Call me superstitious, but there is something I don't like about sharing New Years Resolutions- it is though if I were to, then they wouldn't come true.
What I will tell you is what they will not be:-
1. Resolutions should not be viewed as hopeful outcomes, they must be goals.
The difference being is that you will strive to achieve goals rather than wish good luck upon yourself. Otherwise, what is the point? It'd all just be wishful thinking ...
2. Weight goals has been surpassed by fitness and health priorities. I have started to realise the importance of holistic health, how important balance is in my life and that everyday struggles are still part of my life too.
Thematic Goals
(without being too specific for my superstitious ways..)
* Include a furry friend into my life
* Save, not spend.
* Blog and stay blogging
* Act, don't react to situations
* Make general and everyday good habits
2012 Mottos:
- I will choose to be someone who takes control of the decisions in their life, rather than dealing with the aftermath of problems or being tossed around like a leaf in the wind.
- I will be an executive decision maker in my life. Not choosing to act on a issue, is still a choice. You can't blame other people for an outcome you could've foreseen or have chosen to ignore.
- Be the thirty year-old I dream of being.
This is not a hard one, have a vision and stick with it.
Mantras
"No self-degradation". Stop yourself in your own tracks with this one. Take a moment to realise why you feel remorse or embarrassment to a certain situation and then put in a plan of action so you don't have to feel that way again.
No regrets? My late teens and early twenties saw ambitious and unrealistic goals. I don't like this mantra, it is though you don't regret your mistakes and you have disregard for any consequences altogether.
No mistakes? My late twenties saw me fuss and bother over the pedantic non-essential details, and if someone pointed out a mistake, it would be hard to take criticism. Instead it drove me away from other people's opinion. This too is not a good way to live.
No self-doubt? My thirties have been off to a bumpy start, but I think every knock of confidence is note-worthy and that some element of self-doubt is natural. What I would like to do this decade is to learn from my mistakes. Once you make a mistake, ensure it won't happen again.
Avoidable mistakes are my downfall and I feel, to put it dramatically, are the bain of my existence.
So although I won't ask you to share your goals, I will still wish you luck... or rather, wish you the best of intentions to help you achieve your 2012 goals. With any good luck or achievement at my end, I will happily report back in a year (as a self-proclaimed regular blogger in 2012), the progress of my own goals.
Happy New Year!
Budgie xo
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