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Suz*e* · 12-30-2003, 06:49 AM

2004 HOLD YOURSELF ACCOUNTABLE - -POST IT HERE-- improve your life!

The What Should Your New Year's Resolution Be Thread?

It's that time of year again when we start talking and thinking about New Year's Resolutions even though they're old hat and we instinctively know they don't work. Because your friends, family and colleagues may chat about what Resolutions they're going to make, do you find yourself wondering whether to make any? We know that within a few days or weeks, the Resolutions will be forgotten, nothing will have changed and yet for some reason most people still worry about them. So why do we still bother with New Year's Resolutions? First, they're a custom and a New Year ushers in a new start, so what better time than now? There's even a small chance that we may stick to our Resolutions this year, so we have a go. The main reason some people think about New Year's Resolutions is because they want to change things in their life.

There's the usual New Year's Resolutions, such as I want to lose weight, change jobs, or earn more money but they tend to be the same ones you've had for years and they're still incomplete. These types of Resolutions are too vague. It's this vagueness, coupled with a lack of action which means that most people don't achieve their New Year's Resolutions. For Resolutions to work, they need to be well thought out and have real meaning. If not, they become a vague item on your "wish list" instead of actually doing something concrete about them.

The word resolution comes from 'resolve' and means to make up one's mind or decide firmly. Prior to New Years Day you may think of Resolutions you want to make and probably feel you've made up your mind, but what happens? Probably, very little or even nothing at all. Even though you know that Resolutions don't usually work, it seems that most us still want to make them. Perhaps that's because other people around you do it, so you feel you should follow suit because there are things in your life which you want to be different. The end of a year is a time for clearing out and completing things, to leave us with a clean slate ready to start a new year. There's something about a new year, a new beginning, and a fresh start which encourages us to make New Year's Resolutions. It's a powerful feeling to know you have a year ahead of you and you can choose what you do with it. It's a time for reflection about where you want to go next.

What about committing to New Year changes and actions, rather than Resolutions? The key to achieving what you really want in life and business is to take action to achieve those changes. It's the lack of action which stops us from having what we most want. What you want will be different for each individual and may include:

* More time in your personal life
* Less stress and more fun. (MY PERSONAL FAV)
* Greater business and career success.
* Balance between work and home
* Altering your management or leadership style.

You may think I'm talking about life and business separately, yet they're inextricably linked. The key point is that you may want to focus on your professional life, yet this is directly related to your personal life.

Thinking about New Year's Resolutions may have made you aware that there are some changes you want to make. I encourage you to take steps on a consistent basis to make these changes, rather than vaguely tossing Resolutions around and not doing anything about them.

*START BY PUBLICLY ANNOUCNING THEM RIGHT HERE ON BBS!

**KEEP THIS THREAD GOIN THRU OUT NEXT YEAR, AND REPORT IN ONCE A MONTH AND GIVE US EITHER YOUR PROGRESS OR YOUR FAILURE. EITHER WAY YOU CANNOT FORGET ONCE YOU POST IT HERE--CUZ THIS PUPPY IS STAYING BUMPED!

Suz*e* · 12-30-2003, 07:28 AM

#1. TO STOP CUTTING ON MY HAIR, AND BREAK DOWN AND TRUST A HAIRSTYLIST FOR A CHANGE.

#2. REGULARLY TAKE VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS

#3. DO NOT EAT LARGE QUANTITIES OF FOOD AT A TIME UNLESS I AM AT MY FAVORITE RESTAURANT, THEN I CAN GO WILD SINCE I DON'T EAT OUT ALOT.

#4. EXERCISE ONCE A WEEK. IN ANY TYPE EXCERCISE-YOGA ABDOMINALS-ETC BREAK A SWEAT- "I'M BEING REALISTIC HERE"

#5. KEEP UP GOOD SKIN CARE HABITS

#6. PRACTICE SELF DISCIPLINE -THINK THINGS OUT BEFORE ACTING, TALKING, AND NEVER MAKE DECISIONS WHILE EMOTIONAL.

#7. TO READ MORE DR.PHIL ARTICLES, OR ARTICLES THAT ARE SIMILAR WRITTEN BY OTHERS. DEALING WITH SELF-HELP AND LIFE IN GENERAL.

#8. PREPARE MY BODY TO HANDLE ANOTHER PREGNANCY BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR VIA TONING UP, AND HEALTHY HABITS.

#9. TO SPEND MORE TIME TEACHING MY SON EDUCATIONAL THINGS INSTEAD OF ONLY PLAYING WITH HIM MOST OF THE TIME..BUT STILL TRY TO MAKE IT FUN FOR HIM.

#10 TO NEVER EVER NEVER SMOKE AGAIN-AIM TO MAKE THAT STICK 4 MONTHS STRONG NOW SO FAR.

#11. REALZE PEOPLE IN GENERAL ARE ANNOYING GREEDY BUTTHOLES, BUT TRY TO GET ALONG WITH EVERYONE BY STAYING TACTFUL. (I HAVE RELATIVES THAT TEST THE MORTAL HELL OUTTA ME SO I GOTTA ADD THIS TO MY LIST)..OKAY SO I NEED TO ADD SOME SERIOUS SPIRITUALITY

#12. SPIRITUALITY FOR PEACE IN MY LIFE MIND-BODY-SPIRIT

#13. START THE PROCESS OF READING SOME OF MY GAZILLION BOOKS, LIKE TRY TO READ A CHAPTER BEFORE BED EVERY OTHER COUPLE NIGHTS, AND CONTINUE ON THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. EDUCATION IS POWER, AND IT ALL HELPS A PERSON NO MATTER WHAT AGE, NEVER STOP LEARNING.

#14. BREAKDOWN AND SPEND THE MONEY FOR THE TEETH WHITENER ALREADY YOU FREAKIN CHEAPSKATE, AND KEEP IT UP FOR THAT MOVIE STAR LOOK THAT IS IN US ALL, HAHA

#15. BECOME MORE CREATIVE WITH MY MEALS, KEEP SEARCHING FOR NEW IDEAS

OKAY MISS THANG..THAT IS ALL I AM HOLDING YOU TOO THIS YEAR, BUT DO ANYTHING GOOD FOR YOURSELF IF YA CAN! YES, I AM TALKING TO MYSELF.

I MUST CHECK IN ONCE A MONTH OR MORE FROM THE DATE I POST THIS TO PUBLICLY REPORT MY VOWS TO MYSELF. HOPEFULLY I WILL BE ABLE TO BE PROUD OF MYSELF!

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 2004!!!!!!

DAVESBABYDOLL · 12-30-2003, 08:34 AM

Hey Suz, all your resolutions sound good to me!! Can I barrow some? All? Actually alot I already wrote down lol

Suz*e* · 12-30-2003, 08:36 AM

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Originally posted by DAVESBABYDOLL
Hey Suz, all your resolutions sound good to me!! Can I barrow some? All? Actually alot I already wrote down lol

Of Course, Knock yourself out! Use all you like!