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My personal goal this year was to overall be healthier. Earlier in the year, I mentioned that I had officially quit nicotine and have remained that way ever since. This was a good first step into increasing my physical health; but I've expanded my goal of being healthier to also include financial health. One of my goals this year that I'm on track for is to max out my annual contribution to my ROTH IRA.

This goal is difficult because even though we're seeing record levels for multiple indices in the stock market, the economy remains precarious for many folks, including myself. The price of goods and services remains high, and there doesn't yet to be any major reprieve coming in the short term.

To combat this, I'm leaning on controlling what I can control, and trying to make the best of situations this year, while doing what I can to set myself up for future success when the opportunities present themselves.

What is a personal goal you've set for yourself this year, and how is it going?

This is a great question! One of my personal goals that I have set for myself this year is to begin documenting and recording everything about my role, duties, responsibilities, and position within our district. I am nearing my 40th year working for our local school district, and as I look forward to my eventual retirement, I was asked to not only begin documenting everything I do, but to begin recording all of the background knowledge that is contained within my brain and to begin to think toward how to transition someone new into my role while also passing along all of my historical knowledge. I am learning that this is a very daunting task, but so far, with the help of our Smartsheet tool, it is beginning to take shape. Being able to use Smartsheet to help me document all of my roles and responsibilities is essential, especially since my role was created as a new role in our district, all thanks to Smartsheet! In fact, I am also very excited that our district is truly embracing the Smartsheet tool, and our continued commitment to growing capacity within our district for using Smartsheet is also part of why my role exists. In fact, part of our commitment to growing capacity has led to our district allowing more than just me to attend Smartsheet ENGAGE! This year, I will be bringing 7 additional team members along with me in November. I am so excited for them.

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Back in January I wrote - "A shared bucket list item for my wife and me is to attend a Formula 1 Grand Prix at an iconic location like Monaco or Monza."

So far this year, I have only made it to the cinema to see the new movie - Clearly need to try harder on my goals!