Paul Woods

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Merry Christmas and happy new year to everyone. 

2007 was a cracker.  Hopefully 2008 will be even better!  This time last year I wrote about my new years resolutions.  I think it is time for a quick check…

2007 Resolution Checklist

1. Get fitter
   Yeah… maybe just a tad fitter.  At least I am a card carrying gym member now
2. Going back to university for some post-graduate business study 
   Hmmm… not in 2007, however it is still on the cards for 2008
3. Compete in (and finish) a triathlon
   DONE!  Admittedly it was in mid December, and I did come last - but hey at least I finished it.  No photographic evidence unfortunately, I think I was a bit too slow and the event photography had already gone home.  But you can look up my result at http://usmevents.com.au.

   Position: 578 (last finisher!)
   Paul Woods (Competitor: 1054)
   Swim (750m) - 17:54  
   Bike (20km) - 1:02:51
   Run (5km) - 43:31
   Total - 2:04:18

   That is only 1 hour and 10 minutes behind the winner!   But they didn’t innovate like I did and change the the 5k run into a  1km run/4km walk .

4. Buy our first house
   DONE!  See previous post! 

So that means I can confidently say I got 2/4 of my new years resolutions last year - not a bad effort!

So what about 2008… what resolutions are on the cards…

2008 Resolution Checklist

1. Get fitter
   Yep… just like everyone else
2. Going back to university for some post-graduate business study
   Carry over question
3. Start some sort of online business that brings in serious income
   Not  like the USD $60 that www.thenewpaperclip.com brings in every month, but some serious spending money to help pay off the house.  I have plenty of ideas, and a few that might actually work (one in a very under serviced market too) - WATCH THIS SPACE!
4. Build a Foosball table
   How else can I represent Australia at Table Football without my own custom built Foosball table?  A custom built Foosball table with beer holders, electronic scoring and webcams for instant replays?  And maybe a radar gun to clock shot speeds.  Yeah that would be awesome!

Wonder if I can improve on my 50% new years resolution strike rate in 2008… we will wait and see!