I resolve....

to not resolve! 

The clock is ticking my friends! We are down to the final days of 2012. This time of year people go into a frenzy of resolutions. We resolve to lose weight, to stop smoking, to pay off credit cards and to not drink alcohol. After the customary night of  spending way too much boozing, social smoking and finishing it up by indulging in food, of course. 

Well this year I say no! 

Why?
I say no because I am sick of making resolutions I know I can't keep. I make vague generalizations like " I will lose weight." or "I will eat better".

Okay, so I eat carrots for a few days and lose one pound, resolution achieved! Bring on the cake!!

Come on, you all know that's how it goes for you as well! Something like a whole whopping 8% of people who make resolutions actually succeed at them! For the other 92% of us, we tend to keep our promises for about 3 weeks. And then the initial motivation wears off and the excuses kick in. 

A viscous never ending cycle!

Unfortunately I love the New Year spirit and I love using it as an excuse to reinvent myself, to evaluate where I am and where I want to be a year from now. So I'm trying something new this year.

My Plan

                                                                                  Sounds like as good as plan as any!

Instead of making one or two large, vague, doomed to fail resolutions I am going to be making 13 smaller goals, trying to focus on one per month, with the exception of January having two. I plan on keeping track on here (because yes, one of the two January goals is to keep up with my blog!) and also on my Facebook page. All of my goals are going to be designed to fit the smart goals way of doing things and hopefully by this time next year I will be a self-improved guru!!

What would you like to change in the next year of your life? What are your resolutions for the next year? Are you one of the 8% that manage to keep their resolutions beyond the first month?