I know a lot of people don't like New Year Resolutions, but I love them. I try really hard to make my resolutions (or goals) manageable and yet something I need to reach for. Goals give me a direction in my life and are fluid enough that once I reach them, it leads to another goal. I am going to post five of my goals here so I have some accountability for myself.
So here are some of my goals for 2012:
Read 112 books this year.
Write ten pages a week minimum on my work in progress.
Organize my papers and pictures.
Do one memorable family activity per month.
Be more understanding with myself and others.
Do you make New Year Resolutions or goals? Care to share what they are?
I'm an award-winning romantic suspense novelist, but in my free time I love to review books and my fave TV shows, as well as pass along great book deals, and eat Canadian chocolate---not necessarily in that order.
6 comments:
I don't do New Year's resolutions, but I do set goals independently of that. Last year, for instance, in the middle of January, I set some goals that included walking at least three times a week, and writing something creative each day. This went really well until I got sick in mid-May, and then I lost my rhythm, big time. I never really regained my stride after that.
I'm now hesitant to make new goals because I'm afraid something else will come along and trip me up. I know, I know, I should concentrate on what I can achieve, even if it is for only a short time, but I seem to be a natural-born pessimist.
I make the usual "lose weight" resolution that I always make.
I resolve to not have any resolutions this year!
Aw, man, I think I've already busted it! Oh well, back to day-to-day living, as usual.
The last few years I've made a list of 100 things that I wanted to accomplish in 101 days. I've loved having longer than a year to work on some harder goals.
Goals always sound better than resolutions to me. I try to achieve goals, I just break resolutions :-)
Melanie, it can be so hard to get back in the saddle once you've been thrown. I think you can do it though. YOu have a lot of people on this blog pulling for you, that's for sure!
Michael, I always make that goal, too. :)
Haha, Jon. Is it bad when I read you "busted it" I immediately imagined you busting a move? I know, weird.
Jodi, what a great idea! I might have to try that.
Sarah, goals sound much more feasible, don't they? :)
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