My brother Rex Kang found this email I sent him in 2008.
Italics are comments from today.
I’m restructuring my life to get it back into a healthy state and back to being energetic and focused. I want to share my goals with you for this new year and I would love to hear what you guys would like to do this year too. Time flies and it is our only nonrenewable resource so please use it wisely.
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Goals for 2008
Keep it Simple
Health
-Begin 16 week abs – Only got through 3-4 weeks.
-a healthy 80kgs by 12.31.2008 – Got down to 95kgs , but not
Wealth
-Online $3K at the end of January – making about $25/month in my online efforts
-12% Contribution – Kind of doing this had to start over and go to 11% after getting married.
Spirituality
-Man of God: Humble, righteous, wise, diligent, patient, understanding, fruits of the spirit – Still working on this. But this is way too vague.
-Fast once a week for something – had to stop, because I was being irate to those near me on fast days…
-One prayer request per week – not sure what I meant by this. Also too vague
Long term:
-Visit South East Asia – I’ve been to Shanghai… planning on Boracay, Phillipines earlier this year
-Build a School for God – I currently work at a school… but I don’t have complete control 😛
-Build a Hospital for God – Think I’m just going to donate to HOPE worldwide and let them deal with that
-Build a church for God – Still a biggie in my heart. Or at least provide one person on staff a full salary from my contribution
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This is what I wrote to them for 2013.
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- Determine your goal. – Your goals need to be S.M.A.R.T. This is an acronym that provides a checklist for making sure that what you have is indeed a goal and not merely an aspiration. It stands for:
- Specific
- Measurable
- Actionable
- Realistic
- Time-bound
- List your reasons
- Identify likely obstacles.
- Develop new behaviors.
- Stay focused.
- Determine your goal. Currently at 250 lbs. I just ate whatever I wanted the last 2 months with no exercise. Lose 1 pound a week for 1 month. If that’s successful continue. I don’t even want to talk about ideal right now because I feel like a failure for constantly battling with this.
- Reasons – Now that I am 30 I am feeling the effects of my poor health choices (e.g. heart burn, easily getting numb (sitting Indian style).) I don’t care for living a long life. But I want to live a life full of energy and vibrancy for my family.
- Identify likely obstacles – I’m going to forget. Gonna print this out after I’m done.
- Develop new behaviors. – Stay away from eating Sugar – Ice cream, chocolate – 6 days a week – cheat day: Faturday (Saturday).
- Stay focused. – Check this Daily.
- Determine your goal. Get off the internet/electronic devices for 1 month at 10 pm. I just waste time surfing the web and looking at shiny new objects all of the time.
- Reasons – This serves many purposes: Going to be earlier, focus my time one something productive, and can read after wards.
- Identify likely obstacles – I’m going to forget. Gonna print this out after I’m done.
- Develop new behaviors. – Read or write on physical pieces of paper and go to bed by 11 pm every night.
- Stay focused. – Check this Daily.
Spiritual
- Determine your goal. Read the bible for 15 minutes a day and pray for 10 minutes a day. I used to do this daily. For 1 month again.
- Reasons – My relationship with God is fragile. I don’t feel close to Him and don’t have the strength to do well. I want to feel close to the creator of all things.
- Identify likely obstacles – I’m going to forget. Gonna print this out after I’m done.
- Develop new behaviors. – Ideally this is best done in the mornings before any major activity (going to work/meeting someone) Even if its at 10:30 pm.
- Stay focused. – Check this Daily.
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I wish the best for you in 2013.
