Goals
I used to have a tradition at the end of every year. I’d take stock of my life and set five to 10 goals I wanted to accomplish in the next year.
In 2010 I ran several marathons (including two ultra marathons), completed an Ironman, increased my yoga practice, found my career passions with lululemon, left a dead relationship, found love, got engaged, and moved to North Carolina. I challenged myself on every level, left my comfort zone several times and found new levels of satisfaction and happiness
The biggest change came when I found lululemon in January. I learned about open communication and effective goal setting. Through setting specific, measurable goals for one, five and 10 years down the road I began to uncover what was really important to me and the list of things I wanted to do in life. Now, instead of a jotted down list of what I want to accomplish in the next 12 months, I continually update a set list of intentional goals.
Below is what I’m working on. Here’s how you can set intentional goals, too!
Personal
1 Year
1. I post daily to healthyashley.com by 7/1/11.
2. Ten percent of our household income goes to savings by 8/1/11.
3. I have read 5 new books by 12/31/11.
5 Year
1. HealthyAshley.com brings 10,000 views/day by 10/1/12.
2. Richard and I have our first child by 6/25/14.
3. I visit three foreign countries by 3/1/15.
10 Year
1. I run a marathon while pregnant by 6/25/17.
2. My family and I travel outside the United States once each year by 10/1/18.
3. Richard and I have our third child by 6/25/20.
Health
1 Year
1. I maintain my “happy weight” by 6/25/11.
2. I run a 9 min./mi. pace for 10 miles by 8/1/11.
3. I do a full handstand by 10/1/11.
5 Year
1. I complete the Big Sur Marathon in California by 10/1/13.
2. I am a certified yoga instructor by 1/1/14.
3. I hike the Grand Canyon by 10/1/15.
4. I complete a 50 mi. ultra marathon by 12/1/15.
10 Year
1. I complete 5 Ironman triathlons by 10/1/20.
2. I complete a marathon outside the United States by 10/1/16.
3. I am active with my family 3 times/week by 10/1/18.
Career
1 Year
1. I am Assistant Manager of a lululemon by 7/1/11.
2. I attend two writing workshops by 12/1/11.
5 Year
1. I am Store Manager of a lululemon by 6/1/11.
2. I publish healthy living articles in print by 3/1/13.
10 Year
1. I publish a book by 3/1/18.
2. I am a stay-at-home-mom/freelancing author by 10/1/18.
updated April 19, 2011
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I love that you know exactly what you want and aren’t afraid of going for it! You rock!
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Excellent goals, Ashley! I really like this approach. (I’m especially amused by how everything has a first-of-the-month target date, save for the 100 mile ultra. As if you’re already registered for something…) I know you don’t need luck to achieve these, so instead I’ll wish you to have fun achieving them!
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Love this different approach to goal setting!! Good luck
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Wooo! Get it girl. I went to New Zealand in 2006- twas a gorgeous place.
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Ooohhh, chip and his goal templates! (: I need to do mine!
How about we run the london marathon together? You can stay at mine and ill provide vegan treats. Richard can come too.
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I love this! I, too, am a goal-setting girl. “New Years Resolutions” don’t do it for me- why wait for a new year to come around to set goals for yourself?! You are a driven person Ashley, and I am SURE that you will meet all of your goals
PS. I want to run the grand canyon too!!
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I volunteer to be one of your five new friends to cook for
I love your goals! And I love the idea of short and long term goal-setting. I’m a life coach, and when I went through the program it was the first time I really, really started setting goals, and now I love it! I love writing them down, I love planning my action steps, and I love seeing what I’ve accomplished. You go, Ashley!
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Amazing goals. So inspiring and love the format! Love the new site Ashley!
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The Dublin Marathon which takes place in October (the last Monday of the month) is a great race. I have done it twice and there is something special about it – Amazing support and a nice flat race.
You know you want to!
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I love this! Great goals.
I’ve seen this goal layout on lululemon’s site (actually I got a handout with my most recent purchase). I have a hard time thinking that far ahead though when I don’t even know where my husband and I will be living after he finishes grad school this fall!
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I love that you put these out there, you are very brave for sharing your personal goals
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I like these a lot. very cool!
You better get the international travel out of the way before the first kid though. Takes a long time to get a passport for a baby.
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Love this! thanks for sharing
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I love the framework for 1 year, 5 year and 10 year goals. Yours are diverse!
If you want to add Japan to your int’l travel list by 2014, look us up, we have an open door policy! (ps, come in July/August and hike Mt Fuji!)
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these goals are amazing! i love them all!
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Nice list of goals.
Were you able to achieve your goals meant to be fulfilled by 2011?
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