It will be.
2012:
First half of the year I didn’t do jack but wait around for BCT
Second half I’ve been an IET soldier
2013 goals:
Not die
Get in better shape than I was at 19-20
Sleep with at least 6 new women
Start investing and saving money
Mostly not die
Exactly, positive reinforcement. Sometimes you have to speak things into existence, perception can become reality if one’s mind is strong enough. Makes me think of that “wiggle your big toe” scene from Kill Bill. The Bride WILLED herself into to walking again, by constantly repeating said phrase. Shit works
Be more responsible with money
Get back in shape
Be more social
I already stared on the get back in shape thing.
2012 was a crazy year for me. After a psychologically damaging semester in 2011, I was seeing a psychiatrist for help on finding what I want to do with my life as I came to hate my major.Throughout the spring semester, I was having a lot of personal issues addressed such as the continual friction between my dad and I due to our personalities and trying to identify any sources of school trauma from my elementary days.Though I don’t think the psychiatrist understood me quite fully, I was able to approach these issues whenever I could.
I eventually realized that I had not always been honest with myself and felt ashamed for being different from everyone else and trying to please them at the same time. I was a victim of sorts of society. I tried to fit into various molds that just weren’t working. Despite being a “victim” I decided to use this to encourage me to be who I really am meant to be and to encourage others to do the same. This also encouraged me to pursue the arts like I always had the desire to, but felt afraid to express it to my parents and others aside from a few close friends. In the end, I learned about who I feel I was meant to be and to stop viewing my strengths as weaknesses.
That’s the gist of 2012 as it mostly a psychological year for me, as 2011 was more spiritual for me. Physically though, my martial arts training did put around 15-20 pounds on me.
For 2013:
Continue to understand who I am.
Get serious with my interests in drawing and other arts like singing and acting.
Find some IT job after college so that I’m mostly secured financially.
Continue to get physically stronger.
Learn to do flips.
Emphasize self teaching and self growth and encourage others to do the same.
That shit really got me - not that scene, but that phrase, a rapper I ‘used’ to somewhat idolize (his music went down the toilet so its just not the same - David Banner) said that once. He was talking about Lil Wayne and his rise and how, he was ‘bubbling’ for a while, but eventually he spoke the GOAT thing on track, and similar to the bride - kept saying it, and then he truly ‘broke’ through - and became recognized as the hottest - mostly through sheer will. He grinded his ASS off and spoke it into existence, you didn’t have to agree with it, but the mantra worked, you’ve got to ‘make it happen’ mentally before it can really manifest. But thats a whole nother topic - as it branches really from a ‘resolution’ to almost a self-realized concept of future self based on current self…its beyond saying “I’m going to be a porn star in 2013” when you’re a virgin…that’s more akin to someone who’s already traveling down that path, essentially redoubling their existing efforts to achieve greatness, while most resolutions IMO are self-improvement goal oriented.
Like for me - I have nothing to speak into existence short of “I will release an album this year and I will get a house” - because those are things I’ve been working on - I’ve got like 8 albums worth of material I’m sitting on and I got a ‘decent’ downpayment for a house, but I’m trying to be smart about the house, and I’m being artistic about the music. My biggest things this year really are building off my new circumstances (overall healthier living - physical (weight), mental (stress), social (friends to hang with), and creativity (music & book)).
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My new year resolution is:
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My new year resolution is:
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Very well put sir, I cannot disagree with this, wish I could like this 1000 times. Wayne did infact WILL himself to success, his ability as a rapper may be questionable to many, but this is a great example of what one can accomplish if their mind is mentally strong enough. Its good to speak yourself into greatness, perception can be reality, just gotta focus on the task at hand
Definitely gonna incorporate similar methods in the future
2012, what didn’t happen?
Left a job because it was boring seeing I need to start my career over. Left the financial tech industry for the Telecom tech industry, saw salaries never thought I’d ever make. Then the unthinkable happened, I was fired due to my smoking and asthma catching up to me (making me have to leave work repeatedly to go to emergency). After I was fired from one telecom company, I got a few financial tech jobs offers on the East Coast offers but out of state. Even one was actually on WallStreet. But I declined them all, still wanting to stay in my comfort zone of Atlanta. However when I got an offer from another telecom company this time in Seattle, I thought it was maybe time to bite the bullet and head out West.
Beside career I had a shaky love life. Pretty much ending on a bittersweet note last Friday.
Family life has been a struggle, as I lost two relatives this year. One was an expected loss, and one was definitely a tragic loss. After losing two family members, it made me rethink life and what was important. Forcing me to cut off a lot of bad and loose habits I had like excessive drinking and smoking. I largely cut back on drinking and quit cold turkey before moving to Seattle. But once I got in Seattle, after about 3 months I picked smoking back up.
