I am repeating this question from another guy who posted it online because it is a great question.
This start of a new year of training:
"“What area of my game, if cultivated maximally for the next few months, would likely bring about the biggest overall increase in my BJJ performance?
Could be a strength, could be a weakness.”
For me it will be attention to breaking grips from both my guard and when passing the guard
what is yours?
Stalk Marcelo Garcia, and post about it.
Additionally:
Try to finally lose 20+ lbs and compete in the NY Open and the Master's/Seniors Championship.
Become a better teacher and grow my academy from 10 students to 30 students (I aim low- it's something I do as a hobby).
Steer away from playing bottom half guard, and concentrate more on implementing Marcelo's butterfly guard, 1 legged x guard, into my game when I face tough opponents/partners.
Compete atleast once and train 4 times a week. 
I'm hoping to lose weight around 10 kilos which is pretty easy if I eat right.
also win atleast one fight in a comp I feel I do awesome at training but struggle at comps. 
Kying, I seen you post about playing bottom half guard before, with all your training with Marcelo how did that happen? Lol, just doesn't make sense, just wondering
liquidrob - Kying, I seen you post about playing bottom half guard before, with all your training with Marcelo how did that happen? Lol, just doesn't make sense, just wondering
I already had 5-6 years of bjj training before I started training with Marcelo.
By that time, I had already favored the half guard game (I have thick short legs, that allow me to naturally clamp down tight- so being lazy in nature, I gravitated towards that).
Since training with Marcelo, I always try his butterfly- xguard game, but if I go against a tougher opponent, I lose confidence and fall back on my old game.
Furthermore, my cardio isn't very good, and I don't often "push" myself in training (only rolling 65% intensity or so). At my skill level, if I play Marcelo's game while being lazy and not pushing the pace, I can get readily smashed by more skilled (or athletic) opponents.
I am hoping I am finally healthy enough to stay with BJJ every week, always get better and get into even better shape.
I would like to travel to a couple places and train there, whether it be other Relson gyms, or gyms with guys on here.
Further my BJJ mindset and get away from my traditional sports mindset.
Meet people on here who are better than me that I can run things by.
Most importantly I need to get out of my current job because it has totally affected the other areas of my life, and that includes BJJ. I get done with work and just want to be left alone, not go do something I love.
Compete in 2 naga events and at least 1 ibjjf event and win the master/senior Worlds in my division. I will turn 41 in a week so I'll be competing in senior 2, but still haven't forgiven myself for missing the innaguaral event in 2012.
My goal is to amp up my path to purple. Work heavily on improving my top game -- it's complete shit right now. I also want to try my first competition.
Stop being broke.
continue to love learning and training
Train 4 to 5x per week rather than my usual 3 to 4x
Compete in at least 10 competitions at 149lbs
Keep my walking weight around 153 as opposed to my usual 157
So much more....
Learn more wrestling, stop pulling guard in competition even if it means I might lose
^^ Lose because of it*
Lol that sounded really cocky at first
Blue Belt NY Open and Worlds Champion.
I'm really struggling with what my goals should be this year. Last year was easy, as a newly promoted purple with no open guard game, I focussed most of my training on open guard, and it definitely paid off.
Now I don't know what should be my next focus. My bottom game is still much weaker than my top game, but I don't know that there's one particular position that needs that much work.
One of my goals is definitely to make my game more seamless and to make my transitions tighter, but it's hard to put that into tangibles or even set about a clear path to practice that and then measure outcomes.
As for teaching, I want my class to have a consistent attendance of 10 students, and structure it to focus on 1 position a month or something like that. I also want to instill in my students good drilling habits.
Keep training and compete every month or so.
Develop a solid system of sweeps and submissions from my guard game
Improve passing game
Faxia Roxa
to stay injury free
Heal from my multiple injuries..remain injury free and begin strength training.