I am a little late this year, but it’s that time of year again when we rush to make New Year's Goals that we often break before the month's end.
In my recent round-up of 2022, I highlighted those goals that failed and what I learned going forward.
In short, fewer goals and more measurable.
So, here we go these are my 2023 goals for the year.
My 2023 Goals
This year I am focusing only on five goals for 2023. That said, the priority will be health/fitness, which was neglected in 2022, and growing my business.
Health and Fitness
My health took a big hit in August 2022, and I have struggled to get back healthy. This will be my focus in the next three months to get back on track.
I am also going to experiment with some additional supplements, namely NMN. I have been reading from longevity expert David Sinclair and experimenting with adding more diversity to my diet (thanks to listing to podcasts with Tim Spektor – check out this brilliant post).
My gut health has never been my priority, but the more I listen to Tim and others on the gut microbiome, the more I realize how much I underplayed the significance a healthy gut has on daily and long-term health.
- >10k steps
- No coffee after 2 pm
- >7 hours of sleep
- <2k kcals per day (unless doing significant activity)
- Gut friendly diet (plenty of fermented foods)
To clarify, when I say “non-negotiable”, I am aiming for consistency here and hoping to achieve this each week 80% of the time.
Next week I am off to get my first of many blood and stool tests to see my baseline measures. Once I have these, I will post them and track these throughout this year.
Including those rather embarrassing readings from my weight scales too 😉
2-3x Business
This year we are looking to 2-3x the turnover of my business Human Tonik.
We doubled turnover in 2022, and this year looking to level up the brand with even further reach and release more brands.
- Paid Ad Strategy (we still don’t have one)
- Collaborations with related businesses
- PR
- More and better content from our Nutrition team and founder
- Fulfilment in another GEO
- 1-2 more brands with Human Tonik
We have began work on the above already and are super excited for 2023.
Read (consume) 24+ Books
It’s so easy to get the evening routine of binge-watching NetFlix. I noticed this a lot in the last two years.
I love buying books, but they sit there on my shelf – I sometimes have even repurchased the same book a few months later (I know!).
Here are just some of the cool books on the list for 2023!
Buy a house
Since moving to Malaysia over six years ago (wow, how time flies), I have said I wouldn’t buy a property here.
The reason was simple; rental yields are so low it makes sense to rent vs. buy, and even though expats can own property/land, it won’t necessarily be quick or easy to sell again.
Last year, though, I changed my mind about this.
Let me explain why.
We will be based in Penang for a long time, possibly 20+ years, at least until my kids have gone through school (that’s another 12 years).
Paying rent and having to move countless times is frustrating.
I also miss the sense of having our own home, as we did in London before we left.
There is much to be said about decorating your place how you want. Simply hang stuff on the walls without fear of losing your deposit.
There is a caveat to buying a house this year, though, it does depend on my business primarily because I do not wish to sell any of my investments to fund the house.
I have the motivation and time to crack on and get to work.
Unplug
It’s almost habitual to grab my iPhone and browse through mountains of content daily. Sometimes I kid myself this is for work, but often it's to get that little drip of dopamine release.
No more so than the first time I downloaded TikTok only to be presented with women dancing to cheesy dance music.
I left my phone at home by accident the other day before heading to the jacuzzi. Initially, I was annoyed, but then I realized it was an opportunity to experience first and be distracted second.
I am going to incorporate periods of no tech time.
Time to switch off (literally) and enjoy the quiet.
Maybe observe what’s happening around me instead of leaning forward and staring blankly at my phone.
Wrapping Up
I have been doing most of the above in the last few weeks of 2023. I am putting them up here so that at the end of the year, I remember what I committed to doing at the start.
With fewer goals and them being more aligned with where I want and need to place my focus, I am more confident of achieving all the goals.
The question will be to what extent and how the year will look in December.
If you have read this far, thank you. Have an epic year, and be accountable for where you want to be. You can even put your goals in the comments if you wish.