2025 Challenges / Goal Setting

In 2024, I reached the milestone of turning 50 and took on the challenge of changing careers to begin training as a honeyberry (haskap) farmer.

2025 has begun.
My training to become a farmer is now entering its second year.

This year's theme is "Challenge and Deepening"

With "Challenge and Deepening" as my keywords, I will make this a year where I boldly take on new things while further deepening my existing efforts to improve the quality of my life.

I have set eight areas and organized my goals for each as follows.

1. Health and Well-being

Goal: Maintain physical and mental health and lead a comfortable daily life.
Challenge: Improve quality of life by refining sleep habits (going to bed at 10:30 PM and ensuring 7 hours of sleep) and reviewing eating habits.
Deepening: Continue weight management and healthy habits every day to achieve a stress-free life.

Action Plan:
1. Measure weight every day after bathing to maintain health awareness.
2. Ensure relaxation time before bed to make going to sleep at 10:30 PM a habit.
3. Reduce the amount of snacking and be mindful of a balanced diet.

2. Career and Learning

Goal: Achieve results in diverse businesses and expand skills and revenue.
Challenge: Acquire new customers and contracts in the haskap business and TsukTsuk Builder business.
Deepening: Improve coaching skills and marketing knowledge to strengthen the business.

Action Plan:
1. Increase haskap harvesting efficiency and achieve double the online sales target of last year.
2. Increase the number of coaching clients and reach 150 sessions per year.
3. Aim to acquire 6 franchise contracts and strengthen proposal capabilities.

3. Relationships

Goal: Deepen relationships with family and the community, and build trust and connections.
Challenge: Support my children's independence while starting a new life with my wife.
Deepening: Enrich family bonds and community interaction through daily conversation and activities.

Action Plan:
1. Eat meals with my wife every day and increase conversation time.
2. Conduct video calls with my children at least once a week to support their challenges.
3. Make 10 or more new acquaintances in the community and expand my circle of interaction.

4. Money and Financial Stability

Goal: Cultivate diverse income sources and build a stable economic foundation.
Challenge: Achieve profit targets through new businesses and investments.
Deepening: Practice learning from asset management and marketing to maximize results.

Action Plan:
1. Achieve profit targets for each business.
2. Review investment plans with the aim of increasing stock assets, crypto assets, and dividends.
3. Secure grants or loans for cafe opening funds.

5. Self-Growth and Inner Richness

Goal: Make learning and meditation a habit and pursue inner richness.
Challenge: Take on the Italian language proficiency test and output on social media.
Deepening: Continue to deepen knowledge and explore self-values.

Action Plan:
1. Expand knowledge through 30 minutes of reading and audio learning every day.
2. Continue studying vocabulary, grammar, and listening with the goal of passing the Italian language test in March.
3. Make 5 minutes of meditation every morning and evening a daily routine to reset my mind.

6. Fun and Adventure

Goal: Deepen hobbies and research, and enjoy new discoveries.
Challenge: Pursue coffee roasting and brewing techniques, integrating theory and practice.
Deepening: Systematize knowledge about Italian and coffee to enjoy them for a long time.

Action Plan:
1. Learn the basics of coffee roasting and record practice after the roaster arrives in February.
2. Proceed with preparations for the Italian language proficiency test.
3. Share learning through hobbies on social media and expand opportunities for interaction.

7. Environment and Living Space

Goal: Create an organized, comfortable space and a life rich in spirit.
Challenge: Work on moving preparations and starting a home garden.
Deepening: Organize the new living environment and improve the quality of life.

Action Plan:
1. Start decluttering from the living room and complete organization by the move in March.
2. Proceed with raising vegetable seedlings and preparing necessary tools.
3. Consider the dog's environmental changes and implement stress reduction measures at the new home.

8. Social Contribution and Community

Goal: Become a trusted presence in the community and contribute to the region through the cafe.
Challenge: Work on participating in meets and increasing local awareness of the cafe.
Deepening: Continuously provide support that meets local needs.

Action Plan:
1. Conduct activities at meets once a month and interact with local residents.
2. Consider pre-events for the cafe and incorporating local ingredients.
3. Listen to local issues and reflect them in cafe operations and support activities.

Summary

For 2025, with the theme of "Challenge and Deepening," I want to make it a year where I value both the desire to take on new things and the attitude of deepening the skills and activities I have cultivated so far.
By having each goal linked and achieved in a balanced way, a future where work, life, and community activities harmonize should be waiting.

I plan to review and revise what I have decided here at the end of each month.
While making small adjustments along the way, I am already excited to see how much I will have achieved by the end of 2025.