SMART Goal Progress - February 2012

How are you coming along with this year's goals?

I want to share with you how I'm coming along in my goals (there are seven of them), and I'd love to hear how you all are doing. After all - setting SMART goals is what keeps you thriving as a small business professional (freelancer).

Here are my goals (next to each one, I will update you on my current progress in bold):

1. Start earning at least $500 per month in passive income by the start of the 4th quarter (October 2011). Right now, I work for all of my money. I'm not paid on an hourly basis, but my income is a direct result of my effort each day. I love my work, and I still plan to work, but I also want to start earning money "in my sleep". I've earned $0.29 so far from the Adsense I'm running on this blog. I will have to see a trend over the next month to see whether that puts me on target (as far as growth). It seems pretty low initially, but my blog is growing leaps and bounds each day.
2. Post at least 10 comments per working day on new blogs. This allows for new blog discovery and helps others find my blog. Right now I am averaging about 2-3 comments per day. Some days are higher, but I haven't yet hit the goal of 10. I will strive toward this goal again over the next month.
3. Lose at least 50 pounds by December 31, 2012. Like anyone else, I have weight loss goals. These goals have previously been the form of a resolution, but now that I'm announcing something publicly, I should be better on track to reach it. I've lost 5 out of 50 pounds this month. If I lose the same amount of weight each month, I will be down 60 pounds by the end of the year. I'd say I'm pretty well on target with this.
4. Build an emergency fund of at least $2000. That may seem like chump change to most of you, but as of right now, I don't have any money saved. That would be a major deal for me. So far, I'm still sitting at $0. This isn't something that I've even worked toward, to be quite honest.
5. Grow this blog to receive at least 5,000 monthly page views. Again, this may seem like a small goal to most,  but I have nowhere near this right now. Over the past month, I've had 1,345 views. I'm not counting uniques - just views.. Maybe I should have set a higher goal - who knows? I'd say I'm on target for this.
6. Grow this blog to have at least 1,000 subscribers. Do you notice a recurring theme here? I think that big things come in small packages. (smile) As of this writing, I have six total subscribers on Feedburner. Someone has a long road ahead, but that's OK. I'm in it to win it!
7. Post to this blog at least every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from now on and for the rest of the year. This is a big one. I can remain dedicated to this blog for a short time, but I always end up falling off the metaphorical wagon. This, of course, is important to achieve the two goals before it. I missed last Wednesday and Friday along with Monday (made up for it on Tuesday) because I was on vacation. Other than that, I have stuck to my schedule. I plan to be even more consistent going forward.

Well, that's how I'm coming along on my goals so far. Where do you stand? Let me know down in the comments...

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