If anyone who has read the “About Me” page on this site already knows, I’ve spent more than enough time in my life in school. I’ve received a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Information Technology and a Master’s of Science in Management Information Systems. The way I see it, I’ve done a pretty good job of training my mind, which has honestly always been my strongest asset.
However, in doing so, I’ve neglected other parts of my being. Obviously, if you’ve seen any pictures of me laterly, I’m not the most svelte person. While I’m knowledgeable about the Bible and what it contains, I feel like I don’t know enough to defend it myself, much less to disciple my family in what it means. Financially, we’re doing OK, but could stand to do a lot better.
All this being said, I’ve made some personal changes, and we as a family have made some as well. What I’m trying to do is to build up muscle in other areas of my being, to bring them up to par with my intellectual training. What exactly am I doing differently?
Physically, I’m trying to eat better and have started going to taekwondo with Alex twice a week. If it wasn’t so far away (30 minutes) I would happily go more often, but twice a week is enough for right now. We are both white belts, but we have a test coming up next weekend to see if we advance to yellow belt.
Financially, Collette and I have drawn up plans to have all of our debt (minus student loans) paid off by the middle to end of next year. This includes our car, personal loans, credit cards, and a couple other debts that we’ve incurred. After that, we’ll take a year to build up our savings, then turn it loose on the house. If my calculations are correct, we’ll have it paid off completely by the end of 2013. My plans are all based on the Dave Ramsey “Total Money Makeover” book, which was so generously given to me by my brother.
Spiritually, I’m reading more about theology in an attempt to better be able to defend my faith. I know the basic talking points, but I want to know more in depth. Going back to school isn’t an option right now, because I really don’t want to. The two weeks I spent in the PhD program at UNT was enough to make me realize I don’t want any more formal education. I’ve been reading Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem and it’s really excellent. It’s not so intellectual as to be difficult to read, but not so basic as to be boring.
So there you go. That’s my current life goals. Others are included as part of the whole, like better time management and spending more time with my family. I’ve cut down on the TV that I watch, especially as the one show I was really looking forward to this season turned out to be a dud (Heroes).
What kinds of things are you doing to maintain or make your life better?
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