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No resolutions allowed

December 30th, 2006 at 02:41 am

For several reasons, I'm not into New Year resolutions. Oh, I say I'm going to try and do such and such and so and so but I think it and verbalize it in a sluggish, slovenly, half-hearted sort of way. I lack sincerity. I also lack a mission, goals, objectives and strategies. I think it's because even when I think about what it is I'd like to do, I know I won't actually do it. So why go to all the trouble of cementing goals, objectives and strategy if I know I won't really do anything to get there?

I'm lazy in this respect. Obviously. And I freely admit it. I'm not proud of it. I'm not happy about it. But honestly, I don't know how to change it. I've spent the last I don't know how long reading some of the blogs here and I'm impressed at the things some of the bloggers have done. Mortgages paid off, credit cards paid off, saving account balances tripled, etc. It's a wondrous thing! But none of the members seem lazy.

Rather, they seem motivated and charged up and that's what I want. That's what I need. But how do I get that? That's what I don't know.

So, my plan for the next two days is to come up with a goal of some sort for January 1, 2007. No, not the year 2007 but the day of January 1. I'm starting small.

Since that's the day of The Quit for me and my other half, I think it would be great to make not smoking a goal. That saves us quite a bit of money right there. Ever since we started smoking only outside the house we've gone from 2 packs a day each to less than 1 pack each every 2 to 3 days. That's amazing progress and we've saved a tidy little bundle, already. I think not having a single cigarette on January 1 is a reasonable and practical goal but I need another goal, too.

Maybe I'll put the money that we would normally spend on cigarettes in a jar or envelope and start my "Thank you for not smoking" fund. There's something to ponder so put that in your pipe and umm..smoke it. Smile

5 Responses to “No resolutions allowed”

  1. sarah Says:
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    I don't like New Year's resolutions either. I thinnk they are unhelpful. Change is best achieved slowly, I thiink. Small goals usually lead to bigger goals I've found. Being busy to be busy is usually unproductive.

  2. Amber Says:
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    I was never into to resolutions but 2006 was the first time I actually stuck to one and that was paying off my cc's so now I decided again to make one. I agree with sarah "small goals usually lead to biggr ones"

  3. baselle Says:
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    I'm not thrilled with New Year resolutions. What if you realize you need to change on Feb 1? Wait 11 months? Nope. When the realization comes, go for it.

    It sounds though, that you already have an important goal - to keep your house. Good luck with that and know that we're all pulling for you! Writing what you do down and knowing that you have to account for it is a powerful thing. You might be inspired by reading us, but we're more motivated by knowing that whatever we do, we have to discuss it here.

  4. LuckyRobin Says:
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    My natural state is Lazy. Unfortunately, I have to live in WA, not Lazyville, USA. And I'm a mom, so I'm not really allowed to be lazy the way I want to be. Sometimes it is very hard to self-motivate, but if the only other option is to lose your home or go bankrupt, then it is easier to work hard to avoid those things.

    The thing that I have found the most motivating is accountability. Writing in the blogs daily, often more than once a day, helps me keep up my momentum. And reading them and the forums has been so helpful to me.

  5. denisentexas Says:
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    I'm all for small goals and will take any and all helpful suggestions to heart. Thanks so much for your input. I do believe this blog will help me in the accountability area.

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