It is now the part of the year I love – reflection time! I may decide to post twice a week to get through, or I may decide to write the very abbreviated version of the annual reflection here, and properly do it in my workbooks; we’ll see!
I don’t think I ever posted the full list of 24 in 2024 goals. I actually have two lists and this I did tell you about.
quarterly goals update after Q1
And now here we are, with the year practically over.
24 in 2024
The statistics
- I set 24 goals on the main list, abandoned one item and finished 21 out of the 23 which is 91% done.
- On list 2, I set 23 goals and finished 16, which is 70%.
- Not mentioned but done with 100% compliance to medical professionals – breast cancer, surgery and treatments – so I think I did great this year on the things that mattered.
- My relationships are worse in some areas but I have to keep reminding myself that it takes two people to keep things alive. Not everything in the world is my responsibility.
What worked?
- Having once-off items sprinkled into the list amidst project-based goals
- Having an open mindset so that upholder tightening didn’t set in
- Getting big things done early
- Building review time into every month’s rhythms
- Abandoning some things that were just not going to happen
my favourite jacaranda tree in Jhb
How do I feel?
- After the breast cancer diagnosis, I considered abandoning everything but I found I needed a few things to work on and look forward to, like reading, exercise and writing. This turned out to be a great plan because many times, it felt like I was deep in the weeds and it helped me to have other things to focus on.
- I will again make a 25 in 2025 list but there are a few things that are on there every year that I need to now admit are never going to happen, like weekends away with friends. I have a way higher likelihood of just doing my own thing. I think I have finally admitted that to myself.
- I will, however, continue to set goals on the things that bring me joy, like creating, connecting and moving my body.
How did your 24 in 2024 list go?
Have you thought about what your 2025 list will look like?
I didn’t make a goals list in 2024, and I’m on the fence for 2025. I’m thinking…I won’t?
Well done on completing most of your list!
I abandoned most of my list, but I did complete a few very important items.
2024 was a tough year on an emotional level and I literally was focused on just trying to keep going. That, for me, is a win,
In 2025 my list will only consist of fun things. I am planning for it to be a year of making stuff.
I finished 20 of the things on my list, and 2 more of them are in progress but are long project things. I’m pretty happy with that. A few of mine required effort little and often – like trying 24 new recipes. I actually did more than that, but I didn’t count any of the food subscription ones that couldn’t easily be replicated on my own. This led to me making peach cobbler on the evening of 31st December, while feeling ill, as I was determined to get that last recipe in.