2017 Personal Balanced Scorecard

# Mind / Professional

• Read 1 book p/month (track at Goodreads.com)
• Dedicate 30 minutes p/night to reading
• January: What Is Not Yours is Not Yours
• Write 1 long-form blog post per month (sethmsparks.com)
• Dedicate 60 min p/week to research, draft, and/or proof.
• Vlog 1x per month (YouTube.com/vlogwithseth)
• Dedicate 60 min p/week to research, draft, and/or proof.

• *Continue*:

1. Reading Scott Monty and Chris Penn weekly newsletter
2. Reading “gold marketing” RSS feed daily
3. Reading DSM Register/Wash Post/Fox News/etc daily

# Body / Health (Track at twitter.com/healthyseth)

• Lose 5 pounds per month (tracked at loseit.com)
• Q1: Follow daily-do’s –Q2/3/4: Changes TBD based on success
• Do not eat out for lunch
• Maintain strict portion control at dinner when hungriest
• Walk a 10 minute mile
• Walk 30 minutes 3x p/week, address speed and difficulty and progress
• Establish benchmark end of Q1
• Sleep 8.5 hours p/night

• *Continue* spine health regiment, focusing on pain management and flexibility

1. 15 min routine each morning; simple back stretches, side-walks, hamstring stretches
2. 30 min routine each night; advanced back stretches, squats, clamshells, & 10 min of icing

# Spirit / Religion

• Prayer each morning and night
• Meditate 10 minutes p/day
• Reflect on weekly church message for 10 min 3x p/week
• Read a spectate book concurrently on the topic of religion and spirituality for 30 min p/week
• Contribute time for volunteer work monthly
• Begin screenplay big board and draft

• *Continue paying attention and being grateful for the little things

# Financial

• *Credit*:

1. Reduce credit to revolving monthly $0 balance
2. Snowball excess payments in order until paid off

• *Belongings*:

1. Reduce volume of owned goods via sell/trade, replace with digital versions when applicable
2. Collect unused items and donate monthly
3. Observe 1 day p/$10 rule to assess transactions before buying