Twas a cold and blustery day, this first day of 2019. The ground was blanketed with a few inches of fresh snow, so pristine and bright. And as I stood at the window with my morning cup of coffee looking out, my first thoughts were "Damn! Now I have to go shovel this . . . stuff!". :O
Yes, the New Year is off and running! Gone are the trials and tribulations of 2018, leaving only the year-end inventory, tax requirements, and other associated aspects of being in business lingering on! Not an altogether 'bad' thing, at least I am still in business this year!
As I was lounging about mulling over what 2019 might bring, and procrastinating profusely about shoveling the snow, 
https://steemit.com/dtube/@jongolson/zwqq26pz
So I jumped up, shoveled the walkway, hit the shower, and rushed over to the office for the broadcast!
Ok, ok . . . so maybe I didn't 'exactly' jump up with exuberance and enthusiasm over the manning the shovel, but I did get all that done!
I do look forward to our weekly discussions though. Once in a while we actually have a plan for what we are doing, but generally, we make it up as we go. And today was no exception!
I have to add that Jon did show up with a list of things to discuss. And, as usual, we totally ignored them for the opening! LOL
His list was about setting goals. No, not the infamous New Years Resolutions we all make to break, but actual, sustainable, goals to achieve over 2019. Something I was thinking about but hadn't nailed down yet.
Well, this left me in somewhat of a quandary as (if you watch the video) I agreed to post MY STEEM goals here, on Steemit, TODAY! Holy guano, Batman - yeah, no pressure there bro!
Well . . . my mouth overloaded my procrastinating posterior this time, for sure! BUT, I did it! You can find them, as promised, in the comment section of today's post about the Cryptocast. However, just to make sure I am 'held accountable' (part of the deal, you know) here they are:
- Post more (considering my prior record, this should be simple!).
- Increase my SP to allow higher voting power for authors/commenters that I interact with (which I did prior to coming here to allow for it to take effect).
- Find new people and encourage them to utilize STEEM more.
Maybe not revolutionary, but a starting point upon which to build. (and with this post, it has started!)
I want to encourage EVERYONE to take a few minutes and set up your own goals for this year. It isn't rocket surgery, just keep it simple. You may be amazed at where you find yourself going once you begin to follow up - daily - on them.
Let me know what your goals are in the comments below as well as thoughts about 'where' 2019 may lead.
And, just to be REALLY different today, I'm NOT writing 2000 words about all this! It may NEVER happen again so call it my New Years Present to you! :)
My sincere thanks for you taking the time to interact here today!
Rich Taylor