My 2022 Plans: Goals & Habits For The Year Ahead

You can read the post in full, but it was a challenging year despite making good progress in many areas of my life. With the power of hindsight, I can pinpoint where I went wrong!

In January 2020, I failed to outline my goals for 2021, which meant I was pretty directionless as a result. I don't want to make the same mistake this year, so I am outlining what I want to achieve in 2022.

My 9 Goals for 2022

In the past, when I've written down my goals for the year, they have been too ambiguous, making them almost impossible to measure and quantify. I struggled to track them, and it was no surprise that I didn't achieve many of them, or did I?

Each goal will show how I will measure and track my progress to avoid falling into this trap again.

So, let's jump into the first goal; of course, this is about weight!

Fitter and healthier

Predictable, right?

I made great inroads in 2021 to reduce my weight and develop healthier habits, I got derailed and can only blame myself for this.

I briefly reached 62kg and enjoyed how my clothes fit so much better – having smaller moobs was great too!

It's not just about overall weight but about being healthy and active.

I am more active now than I was 2 years ago, and I will continue to ensure I have more than 10,000 steps each day.

Each day I track approximate calorie intake, total and quality of my sleep (I use the Oura ring), I will continue to do so with targets along the way.

I aim to reach 7 1/2 hours to 8 hours of sleep each night with a daily readiness score of 80+, ideally 85.

I am currently 66kg, my target is 1kg less each month to be under 20% body fat and under 62kg by May/June 2022 – completely achievable without being stressful.

Readers of my blog know that I have suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for 25 years now, which means that jumping into an exercise program is impossible.

Slow and steady is the answer here, along with being super consistent, so I will continue my 10,000 steps each day and introduce bodyweight exercises and eventually some light weights.

My target for 2022 is to be able to do 30 push-ups and 100 crunches in one go, challenging for sure but I believe achievable.

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Scale my business to 7-figures

I started Supergreen Tonik in August 2019 and in the two-full years of running, this company saw 45% year-on-year growth.

There is still much further to go and am looking to reach a 7-figure turnover in 2022.

I know my brand sells – we have sold thousands of tubs so far.

The challenge is getting more traffic, so I will be promoting the brand story via podcasts, video, and other content.

The focus will also be on improving the copy and content, both informational and our sales.

I am also releasing other complimentary brands to have the ultimate supplement bundle, so watch this space.

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12 Podcasts

For someone who likes to talk I shy away from podcasts and videos. As part of my strategy for growing my business, I have decided to overcome this fear and share my story on podcasts.

Friends and family have told me many times last year that I have a story that should be heard, so I am growing a pair and doing it.

Featuring on podcasts will also help me overcome my fear of public speaking, and so it's a win-win.

I have already got myself booked onto my first podcast and will aim to be featured on 12 podcasts in 2022.

Make some music

I am a massive EDM fan (check out my post on seeing Armin Van Buuren in Bangkok in 2019) and have been for years.

I first started making music when I was 14 years olds with my computer. Again at university, I formed my one-man-band called Collusion and played a few live gigs.

I have been saying for years about getting back into making EDM music, I even have all the gear.

Since making music 20-years ago technology has moved on considerably. There is a huge learning curve with the software, there is no avoiding it, I have to deep dive into being proficient with the tools before even composing any tunes.

The best way is learning whilst doing, and so I am going to produce a few of the tunes I wrote years ago.

My dream would be to perform live, but baby steps first – let's produce some tunes!

My target is to get three tunes ready for June 2022 and then another 5-6 by the end of the year.

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[How cool did I look at the university performing at the student union 😉 ]

Less Netflix and more reading

I try not to work after putting my kids to bed, so most evenings, I relax and unwind watching Netflix.

It's so easy to switch on the TV and binge-watch a series that lately, I have become frustrated with this habit.

When I am surrounded by hundreds of books (literally) in my condo, amazing pool and gym downstairs, it's not like there aren't alternatives within reach.

The number of unread books I own would take me years at this rate. And so, I am going to work on reading 3-4 books each month for 2022.

More personal writing

I enjoy sharing personal stories on this blog and noticed in 2021 this has declined.

This year I will share more of my past and current experiences and aim to write two or three of these each month.

I am going to also double down on the Lifehacker guy interviews as I enjoy getting to know new people and discovering their back-story. There are 8 interviews in the pipeline, from individuals doing unusual jobs to those living extraordinary lives.

Increase Networth by 20%

In 2021 I saw my personal net worth increase by 33%, and I want to continue seeing this upward trend.

The purpose of this is to be able to have 100% passive income by the end of 2023.

This will be super empowering, knowing that we can do what we want and pretty much where we want with our lifestyle paid for.

I have been striving for this since I first discovered the digital nomad lifestyle over 20 years ago.

My target of increasing my personal net worth by 20% in 2022 means that our lifestyle could be 80-100% passively funded, a superb position to be in for future financial security.

Conversational Mandarin

Since 2016 my family and I have been living in Malaysia, and although most people speak English, my inlaws mostly speak Mandarin.

I am missing out on not speaking and understanding Mandarin.

My wife speaks to our kids 80% of the time in Mandarin, so they understand.

Although I have tried to learn a few times I always stopped. There are no excuses, I am definitely lazy when it comes to learning languages.

I am still not 100% clear how I incorporate learning Mandarin into my daily habit so that I stick with it.

Ultimately to be a proficient Mandarin speaker I need to speak it and learning from a book is not going to be enough.

I was thinking of having a “Mandarin day” each week where I look to only speak Mandarin would push me to learn and importantly for me, remember the words.

Better communicator

I love to talk, but I really struggle to listen.

I am exactly like my Dad. So you can imagine the two of us talking can sometimes be challenging.

I regularly think more about what to say than listening to others. This frustrates me, so it definitely frustrates others.

There is no hack that I am aware of to combat this other than being more personally aware.

Listening and hearing are not the same.

In 2022 I will talk less and listen more.

No worries though, there will still be inappropriate jokes 😉

Final Thoughts on my 2022 Goals

Some of my 2022 goals are familiar as they have appeared in previous years, other goals are new.

Overall they strike a balance of enough discomfort to strive forward and to be achievable.

I spent many years shaping my lifestyle to be able to live on my terms with just enough “stress” to encourage personal development and growth.

I am super excited for 2022, I am actually hoping it's not easy, as we all need a little fear and challenge to level up and thrive.