study at MIT (if I stay in Brazil) OR move to another country :o

Post: #42

Live in Paris for four months
Spend two months travelling before this
Finish my law degree
Keep progressing at the gym - add 10kg of muscle
Get my Spanish to fully conversational level

Post: #43

Save a bunch of money to add to net worth.

Finish working and get the fuck out of the US, hopefully for good.

Start traveling long term again for at least one year to rake up more countries visited. Hopefully will hit at least 10 new countries this year.

Meet some non-American bitches. God damn I want to go as far away as possible just to not have to see some 200 pound manly bitch walking down the street in loose jeans.

Post: #44

ETS from the US Army

live abroad indefinitely

have a go at being a free man

Post: #45

(01-21-2014 12:53 AM)cool Wrote:  ETS from the US Army

live abroad indefinitely

have a go at being a free man

Tried to send you a pm but you've got them disabled.

I'm thinking of signing up to the Australian Army for 4-6 years (not sure if it's very different to US), get a good skill and earn some money.

What are your thoughts?

Post: #46

Started the year off in Cali. Spent some time in Mexico earlier this month. Heading to PR to work for a week or 2 in March. Taking a 1 hour flight from PR to DR to hang with some of my cousins. Looking to hit CR, Medellin or Cali in April or May. Croatia in late June. Medellin in October. Cali in December.

Planning to move to Medellin or Cali by the end of the year.

Post: #47

I'd like to:

-Invest 3k a month outside of my DRIP shares from July to August.
-Pay off all legal licensing fees
-Learn as much as possible about a few specific areas of law which interest me.
-Work as many hours as possible (to learn).
-Travel for a month in April.
-Spend less than 50% of my gross income
-Lower my body fat levels and have my abs showing
-Drink less than 12 times in the entire year.

Post: #48

(02-21-2014 06:26 PM)JayMillz Wrote:  Started the year off in Cali. Spent some time in Mexico earlier this month. Heading to PR to work for a week or 2 in March. Taking a 1 hour flight from PR to DR to hang with some of my cousins. Looking to hit CR, Medellin or Cali in April or May. Croatia in late June. Medellin in October. Cali in December.

Planning to move to Medellin or Cali by the end of the year.

If that all goes well sounds like you are on your way to a pretty epic year(s)!

Post: #49

(12-25-2013 11:07 PM)Mentavious Wrote:  Time to hear what everyone's travel goals/plans are along with personal goals for the new year. There is already a 2014 fitness thread out there so keep that in mind.

My travel goals/Plans are:

Hit up a 2nd/3rd tier city here in the US in the first quarter of the year.
I also plan on heading to Europe in late May.

Personal goals:

Get out and enjoy life more(aka work on my game) instead of focusing all my efforts on work.

Find something to volunteer for. As both for personal and professional growth.

Find a new hobby. I use to fish a lot so maybe I could take that up. I'm still learning French in my free time also.

Oh yeh..get paid.

About 1/3 of the way through the year. A good point in time to see how your goals are progressing

I already have 8 new bangs with year with 2 in rotation. My confidence this year vs last year has been a total difference maker. Along with more money, better knowledge of 'game', dress better, working out more, etc etc.

I am able to converse in Spanish now at a low level. Which allowed me success in GDL and has given me confidence to visit DF next month. I'll also be visiting some 2nd tier cities in Canada next month.

Looks like improving a language and enjoying life more have been successful so far.

Still looking for a new hobby/volunteer. I feel the last of the two will happen once it gets above 60 degrees.

Post: #50

edit: whoops dupe, forgot I had already posted here.