Goals

I use the structure laid out in The 12 Week Year.

Previous 12WY rounds:

• Round 1: Plan and wrap up
• Round 2: Plan and wrap up
• Round 3: Plan and wrap up
• Round 4: Plan and wrap up
• Round 5: Plan and wrap up
• Round 6: Plan and wrap up
• Round 7: Plan and wrap up

Ratings

To decide what to focus on, rate yourself in the six areas of life balance.

• Spouse: 9
• Family: 8
• Community: 5
• Physical: 8
• Personal: 7
• Business: 7

Life vision

Construct a vision of your life 5, 10, 15 years into the future. Be bold, be courageous; create a life vision that inspires you and fulfills your purpose. There are no right or wrong answers. This is the life you deeply desire.

• I want to retire comfortably in my 50s and work on what I want afterwards.
• I want our kids to become happy and successful and compassionate adults.
• I want to regularly have new experiences and adventures.
• I want our kids and grandkids to want to spend time with us.
• I want my marriage with Nancy to be fun, loving, honest, and rock solid.
• I want to live in a nice house on a lake with a dock and canoes.
• I want to look the most fit in a bathing suit out of anyone my age that I know.

Three-year vision (ending July 2027 – I’ll be 41 years old)

Based on your long-term vision, what do you want to create over the next three years? Describe in as much detail as possible what a great personal and professional life would look like three years from today. The more specific you are at this stage, the easier it will be to create your 12 week goals and your plan.

I want to retire comfortably in my 50s and work on what I want afterwards.

• 3 year goal: Our net worth exceeds $1 million (currently $812k)
• 3 year goal: I’m a Director of Engineering at a well known tech company

I want our kids to become happy and successful and compassionate adults.

• 3 year goal: I share at least one hobby with each of my kids.

I want to regularly have new experiences and adventures.

• 3 year goal: I’ve completed my 40-before-40 list.

I want our kids and grandkids to want to spend time with us.

• 3 year goal: I share at least one hobby with each of my kids.

I want my marriage with Nancy to be fun, loving, honest, and rock solid.

• 3 year goal: Nancy and I have taken a date vacation to a different country every year.

I want to live in a nice house on a lake with a dock and canoes.

• 3 year goal: Our net worth exceeds $1 million (currently $812k)

I want to look the most fit in a bathing suit out of anyone my age that I know.

• 3 year goal: I’ve run a half marathon faster than 1:45
• 3 year goal: I weigh 150lbs with 10% body fat.

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Past three-year visions

(Click to expand) Three-year vision (ending December 2023 – I’ll be 37 years old)

Based on your long-term vision, what do you want to create over the next three years? Describe in as much detail as possible what a great personal and professional life would look like three years from today. The more specific you are at this stage, the easier it will be to create your 12 week goals and your plan.

I want our house to be organized, presentable, and well maintained, with all major problems fixed.

• Contributes to: “I want to have a house and cars that we are happy with without being overly flashy”

I want my kids to have more hobbies which I can participate in.

• Contributes to: “I want our kids to become happy and successful and compassionate adults.”
• Contributes to: “I want my kids and their kids to want to spend time with us.”

I want to self publish a book from my blog posts.

• Contributes to: “I want to be known as an author.”

I want to complete my 40-before-40 list.

• Contributes to: “I want to regularly have new experiences and adventures.”

I want to run a half marathon in under 1:40.

• Contributes to: “I want to finish a marathon in under 3 hours.”

I want to weigh 150lbs with 10% body fat.

• Contributes to: “I want to look the most fit in a bathing suit out of anyone my age that I know.”

I want to get promoted to a position where I’m leading other leaders.

Contributes to: “I want to be known as an author.”

Contributes to: “I want to retire comfortably in my 50s.”