Matt's New Goals and plans of action:

1) This one has to happen. More time on the bike / bike trainer. My longest ride is about 38 miles right now. I need to be ready to knock out 56 miles without it "being in my head" that it’s a long ride. I’m scheduled to be on my bike 3 or 4 times a week.

2) Weight Goal: I’d like to know what 165 pounds or less feels like. I’d like this to happen before April 1st. I don’t want to be losing weight during race season. I’m tracking my food on fitday.com and using my calorie (deficit) plan. I know... I've been saying this goal for a while. It's going to happen this time.

3) Nutrition. I will have to work on figuring out what it is I need to consume to do the Timberman Half Iron. I know I didn’t feed myself very well during the Tango last year. That was a good wake-up call. I’ll be very aware of my needs throughout my training and try eating drinking different things while exercising to see what works the best for me.

4) Yoga. I’m awful at improving my flexibility on my own. Genine is friends with an instructor who has agreed to “coach” us once a week. I’m guessing it will be money well spent.

5) Here is an odd one I’ve been thinking about for awhile. No meat days. Because I track my diet and know my breakdowns, I know that I can do this easily and not be “lacking” any nutrition. I figure I’ll start just one day a week (probably my off day) and just let it roll from there. (Today is a No Meat day).

6) This one I can thank Maija for: Qualify for USAT Age Group Nationals. When she first suggested this to me I kind of shrugged it off, but it’s been in the back of my brain ever since. Maija is very good at judging people’s capabilities after she’s seen them workout for a while. So if she thinks I have a shot, I probably do. I don’t expect it will be easy and maybe it won’t happen, but I’m putting it on the list! Plan of action: Train Smart!
(FYI. I think you can qualify for Worlds at the Mooseman Half Iron?)

I also have lists of non-triathlon related goals for both Home and Work. That makes for a ton of goals and responsibilities to fit into your day. Coincidentally, a friend of mine happened to post a book review on his blog. He said the book changed his life. The book is called “Getting Things Done, The Art of Stress Free Productivity” by David Allen. None of the information in the book is really surprising. You probably already do each of the steps, but he explains the “system” for how to handle things in a very efficient way. I’m about half way through the book and I feel that it’s made an impact already. Thanks for the heads up Paul.

Lastly, I should review my previous set of goals.
Starbucks: The addiction is gone…. again.
Waking up early for workouts: Done deal.
Getting organized at home. Definite progress there.
Stocks: I ordered up Fortune Magazine and I’ll pickup IBD newspaper once every 2 weeks to see what’s up to help keep my mind on my portfolio.
Budget: Work in progress