Overall, a ton of changes has happened to me in 2012, it’s been anything but stable. But there are some things that has changes with me that will never go back to what they were in the past. As my entire thought process is different than it was in 2010 and 2011.
2013:
I’m going to look into indepdent investing more. A lot of my focus has been in financials, the stock market, economics in general, and passive investing. I think in 2013 I am going to start building up my portfolio. There can be other huge changes, such as my friend starting his own company and really wanting me to help run his software development department if things get off the ground with his business. so career wise my outlook for 2013 looks really good.
I think my love life, which is the most complicated aspect of my life should change in some ways. I think for the most part I’ve grown out of pointless and frivolous relationships. And I think I have a certain style and maturity concerning relationships that didn’t exist prior to 2012.
Other things I want to do in 2013 is build up my jazz collection. I also want to build up my whine and liqour collection, as well as my collection with luxury watches and other luxury items. Also a huge wardrobe change is probably on the horizon, if I can learn to find better formal wear. My sleek formal wear style was something that has been with me since 2010, but I’ve really been fine tuning it in 2012.
Also weight loss and stopping smoking is a MUST now. I can already tell my heart is getting bad. And I am just fat which is sad, because I use to weigh more before coming to Washington. So I’m going to really start taking care of myself from here on out.
2012: I’ve become more sociable, made tons of new friends, had a blast at both Katsucon and Otakon this year, and grown somewhat more confident. That’s about it.
2013:
-Finally get my driver’s license (I seriously hate myself for being almost 20 and not know how to operate a vehicle without worry of hitting something)
-Have a group of friends to go to conventions with
-Improve my singing so I can enter karaoke contests at said conventions
-Lose weight and get in shape
-Learn several martial arts
-Improve my dancing
-Finally settle on a major I want to study in
-Get into competitive gaming
-Improve in Tekken
2012:
-I quit a job that I hated and went back to school, learned some good stuff, and made my first finished game. Unfortunately, some things did not go as planned, and because of that, I’m broke and in debt, and have no job.
2013:
-Get a job. It may not be the one I want (which was the whole reason I went back to school), but I need income.
-Make a game that could make me some money. I’m not looking to make the next Minecraft or anything like that, but it would be nice to get paid for work that you create and get rid of my debt quicker. It would also help me to make a name for myself, and possibly open more opportunities.
-Once I’m financially stable again, I want to return to my dojo and continue my training. I left it due to school, and I miss it terribly.
-Learn Japanese. I wish to visit the country at some point, but the language would be useful to me for work reasons, being a game developer. I could apply for work localizing games, for example.
I financed my first car this year. Got two jobs toward the 4th quarter after being unemployed all year. Met new people, mostly women.
Redbeard pretty much said all the stuff I’m gonna do this year. I have an electric guitar in my room collecting dust. I also plann on doing less gaming outside of casuals and more focus on mingling with people I prefer the company of.
In additional, I’m tired of catering to everybody. For now on, I’m focusing on myself. Time to stop worrying about what others think; their opinions have no place in my life.
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This. I’m always trying make others happy, trying to make sure they got a good opinion about me, even people I hardly know. It leaves me thinking “What about myself?” I don’t even know what I want anymore. Time to stop giving a fuck about opinions. I’ve already started to try to be more honest about myself, feels kind of weird lol.
2013:
-Started driving without going into a fear that I will murder everyone.
-Get in better shape for my health and to raise my sex appeal even higher.
-Go to EVO and meet up with or defeat friends/enemies I have made on SRK.
-Start working on my GED and college education for a better future.
-Find someone to share time with that isn’t crazy.
I think the last one will be the hardest. I expect you all to hold me to these as my willpower is very feeble without assistance.
To be better, stronger, faster, and more universal as every year. Have to keep improving in alot of things in life in when things are going “well”.
You never know what challenges awaits you.
I am becoming older and calmer which is kinda lame. Become more like an adult lol.
Actual goals.
Go to EVO.
Learn Japanese. Behind on this I will get this done.
Do better at my job. (Already doing well but want to do better to be even higher)
My age is going up. I am running out of time to do alot of things. Sux but that is how it is.
You and me both
also add in several more resolutions that i don’t feel like typing right now 
Oh yeah, my other goals this year:
-Take and pass the first level of the Korean proficiency test.
-Finally beat Infiltration in AE.
Sent to the Internet with Smoke Signaltalk. Buy your matches and blanket in the Trading Outlet for $20 shipped. Firewood sold separately.
-Get in the best shape possible, so I’ll finally put down a two handed dunk
-enroll in some classes instead of talking about it
-crack open some books I’ve been meaning to read
-be more outgoing and positive about life in general
Oh yeah, getting to Evo is definitely a goal for me for this year.