2021 Goals

Welcome to our annual goal series! Each weekday from December 29 – January 7, we’ll have a new post about wrapping up 2020 and launching into 2021. Check back in each day for fresh motivation!

Every year I use my Powersheets to plan out my goals and set them for the month, but I haven’t been utilizing it for the daily features. Now that I have my own desk, I will be using it and even trying to figure out the best ways to make the most of it like I do with our prayer journal and my planner.

Here are my goals for 2021!  

1. Create enough consistency so I’m on a path to losing 20 pounds and keeping it off. 

This might feel too wordy. Just say, “lose 20 pounds,” right? Nope. I really want to lay a good foundation for healthy changes so my goal ultimately isn’t to lose the weight but to be headed in that direction. My ideas for mini-goals (broken down quarterly):

• Get sugar intake down by half
• Get a good meal prep routine going
• Get serious about Histamine diet for 1-2 months
• Get into pilates or barre

2. Release the prayer book and have 10,000 copies pre-ordered. 

This is a huge goal for me! Many of y’all know, I’m praying for 100,000 copies of the prayer book sold. Which is pretty much impossible without the Lord. I felt Him prompting me to pray for this so I’m going for it. If it happens, you’ll know who gets full credit! 😉 Mini goal ideas:

• Host a prayer group – We’ll be testing out some content I hope to share soon!
• Create a marketing plan early (We’ll be pitching podcasts, blogs, etc. so if you have one and want to talk prayer and the new book, email kara@valmariepaper.com!)
• Implement the plan
• Host launch team

3. Celebrate family milestones well. 

We are welcoming two new babies (one on the Met side and one on the Woerner side) and I really want to be available to help where I can. So often, I plan work and forget to leave room for big personal things, but this year we’re keeping the calendar pretty clear so I can do this!

• Host Maddie’s shower 
• Host Natalie’s shower
• Be available emotionally (send prayers, verses, advice) and physically (babysitting, chores, cooking).
• Help celebrate my parent’s 40th wedding anniversary! 

4. Make much-needed repairs and updates to our house. 

We’ve been in our home for almost 7 years and have done almost no repairs even though there’s plenty of things broken. 🙂

• Walls & Doors – Painting, fixing cabinets
• Lighting
• Outdoor area
• Kitchen counters

5. Speak words of life to the people around me and myself. 

I can naturally go negative and catch myself saying jokesy criticism (jokesy makes it feel ok?) with Tyler and even the girls more than I hope. I also want to speak more positively to myself!

• Write a song. This sounds odd but I used to play guitar and write songs and so often even now, hymns come out my mouth when I want to go negative. I’d love to write a song that will shift my mindset to speaking life. 
• Start the day with affirmations. Like the ones in our Best of VMP pack. 
• Send encouraging text messages to friends out of the blue. 
• Write a quick encouraging note to Tyler and the girls every week.

6. Finish parenting course and implement 3 tips.

So often I just feel ill-equipped to parent and just what we’ve learned so far in this course has been helpful. Things got super busy and we took a break from it and want to pick it back up!

• Finish watching videos
• Implement tip 1
• Implement tip 2
• Implement tip 3

7. Financial goal. 

I’m waiting to talk to Tyler about what our specific goal will be but we are still terrible at budgeting and want to get better at it! 

• Read a finance book
• Set up non-negotiable habits 
• Follow budget 
• Have “no spend” days

8. Live more spirit-led.

The last 4 months have been so difficult. I’ve struggled to make decisions and feel confident in where God was calling me forward. In 2021, I really desire to live more fully “led, not driven”. 

• In-depth study of a few books of the Bible
• Read through the whole Bible in 90 days!! This one scares me but I’ll be listening on my Bible app. I want to immerse myself in Scripture in a totally different way than studying a book in depth. 
• Add more questions to my prayer journal. 
• Get back in the habit of using one of our discontinued products–expectant cards. 

Ok, so that’s it!! What goals do you have for 2021?

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