🎉 Happy New Year All

Let me start by wishing each of you a Happy New Year. Here is hoping you reach all your goals and have the best year ever.

As a rule, I don’t set New Year’s resolutions because, on average, they will be broken by the second week. So instead, I set goals. It is a subtle difference, but somehow it works. 

I divide my goals into three categories - Work, Rest and Play. An idea inspired by Clark Kegley. Check out his YouTube channel if you haven’t.

I only ever set three because this is a manageable amount. It also helps to share your goals with people for extra accountability. So without further to do, here are my goals for 2023. 

Work 

• In a year, I will have 10 more paid subscribers to Murder Mayhem UK. If you are thinking of joining there is no better time as I have a 10% discount for life code, click here to redeem it.

• By the end of the year, I will have built an author website. 

• By the end of the year, my dystopian novel will be ready for querying. 

Rest

• By the end of the year, I will have read 35 books

• I will drink more water every day 

• I will reach my Apple Watch exercise goal at least three days a week. 

Play

• To see Guns ‘n’ Roses in concert

• To have planned a big family holiday by the end of the year 

• To learn a new skill - bookbinding. I like the sound of it at the moment. 

So what are your goals for next year? Feel free to use my format if you think it would be helpful. You can download a free template here. 

Next week, I will go into a little more detail on how I plan to achieve these goals by making lasting habits.

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Until next week stay safe

Sam 😊

Personal picture of the week

My beautiful little girl on her Christmas present.

Quote of the week

They muddy the water, to make it seem deep. - Friedrich Nietzsche

Books I'm reading

• The Radleys (Matt Haig) - I read this book In one day so I think that tells you how good it is. You can grab my full review here.

• The Devil You Know (Gwen Adshead and Eileen Horne) - A brilliant alternative look at forensic psychology, which I finished this week, find the full review here.

• The Good Samaritan (John Marr)

• Atomic Habits (James Clear)

And finally

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