What are y'alls goals to 2020?

baghdaddy19

I wanted to start by saying that I recently joined this forum and I have gotten a ton of career advancement , education, and certifications advice and it's just great to be a part of such a helpful community. To that point, thank you all for being so helpful.

So, a new year is upon us and that means new opportunities. I wanted to know what you guys have planned for 2020?

I'll start off:

Certifications
1) Complete the comptia trifecta  (A+, Net+, Sec+)

2) Project + and Cloud Essentials

3) GSEC, GCIH, and GPEN (6 month SANS Program). Let me know if you guys want to know how to get into this program on a full ride scholarship from SANS.

4) ITIL v4

5) Linux Essentials

Education
1) Complete B.S. IT program at WGU. And begin enrollment process for M.S. in Cyber Security and Information Assurance program at WGU.

Career:
1) Getting a $15K pay bump at current job.
2) Once I am done with the SANS program and close to being done with my B.S. i will apply for entry level cyber sec jobs (i.e. SOC analyst, cybersecurity analyst, etc.) 

Other:
1) Join local Toastmasters chapter. I learned about Toastmasters through my co-worker and they help people develop their public speaking and presentation skills
2) Join local hacker space

3) Go to security conferences

4) Network like crazy and finally make my LinkedIn profile that i have been putting off for the longest time
5) Become healthier, gym 5 days a week and one hobby that will keep me moving (bike riding) 

So those are my goals. It will definitely be a busy year

Don't forget to share your 2020 goals

TechGromit

High exceptions huh, I keep the bar lower, more obtainable. . 

I'd like to come up with the motivation to finish my ITIL, I haven't been very motivated recently. I guess I'm cashing in on the investments I made in the past with my Training / certifications, all work and no play makes Jack (or Jill) a dull boy(or girl).  After than I still want to obtain my CCNA, I think it's important to have one security and one technical related certification to qualify for government IT contract work.  While I'm not currently looking for other employment, I think it's important to remain flexible in an uncertain employment future (damn fracking!).

As for pay, I'm looking forward to my standard 3% pay raise, maybe if I part the red sea this year, I can aspire to 4%. I get standard 15% bonuses every year as well. I'm hoping to break the 130k mark in 2020. .   

I too want to lose weight, on that front I have made some progress. I was just over 260 pounds Nov 2018, I got down to 225, currently 230 after the holidays. I want to lose another 20 pounds and be able to leap small buildings or orange construction cones in the single bound and lift something heavier than a Twinky.