My Goals For The Year

As 2025 began a few weeks ago, I wanted to curate a list/checklist of personal goals or new years resolutions I have for the year and share them. This year I want to focus on growth and fully being present in the moment. As my final year of college slowly ticks away, I want to make sure I enjoy every moment but also maintain the same work ethic that put me in this position.

1. Reach 10,000 Followers on All Platforms

Beginning my list is a focus on the social media work I do outside of my academic life. As the time this post goes up, TikTok will have been banned in the United States, so I will not be able to utilize this platform's virality x-factor. Gaining 10,000 subscribers on YouTube will prove that my content dreams are possible, but in that journey, I should learn successful growth and engagement methods. Instagram has become my main platform for the past few months and the growth is evident. Garnering hundreds of thousands of views per month, creating multiple videos with 50,000+ views, and gaining over 500 followers in the past 4 months. My goal of 10,000 followers will finally put me in the "micro-influencer" category with which brands are always looking to collaborate.

2. Work/Collaborate with 10+ Brands

This slightly correlates with the previous goal, but I aim to collaborate with several brands this year to increase my portfolio and begin gaining compensation for the work I create. I aim to collaborate with brands across all markets including skin care, hair care, clothing & fashion, technology, and more. I have collaborated with various brands in the past including Popular Outkast and Euphoric 777 which are both streetwear clothing brands.

3. Finish College with a 3.7 or above

Due to an underwhelming Fall 2022 semester and struggling with courses such as CHEM 102 and MATH 231, my GPA took a large hit from what I built the previous year. However, I have recovered and have built my way back up to a 3.685 going into my final semester. Ever since I began school I always strived for achievement in the classroom and worked to get the best grades possible. This work ethic continues just with a more mature understanding that grades aren't everything and do not define me as a student. I still want that 4.0 this semester though ??. Let's hope I can outlast senioritis.

4. Acquire a Job In Sports/Digital Marketing or Advertising

I believe my creative nature and thinking could align perfectly with a role in marketing or advertising. My ability to work within teams, under the pressure of strict deadlines, and my innovative ideating are all tools that will allow me to flourish in any environment. I strive to work in a market in which I have a good understanding but also have a love for. Being a sports-lover for my entire life, working in this field would be a dream come true for my inner child. Interning at SLAM was a dream come true, and that was just the start.

5. Achieve my Fitness Goals

My main fitness goal this year is to hit 175 lbs in body weight healthily. This means that I would have had the discipline to not only take care of my body but also my mind to continue to do what I'm supposed to be doing each day. Whether that means going to the gym when I don't feel like it, getting up early to make myself breakfast and meal-prep, or going to sleep on time. This past summer I completed the infamous "75 Hard" challenge and it changed me for the better. I will never do it again but I hope the discipline and mental toughness I gained stays ??.

6. Less than 6 Hours of Screen Time

My goal from now on is to be on social media, but not on social media. Does that make sense ??. I want my videos to be on your screen when you open Instagram and YouTube, but I don't want to spend hours of each day scrolling like I have. I realize how much time I waste a day simply scrolling on my phone and like I said earlier I want to become more present in the moment. This is proving to be a tall task so far but I'm confident that I can stay diligent and simply put the phone down.

There are many more goals that I plan to create and achieve for myself this year, but these are the main ones. Hopefully, I can come back to this post and individually check them off when I complete them. I hope everyone who reads this achieves their resolutions and goals this year as well!