Good morning,
I hope everything has been going well for you lately 🙂
We’re in the final quarter of 2025. How crazy is that?! Time feels like it is flying by quicker with each passing day, so I think it’s time for my quarterly update to see how I’m progressing with my goals for this year.
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Back at the start of the year, I made a list of things I wanted to achieve over the next 12 months, ranging from meeting up with friends, implementing more mindfulness into my routine, working on my speech fluency and more.
I try to set a varied list of goals each year, as I don’t like just measuring progress in one way. As people, we are growing in all different forms as we mpve through life, and this is soemthing I try to bring into my goal setting where I can.
So, how are we doing with 2025’s goals? Let’s take a look:
🗣️ Do at least 2-3 bits of public speaking – this still hasn’t changed too much since my last update. I’m on 2 pieces so far; however, I am hoping to record a podcast for someone soon and will hopefully get some extra opportunities in the diary. We shall see – I’ll keep you all updated, of course.
🌱 Focus on mindfulness – I’ll be very honest, things have been a little manic lately. I did start to bring more mindfulness into my life; however, when my plans started to pile up, I’ll admit, I did get swayed. I’m going to work on bringing this back more permanently, though, regardless of how busy a time it is.
🚗 Have loads of little adventures – So far this year, I’ve been to Valencia, the USA, Tunisia, Edinburgh, weekends in London, Suffolk, Kent and the South Downs and a whole host of other little adventures. When I told you all I wanted my life to have more adventures, I stayed true to my word and have been making the most of as many opportunities as I can
👋 Meet up with more friends and connections in person – It’s always an absolute pleasure meeting up with friends wherever I can. Last week alone, I got back from London last Monday, I had the 2025 Welsh Social Media Conference (Social Media Conference Cymru 2025), and then I travelled up to Birmingham for an event from one of my mates’ businesses, where I met him in person for the first time – exciting!
📚 Read at least 50 books – Yeah, I’ve kind of smashed this target out of the water – I’m currently reading book 69 of the year, it’s been a crazy year for reading – I’ll have to do a blog on some of the books I’ve loved reading for you soon 😂
It looks like I am well on track to smash through all my goals for the year – maybe I’ll have to be even more ambitious next year! These updates are always a super valuable way of keeping myself accountable, ensuring that I am following through on the things I put my mind to.
There are some updates from me. How about you? Have you been sticking to your New Year’s Resolutions? What’s something you’d like to tick off the list by the end of the year?
I’d love to hear your thoughts ⤵️
Thanks for reading and I hope you have a lovely day!
James
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