My 2010 Goals

I suppose its a good thing to write goals. The act of thinking about it is critical -- almost as critical as doing it. One can argue whether its execution or planning that is key.

I won't digress and explain my 2009 in detail, but I can sum it up in a few lines:
- ended relationship w/ psychopath which almost killed me
- survived the post-bankrupt era and emerged a winner at work
- traveled to Shanghai and SZ (new places), revisted HK, California, Vancouver, and Hawaii.
- got fatter by maybe 8lbs

My generic goals:
- Career -> achieve next promotion status (VP)
- Money -> start saving a little more than I do now, reel in some of the frivilous living and keep it "real"
- Friends -> try to stay in better touch w/ family and friends
- Love -> try to find a good girl
- Lifestyle -> drink less, exercise more
- Life -> be happy, enjoy everyday!

Specifics:
- Get to work by 9am. I work at a bank and shamefully.. i rarely get in by 9am. Official start time is 840am, but I often come in at 10am. This is going to burn me oneday.
- Read 1 book per quarter
- Stay focused on the type of girl I want to date and execute*(1).
- Get stuff done (GTD). Try not to procrastinate, when I see something to do, do it ASAP.
- Go to gym, join gym, go regularly. Try to do a small/simple 30min workout at home every night!
- Sleep 8hrs a night. Take medication to sleep if needed!

But this brings me to my other thought.. this year, 2010 is a pivotal one for me. I really think about it, and I believe this may be my last year (on earth? no but in Japan). I think by years end, I will move to HK (to live 1 more year abroad), or move back to North America.

In order to plan my exit, I have to focus.. I have to stay marketable in the job market, which will be a challenge depending where I want to live (ie, no banks in California if thats where I want to go). Its a big career year for me. If I don't get promoted then I have to think.. do I stay another year here? Even if I do get promoted I have to think.. what is my future plan?

I'm considering trying to go from line manager of the system I'm working on, to being a regional architect for the division. There is a global architect in LDN, so perhaps I can join that guys global team, and be local rep. Being a regional head of architecture and building a small highly technical team maybe a better option for me, esp if I want to escape back to America oneday! Plus I find I am not a great project management, I don't have the organizational skills for it.

Footnotes:
(1) -- Last 3 girls I dated: a) older admin (38?) who is a red-neck republican... too old, what am I doing, plus political/personality misfit. b) japanese gal who doesn't speak english, smokes, drinks alot, etc... c) chinese girl who speaks japanese but doesn't speak english, but had huuuuge breasts.... seriously I need to focus my efforts. I am looking for english speaker, age 27-33, nice, pretty, good family and values and non-psychotic!).