Grinding In 2023

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Published on Sun Mar 05 2023

It maybe 2 months into 2023, but I believe having a public place two write my goals will guide me in the direction where I want to be by the end of a certain time and in my case by the end of 2023. I’m a person who has many dreams and aspirations and want to accomplish so much and so fast. But obviously, I have to go at a certain pace or I will burn out and stop growing. Writing out my goals will definitely guide me through what I need to accomplish. At the end of this post, I will write out my lifetime goals to reflect on and look through as years pass. Like what lifetime goals have changed and what am I doing to get closer to those goals.

My 2023 Goals

In no particular order, here are my realistic goals for this year:

  • Find a new job
    • Preferably more front-end work
    • More design possibilities
    • Work in a team setting
    • Preferably a slightly higher salary than current job
  • Move into a new place
    • In-unit washer/dryer
    • Away from the South Bay Area
  • Focus on more posts for my personal website
    • At least 25 coding posts by the end of the year.
  • Get a vacation in and visit a different state.
  • Land a photography gig.
  • Start coding on stream.
    • Start streaming on YouTube
    • Gain at least 5 subscribers/followers.
  • Learn more coding technologies
    • NextJS 13
    • Graphical Databases - Neo4JS
    • GraphQL
    • Prisma
    • PostgreSQL
    • Supabase
    • Framer Motion
    • Vue
    • Astro
    • LaravelMix
    • OpenAI
    • Three.JS
    • Svelte
  • Learn More/Replacement Headless CMS
    • Contentful
    • Netlify CMS
    • Or Look into MDX (source)
  • Start reading more documentation
    • Start with NextJS 13
  • Get better at documenting, learn documenting standards/syntax/shortcuts.
  • Finish Zero to Mastery: UX/UI Course on Udemy.
  • Fitness and Health:
    • Goal weight: 180lbs
    • Bench: 185lbs
    • Deadlift more
  • Go to TwitchCon Las Vegas 2023
  • Start going to coding meetups and conferences.
  • Do my first Raspberry Pi Project
  • Rebuild some old projects:
    • TPG
    • MaxReps
  • Redesign company websites using technologies I know:
    • SBMC
    • LauraAdventures
    • BridgeGlobal

My Lifetime Goals

Here are my personal goals that I wish to accomplish in my lifetime:

  • Start an eSports Organization
  • Open a Tea/Coffee Shop
  • Teach Coding
  • Own a Tesla Model X
  • Buy/build a home in California
  • Build my dream kitchen
  • Go back to school and study Cyber Security