The Rules of the game are very simple, but are one of the most important parts about the whole thing. So here we have, The Rules, as created last year - hey if it's not broken don't fix it!
There will be 20 Goals set, to be completed between now (1/1/09) and New Years Eve (31/12/09).
This is so that I have a constant number of things to keep spurring me on, and so that have a basis of completion to aim towards. If I do anymore than 20, or other achievements not on the list, I will make a new page to record them. But of these goals, there will be 20.
Every Goal set must be achieveable, possible and positive.
There's no point in setting a Goal so difficult that I give up before I start. Just as there is no point in achieving something negative, purely for the acheivement, which is why the addition of a positive intention behind it has been added. And because I want to acheive things this year, I'm going to lower the bar. Which brings us to rule 3.
There will be a mixture of difficulties or level of challenge to each Goal.
Let's face it, if they're too hard, I'll give up, and if they're too easy, they'll be completed before February. So, I'm going to try to set a mixture of Goals, that will test both personality traits and limits, and also mental barriers. Some may be over within ten seconds and be easy and accessable, others will take more thought and planning and be a lot more energy draining or time consuming. Some will easily be completed, others will need will power.
Goals may be changed, updated, or substituted.
If there is something in life happening which I am aiming towards and want to achieve, then I will add it to the list of Goals. The important thing out of all of this is aiming towards achievements and recording them, so that I don't forget them. If a Goal on the list no longer seems adequate or suitable, as long as I replace it with something and still carry out a Goal, then it need not stay rigid.
The completion of Goals must be recorded.
The entire point to this site is to have a record to look back on and look at a visual record of what has been acheived in the year. There's no point in doing something and then forgetting about it. That's how I get depressed and lose sight of what I have acheived.