Time to necro the shit out of this thread. It's a new year and I'd like to revisit my goals and look back at how I've improved myself as a person. First I'd like to point out that you shouldn't wait until the new year to better yourself. If you think you can improve yourself at any point of time, you should do it. However, the new year is when a lot of people think about their life and what aspects they should rethink. So let's see how I did.
My first goal, was pretty much to get healthier. And I did a great job at it. I went from a whopping 210lbs (95kg~) to 160lbs (73kg~). I've never felt physically better about myself. I feel a lot more active than I used to be and overall I feel great.
Now unfortunately, I didn't get a car. I ended up changing my mind and invested in building my own computer rather than purchasing a car. I saved up my money over the summer, worked a couple of months into the school year, and now I have myself a great computer. Definitely worth it.
Oh yes, my anti-socialistic behavior. I've improved this. A LOT I've started hanging out with friends more and more outside of school and I've truly enjoyed it. I've been getting myself out there and constantly meeting new people. It's a great experience and I'm glad I made this one of my goals. There was a couple of months near the end of this year where I fell into a mini depression and locked myself in my room during this period of time. Luckily I had a close friend help me out. Now all I need to figure out is how to balance my social life, hobbies, and responsibilities so I'm investing a fair amount of time into each one and not just focusing on one at a time.
Becoming a better person towards the people I care about. Ha, well fuck. The past three months of last year has been the worst I've been through with my family. Though I'm learning to deal with it a lot better than I had previously. I think my dad and I have finally come to a decent understanding of each other's feelings and perspectives and it's definitely helped relieve some stress. As for my brother, I've been treating him a lot better than I usually have, which is great of course, but I could be doing better.
So, I'm curious, for those who had set goals for 2012, how well did they work out? As for myself, rather than setting new goals for myself this year, I'm just going to make it a personal responsibility to manage my previous goals and make sure I keep bettering myself. Was really interesting to come visit this thread again after a year and I'm glad I didn't give up on myself like I usually have in the past.