All right, I know that it is February and that most people make their resolutions on the first day of the year. I don’t normally make resolutions because I thought they were silly. What was the point of making a resolution that wouldn’t be kept.
But I started thinking about it a different way. If I am a work in progress, then the point is to continually strive for self-improvement. Sometimes I fail; but I get up and try again. That is why I have decided to make my resolutions this year. Maybe this will be the start of a new me.
I decided to make my resolutions very specific and detailed, included time frames where I thought they were needed. I also made them in 5 different categories (based on the recommendations from Early To Rise.
My Goals for 2008
Health
Improve diet
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Eliminate synthetics from my diet (including MSG, corn syrup, and preservatives)
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Reduce or eliminate processed carbohydrates
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Increase amount of all natural and organic foods and grass-fed/free range meats
Exercise daily
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Step 1 – Stretch daily
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Step 2 – Strength training 3X week
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Step 3 – Interval training 3X week
Wealth
Increase income
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Get interview for better paying job
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Develop websites for income generating potential
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~~Blankets 4 Babies (active site by April 13th)
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Write copy and plan layout
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Implement design
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email registration and donation link
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develop support materials
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gifts for donors and to purchase available on site
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make contacts w/ other agencies to distribute blankets and support materials
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~~Everyday Parent
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Complete Shamus McChan’s business plan to approach lenders
Pay off debts
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Grandma Helen
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Song’s Martial Arts
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bills
Personal Development
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Learn Spanish (be able to hold a 5 minute conversation in Spanish w/ native speaker)
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Study 15minutes daily using Rosetta Stone
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Learn how to knit (make a sweater)
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Write daily in P&E blog (365 posts)
Social Development
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Look everyone I encounter in the eye
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Through B4B, support other young mothers in need
