Blogmas Day 9: 2016 Goal Recap

According to last year’s post, Here were my 2016 goals and how I did with them:

Personal goals:

• Slow down and take more time to enjoy the present;
• Maintain a consistent exercise schedule;
• Rehabilitate my jaw;
• Spend more time with my husband and our family; and
• Travel to Colorado and Iceland with my husband.

Business goals:

• Slow down, take on fewer clients (than in 2015), and work on fostering long-term working relationships;
• Continuing networking with colleagues I respect;
• Speak at 1-2 e-learning events;
• Publish my 2nd book;
• Conduct more workshops and speaking engagements at the university, continuing to promote online learning;
• Learn a new skill;
• Participate regularly in the Articulate E-Learning Heroes Challenges; and
• Blog regularly.

Alright – So I didn’t really slow down and take time to enjoy the present this year, but I feel like I slowed down a bit more than I have in previous years. I was also unable to maintain a regular exercise schedule because of my jaw, but my jaw is just about at 100% now, so 2017 will bring back regular exercise schedules!

On the business front, I hit most of my goals; the most impactful was taking on fewer clients. For the most part in 2016, I worked with two clients exclusively, and was able to foster strong long-term working relationships with them. I networked my butt off in social media, e-learning/instructional design communities, and at conferences this year, and managed to speak at both the Articulate E-Learning Heroes Community Roadshow in Toronto and at DevLearn 2016. Mastering Articulate Storyline was published in June, I conducted 3 new workshops and participated in (many) others at the university, and I crushed it blogging this year! I was however unable to participate regularly in E-Learning Heroes challenges (in part because of slowing down a bit and in part because of being insanely busy), and while I’ve learned many things this year, I would not classify any of them as having been a new skill.

What am I thinking for 2017 goals? You’ll have to check in tomorrow to find out.