One Way to Make Your Future Bigger
As I step into 2025, my goals are anchored in a simple but powerful framework rooted in the Gospel. Each year, I choose a character trait from the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5 to guide my focus. This year, the word is self-control.
My desire is to align my behaviors and actions with this word, ensuring that my life reflects the Gospel in practical and intentional ways. To make this happen, I set four monthly habits focused on my mind, body, soul, and spirit.
All these habits are aligned with my five Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAGs) for the year, which include hitting a revenue milestone, achieving personal growth, and creating meaningful family experiences. These goals will be broken into 90-day sprints, allowing me to stay focused and celebrate small wins along the way.
“Always make your future bigger than your past.” Dan Sullivan
2025 Goal Summary
Word of the Year: Self-Control
- Focus: Model self-control to make empowered decisions.
- Behavior: Practice assertiveness to earn respect and live intentionally.
Four Monthly Habits
Mind: Read one biography each month.
Body: Improve Murph time to under 40 minutes by completing three Murphs per month.
Soul: Read the Bible through the year and complete the Everyday Gospel Challenge by Paul David Tripp.
Spirit: Share the gospel twice per month.
Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAGs) End of Year
- $xxx, xxx revenue by year-end.
- 5 weeks off
- Pay cash for a ______ .
- Create epic days with Jessica and epic date days with my daughters.
- Earn a pilot’s license.
Core Relationships
- Spend intentional time with ________ for mentorship and encouragement.
- Develop new, growth-minded friendships to stay inspired and supported.
These goals reflect a holistic approach to growth across your mind, body, soul, and spirit, with a strong emphasis on self-control, assertiveness, and relational intentionality.
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I wrote the goals down through journaling and then spoke to ChatGPT to create an executive summary.
This simple structure keeps me anchored in faith while making progress across all areas of life. I hope you find this useful.
