New Year = New Me

Last Updated on February 21, 2023 by Kirsten Raccuia

So just like that … it’s 2019. Happy New Year! We rang in the night with great friends, a small dinner party, and a DJ to round out the night. But after the fanfare of it all, it was time to get down to business, at least for me. 2018 was a challenging year, and I’m happy to bid it adieu. And by happy, I mean friggin thrilled *clinks champagne glasses*!!

I love what a new year brings, a freshness and thrill that no other day of the year matches. Time to renew, redesign, revamp.

Goals Schmoals

I suck at making goals and resolutions. Not because I can’t stick to them (although I suck at that too). But because I hate thinking about my future. I’m a fly by the seat of my pants kinda gal and making goals is just the opposite of that. Besides, I can’t count how many times I have resolved to stop drinking or to exercise more. And come January 3rd, I’m online paying for another month at the gym while drinking a vodka and soda—nothing has changed.

I could pontificate about the reasons why I never achieve my goals, but why bore you with those details?

In my infinite wisdom last year, I decided NOT to make any goals for 2018. No goals, no disappointments, right?  Well, not so much. It turns out, I hated not having goals even more—but not enough to make them. I felt aimless.

Goals? Oh hell yes!

No way I was going to make that mistake again. On December 29, I sat down and wrote down some goals. My two biggest objectives for 2019 focus on my career and my health.

Last year I felt my career was at a standstill. I was writing for International Living and IL Australia, but not often enough.  This year I wanted to start fresh, learn some new skills and make some money.  I need to add some more streams of income to my world. How else will I become the lady baller I long to be?

Biz Goals

This year I decided to start an online entrepreneur course called Location Rebel Academy. It’s all about creating a location independent lifestyle and business which is my exact goal for 2019. I’m super excited to get going on it and have already started the training.  I’ll keep you posted as to my progress, but I suspect you’ll be reading about it as the year moves along.

Health Goals

As to my health goal—yup, you guessed it; to drink less and exercise more. I had to do it. But this time I have a plan. Three days of weight training, two days of cardio. And I plan to workout in the morning which means I won’t be able to drink the night before (or at least not copious amounts—I never said I wouldn’t drink, I just said drink less. Come on, people, I’m a realist).

At this point, you may be asking yourself, why is Kirsten telling me about her goals this year?

Well, for a couple of reasons: 1. To help me be accountable.  No one likes the guy or girl who spouts off about doing something and then never does it. I don’t want to be that girl. And 2. because if I say it out loud enough times, the universe will listen, and I’ll take all the assistance I can get. Hear that universe???

So that’s me for 2019 goals! What about you? What are your goals this year? Any tips for achieving them? Reply in the comments.

P.S. It’s already Jan 12th, and I haven’t been great with my health goals. I’ve worked out some, drank a little, but I’m feeling positive about the changes I will make … next week, I promise!