{"id":1822,"date":"2016-12-31T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T17:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/?p=1822"},"modified":"2016-12-31T13:29:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T17:29:00","slug":"blogmas-day-9-2016-goal-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/blogmas-day-9-2016-goal-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogmas Day 9: 2016 Goal Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to last year&#8217;s post, Here were my 2016 goals and how I did with them:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Personal goals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Slow down and take more time to enjoy the present;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Maintain a consistent exercise schedule;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><del>Rehabilitate my jaw;<\/del><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><del>Spend more time with my husband and our family; and<\/del><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><del>Travel to Colorado and Iceland with my husband.<\/del><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Business goals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><del>Slow down, take on fewer clients (than in 2015), and work on fostering long-term working relationships;<\/del><\/li>\n<li><del>Continuing networking with colleagues I respect;<\/del><\/li>\n<li><del>Speak at 1-2 e-learning events;<\/del><\/li>\n<li><del>Publish my 2nd book;<\/del><\/li>\n<li><del>Conduct more workshops and speaking engagements at the university, continuing to promote online learning;<\/del><\/li>\n<li>Learn a new skill;<\/li>\n<li>Participate regularly in the Articulate E-Learning Heroes Challenges; and<\/li>\n<li><del>Blog regularly.<\/del><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alright &#8211; So I didn&#8217;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!<\/p>\n<p>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\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">crushed it<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>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&#8217;ve learned many things this year, I would not classify any of them as having been a new skill.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What am I thinking for 2017 goals? You&#8217;ll have to check in tomorrow to find out.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to last year&#8217;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. 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