The first quarter of 2017 is past. In January, I made a LONG list of 2017 goals. Here’s how I’m doing at my quarterly checkup and what I’m doing differently in April to try to catch up.

Running/ Health and Fitness

• Run NYC marathon 11/17 – I still didn’t get accepted in the March drawing so I’ll be trying to get it on a fundraising entry. I just have to decide which charity offers the best support and sign up.
• Run 500 miles by 12/17 – Very little progress 
• Bike 1000 miles by 12/17    – No progress 
• Do the Daniel’s Diet once per quarter – Not yet
• Reduce my weight to 150 lbs and maintain it until the end of year – No real progress here

March updates:

• March saw my return to the gym and almost daily workouts. Things are turning around in a  good way.
• I ‘d like to do  the SHAPE Women’s half-marathon on 4/30/17 but want to get in “shape” before I sign up.

April Intention: Continue to do gym / running / 20 min cardio workout at home every day

Financial

• Complete the 52 week Savings Plan – I missed a couple weeks then later made up for it so I’ve completed up to week 12

April Intention: Complete weeks 13 to16 of the savings plan

Personal Development

• Read 102 books including 40 Non Fiction: Year to date, I’ve read 36/102 books including 4 NF. I’m on schedule to meet my overall goal but lagging in Non Fiction reading
• Host Book club on my BookTube channel: 20 Seventeen Book club in progress and schedule posted for our first read-along happening in April. 
• Read 10 Pulitzer Prize winning books: Year to date – 0/10
• Complete all reading challenges I’ve joined – All challenges still in progress
• Participate in at least one networking event each month – No progress
• Attend a writing retreat – Not yet
• Complete Pathfinder Guide class by 6/17 – Working towards this 
• Prepare all Pathfinders to master their respective classes by 6/17 – Progressing nicely
• Become fluent in French by 12/17 – So far, this has been a bust 

April Intention: Read at least 10 books, including 4 Non Fiction, business titles.

Writing –  I am still behind on all my writing goals and deadlines

April Intention: Write a story everyday, even if  it’s short or weird or strange and not funny at all.

Spiritual

• Complete Bible Bowl reading by February – We are no longer participating  but I’d still like to do some of the challenges
• Complete Elders certification – Working on it 

April Intention: Read 3 books of the Bible

Blog and Social Media

• Make $5K from my blog – I WISH! but no, no progress yet
• 3K blog followers – current 730
• 7K IG followers – current 1480
• 2K Twitter followers – current 1100
• 2K YouTube subscribers – current 347

April Intentions:

• Post blog or video every day this month.
• Participate in blog networking programs
• Invest in updating my website

Travel

There has been small intra-state trips but I haven’t yet traveled to the locations I listed. 

April Intention: Visit MA

2017 Resolutions

1. Start everyday with devotion and intentional living reminders – Check
2. Get high-intensity workout for at least 20 minutes everyday – Most days, check 
3. Eat healthy – focus on portion control and on eating a whole foods, plant-strong diet – Kinda check
4. Write everyday – I haven’t been consistent 
5. Daily practice of French and music skills (either piano  or violin) – Epic fail
6. Create daily to-do list and accomplish at least 80 percent of tasks daily – Sometimes
7. Create something everyday – write, draw, compose music, craft, videos – Check
8. Produce good content for my channels – Check. At least, I think so. 
9. Stay engaged on social media – Check
10. Stay connected with my family and friends – Check
11. Have an adventure every day – I need to reaffirm this intention. It could use some work  

What were your 2017 goals and/or resolutions? How are you progressing with them?

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