Happy New Year! I’m planning for 2010 to be my most successful year ever, in terms of financial independence and growth. My goals are a mixture of personal development, business goals and lifestyle design. I’m often told I work too hard, so that’s why I’m making plans to play just as hard!

1. Massively increase my website income

I have a number of websites that I run and maintain, but none of them are earning me a fortune. I think that my biggest downfall is that I spread myself too thinly over too many projects. My aim is to have 3-4 great websites rather than 10-20 so-so websites.

To achieve this, I’ll be letting some domains expire, selling a few websites, and pushing some projects firmly into the background. This includes putting my mentoring consultancy on the backburner. Projects that I’ll be focusing on this year include SpyGadgets.org.uk, EnviroGadget.com and BlogSynergy.com.

I’m very unhappy with my current website income, as I feel that it’s very low and has much more potential. My goal is to increase my monthly earnings by 1400% by the end of this year! I’ve intentionally not specified my current earnings, however, to give you some idea, they are well below minimum wage.

Considering I run my websites as my full-time job, I want to be doing much better. It’s a matter of pride as well as necessity.

2. ‘Crack’ affiliate marketing

I started venturing into affiliate marketing in 2009, with some good results (i.e. I actually made money via commissions). However, I’ve still got a great deal to learn. I think I’ve worked out what mistakes I’m making (i.e. why I’m getting poor conversions), and I have several plans to resolve those mistakes in 2010.

I want to thank a couple of people who’ve been helping me on my affiliate marketing journey, particularly Mark Boyd (@hairycornflakes) and Kirsty McCubbin (@AffiliateStuff), plus everyone over at Affiliate Doctors. No doubt they’ll be getting more questions from me over the next few months, but I am really grateful for their support so far.

3. Conquer my issues with demotivation

One of by biggest weaknesses is that I get easily discouraged if something goes wrong. In 2010, I will beat this weakness, and become an expert at handling problems with grace and optimism.

4. Clear out unwanted possessions

We all end up collecting crap. I’ve got a load of bits around the home that I’ve been meaning to clear out. In 2010, I will sell off or give away all of the ‘stuff’ that I have that I no longer need or want. I did clear out a lot of stuff in the first half of 2009. Now I need to clear out the stuff that I collected in the 2nd half of 2009.

I get a great sense of achievement when I clear out my unwanted possessions, and all it takes is a little time and effort!

5. Do an evening class at least once a week

I’ve got some money saved, so I plan to do a pottery class once a week. Pottery is something I’ve always wanted to do, but never got around to doing. I didn’t get to do it when I was at school for some reason, maybe I was off sick. Anyway, I’m calling the local college as soon as they’re back from the Christmas break.

6. Do 15 or more professional firework shows

Those of you who know me well, know that I love pyrotechnics! In 2009, I was lucky enough to get a part-time job working for a very reputable professional fireworks and special effects company. In 2009, I got to do a total of 8 shows, including New Year’s Eve 2009.

Now that I’ve done my basic training, I’m keen to do at least 15 professional firework shows in 2010. I absolutely love doing it, and it keeps me happy!

And so it begins!

I’m going to make 2010 my best every year in terms of professional and personal growth. I’m really excited to get started!

Please let me know what goals you’ve set for the new year. You can either write them as a comment, or post a URL to a blog post about your goals. I look forward to reading them.