My 2009 End-Of-Year Review
By Michael at 8:36 AM on December 31, 2009Major Achievements
- Got straight As in the fall semester
- Defeated depression
- Opened and funded a high-yield savings account
- Made over $200 dollars by writing
Minor Achievements
- In better shape now
- Maintained the One-Year Tightrope for a month and a half without missing an article
- Wrote in a journal every day for two months straight
- Made an excellent, supportive new friend
- May have gotten a steady job as a writer
- Began eating well and exercising regularly
- Implemented a productivity system that works for me
- Learned to brainstorm effectively
Growth
- Learned introductory accounting
- Understood object-oriented PHP
- Began re-learning Spanish
- Meditated somewhat regularly
Failures
- Did not make $1,000 online like I wanted
- Did not get a job like I should have
- Made a B in Biology over the summer
- My GPA is still not to 3.5
- Operated under a very high level of stress
Positives of Failures
- Encouraged to work harder next year
- Know more resources for making money online
- Learned a lot about myself and how far I can be stretched
What I will do the same
- Continue to work smartly
- Continue to plan and review weekly
- Continue to learn and grow every day
- Exercise and eat healthily
What I will do differently
- Be kinder to myself
- Study more often for harder classes
- Begin meditating more often
- Work more toward my 101 in 1,001 goals

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Interesting thoughts buddy. Yeah, stress is not good. Life is already hard without stress. We should enjoy our life more, don’t you agree? ;-)