Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Welcome to 2013!

Just like every year before now, I am hoping that this is going to be the most awesome year ever. I'm going to do what I can to make that happen.

To do that, I'm going to set some goals, or New Years Resolutions.

I am probably not going to record them here on my blog, but I'm going to set them. And then I'm going to stick with them. 

A lot of the resolutions I've set in the past have been kind of big things. They are usually dropped and/or forgotten within about a week. So this year, I'm going to do things a little bit differently.

Here's what I'm going to do:

1. Set a few big main goals for the new year that are realistic.
2. Set smaller goals that support steps for accomplishing the big goals.
3. Reward myself for completing the smaller goals.
4. Check up on myself at least once a month. But weekly would be good too.

We'll see how it goes. Another thing that I have learned in the past is to not set goals that depend in any way on any other specific person. Make them goals that you can accomplish either on your own, or with any random person. 

Bad Example: I'm going to work out once a week with Sam.

Good Example: I'm going to work out once a week.

(That way, if Sam flakes out on me one week, it doesn't ruin my goal.)

What are some of your strategies for sticking to, 
and accomplishing your New Years resolutions?