The older I get (hey, I’m still celebrating the anniversary of my 29th birthday, okay?), the more I’ve gotten into writing a list of goals for the new year.
Earlier this year, the podcast team I’m a member of decided to do a virtual vision board party (shouts out to Anastasia and the co-hosts of the C.R.A.V.E. Podcast on YouTube!). But first…we procrastinated LOL. We finally did it on April 1st – no April Fool’s joke! I did mine as a screensaver for my phone. It has been so helpful to look at it every single day and remind myself of what I set out to accomplish! I did indeed accomplish 3 of those goals:
- I finished reading the Old Testament of the Bible.
- I took on comedy gigs.
- I focused on growing my YouTube channel and thanks be to God, I went from a little over 100 subscribers to 1,020 subscribers as of today! Thanks to everyone who joined the Clarisma Jones band wagon this year!

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The “word from God for the year” that was shared by my pastor at church today was “Watch what I do next.” Whew! God is always up to something whether we like it or not. While I wait to see what He does, I decided to publicly post my goals for 2024 here with all of you.
- Pay off debt
- Beef up my emergency fund
- Get into the best shape I’ve ever been in in my life
- Go with my bestie to watch a sport live that we’ve never before seen live
- Travel to one new country with my bestie
- Travel to one new country alone
- Finish my book draft
- Do something sweet for one older person and one friend each month
- Visit my family at least 4 times
- Try something I’ve never done before- take a class
- Read through the New Testament (I’ve read it before but I want to really dive into it this year)
Let’s see what God does in and through me! What are your goals for 2024?
Happy New Year!