As often happens with the start of a new year, people begin to make goals on what they would like to accomplish in the next 365 days. Goals of course need to be S.M.A.R.T.:
- Specific
- Manageable
- Articulated
- Realistic
- Time limited
This is the mantra for every self-help guru from Tony Robbins down to your fifth period sociology instructor. It’s surprising that when someone has a goal, believes in it, and works toward it each day, the goal is usually accomplished. Which brings us to this week’s Major Spoilers Poll of the Week.
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I’ll still be writing 2012 on my checks in July. Who am I kidding if I make a New Years Resolution to change something bigger than that?
Lifestyle change requires more motivation than simple wishful thinking.
I can lie yo myself any day of the year, so for me, at leats, There’s no point in “New years resolutions”
I tend to not make resolutions I prefer goals for the year.
My goals this year include:
– Writing a full length original story rather than a bunch of short stories or stories set in franchise settings by my birthday (October 9, so I’ve got plenty of time).
– Get a new wheelchair by my birthday. As much as I like the one I have, it was used when I got it and it is wearing out quickly.
– Make a Dekaranger uniform inspired jacket (not costume, but a proper chilly weather jacket) before Fall.
Silly goals, yeah, but they distract me from the stress of my health issues and such.
I always felt New Years Resolutions were kinda pointless. If you want to do something in the year plan ahead, take the time and do it. It’s a lot better than pining for you want to do “If only you had the time.”
I try to decide what i want from this next year, what i want to get out of it. For instance, this year i want to get much better at playing guitar. Its not necessarily a resolution, but something i want to do to make the year better. i suppose it is a resolution……..
Nah.
Nah, I’ll be 57 this summer. Even if I made New Years Resolutions, I’d forget what they were before too long. I’m lucky if I can remember what day of the week it is, or to put on pants in the morning. I can, however, remember television commercial jingles from 40 years ago if that will help.
If you need to wait till 1 day in December to make a change in your life then your probably not going to see it through anyway.
Resolutions fill column inches though, so who am I to argue? :)