Just 12 days and counting until New Year's Day 2008! Are you ready to take a look back at all that you achieved in 2007 - and a look forward at all that you plan to achieve in 2008? Are you ready to pull a dream off your list of Lifetime Resolutions - all the many things that you you would love to do, see, feel, experience, have, create, achieve in this lifetime? Something that you passionately would love to tackle in the coming year, something about which you have great desire and interest?
I believe in making and keeping resolutions - not just for a day, or a couple weeks, but for a lifetime. You've probably seen the same newspaper articles, the same figures that show abysmal rates of achievement for most new year resolutions. Most folks make 'em and break 'em. They fail because they make too many resolutions - resolutions about which they have no true interest. But it doesn't have to be so. If you made a resolution last year, and promptly forgot about it - make this year different!
Personally, I'm ready to go. My resolution for 2008: I Resolve To . . . Show my gratitude for all that I have and all that I am by 'Giving Back' in 2008 in four areas of my life: 1) Walk 60 miles for the Washington, DC Breast Cancer 3-Day and raise $3000. 2) Volunteer at a Virginia Horse Rescue Farm. 3) Learn more about how to combat Global Warming and take action! 4) Engage in premeditated acts of kindness.
I turn 50 in the coming year and I'm grateful forthe many blessings that I have, so I'm going to make the theme for 2008, 'Giving Back'. Why not do some brainstorming and pick a theme for yourself. If you didn't keep your 2007 resolution, there's no reason that you have to repeat the same mistakes. With some planning and forethought - and small steps taken one at a time, one day at a time - you can succeed. You can achieve a cherished dream. Why not give it a go? What do you have to lose?
Remember: I Resolve To Achieve My New Year Resolutions, One Resolution, One Day At A Time For One Year. It's your choice. Do it today. Turn your resolution into reality in five simple, common sense steps: Dare To Dream, Decide, Define, Develop A Plan, and Do It Daily. Make your resolution a permanent Lifetime Resolution, something that's with you for good! Above all, Be A Resolutionista, someone who makes resolutions, keeps resolutions, and enjoys the journey! Let's Go For It!
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Kim M. Simpson - December 20 2007
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