I Resolve…
January 1, 2009
It’s 2009. I meant to write this post in 2008.
I guess that’s got to go on the list of Resolutions for this year:
1. Get things done in a more timely manner…
Last year was amazing on a lot of levels for me. So many amazing people I’ve had the privilege to meet. So many amazing experiences I’ve had the good fortune to be a part of. I couldn’t have foreseen some of the events of 2008 in a million years before they happened and I’m still not quite sure I believe all of them have!
But this isn’t a ‘year in review post’ although perhaps it ought to be… It’s just that I had the chance to write about that stuff over the past twelve months. If I didn’t do it? It’s time to move on and get up to speed with 2009 instead of putting it off until I get the other done.
One of the things that made this blog so sparse last year was that I kept saying “oh I’ll post about such-and-such just as soon as I get X, Y, and Z done first.” Here’s one of those self-realizations: that just means that X, Y, Z and now A thru G aren’t getting posted in a timely manner either.
So while I’ve got a doozy of a post in the works for tomorrow and another one I want up right after that? I’m going to do this right this very moment.
I’m going to sit here and write out a preliminary list of my New Year’s Resolutions. Will it be comprehensive? No. Will it be well-fleshed out? No. Will it be here in case I do get around to adding to it or adding to the detail? You betcher boots.
In 2009 I Resolve to:
- Get things done in a more timely manner. I told you this would be on here! I’ve had a horrid time the past six months or so with this. I just deleted a huge, long “too much information” paragraph with details about it. The short story? Moving from ‘procrastinates at times but gets things done’ to ‘can barely get through a day and get 1 out of 20 things on the to-do list done’ was the apparently-common side-effect of medication I have been on for health/pain issues over the past year. The worsening of which coincides directly with dosage changes. That will be changing. Pain + productivity and a sense of accomplishment is better to me than less pain + non-productivity and resulting depression.
- Lose weight, get healthy, get fit - yeah, I know… way to lump huge goals into 6 words! But you really can’t separate them out. I can’t get fit & healthy without losing weight, I can’t lose weight without doing the other two. The three are mutually dependent in my book. Yes, I actually do have plans on how to achieve this. I’m just not going to detail them here. Changing my diet, exercising regularly, dealing with the side-effects and changing my medical approach? All parts of that. Which should help me more with the first goal too!
- Set & achieve new career goals - can I be more vague? Yeah, I could. I could’ve left out “career.” I know what it means - I’m hoping I can post about some new developments very soon. I’m working on a few possible projects for this year that I think will enable me to both do what I love to do and benefit my clients and colleagues more regularly too. But some things need to come out in their own times.
- Strike a better balance between branches of my life time & energywise. The social, work, and family aspects, specifically. Less Twitter, more blogging. Less internet for play, more family time. More internet for work, less play time. You know the routine!
- Travel more. There are some places and events I will find ways to be at this year… they will enable me to learn, teach, share, grow, and spend time with others who have similar passions. But as much as I plan to ‘go more places’ I will remember that there’s no place like home.
- Put my houses in order - all of them. The place I spend each day, my online homes, my spiritual homes, and my places in the hearts of those who love me and whom I love? I will nurture them and care for them this year - so that next year, this list is shorter in “big” things and longer in detail.
That said? Specific enough or not, it’s time to quit making lists and get cracking on crossing items off of them! Wish me luck - I’ll wish it back to you. Hopefully, what we both lack in luck, we can make up for in determination.
2009!!
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Love the fact that you’re listing your goals. You put them in writing so there’s no going back now! Just be a little more specific like, “I’m going to run 3 miles Tues and Thurs and lift weights on Mon. & Fri.” You know what I’m talking about. I find that if I put more specific goals down, I do better.
Good luck in ‘09!
Melissa
http://www.mymochamoney.com
I’ve yet to do my 2009 post. I’m busy doing recaps of 2008. Not that anyone likely cares but it gives me a reason to blog. Ha.
Great goals that we should all consider adding to our lists. As a matter of fact, most of those are unofficially mine already. I especially love the idea of travel now and can’t wait to do more. Perhaps you and I will meet in person again this year, maybe even more than once.
Cheers to you and your efforts this year. May we encourage and support each other throughout.
Yours,
Todd
Gee, that could have been my list! Time management is always a challenge, and this year part of what I need to do is adopt a better discipline for working and getting ideas and stories out there. I’ve got about 10 posts in draft format of half captured thoughts that could use some work, never mind the new ideas all floating in. I need to find a new rhythm that works for me. Bringing order (as you listed) is always helpful to breathing new energy into a space or project. I appreciate you sharing your list, I’m still working on mine! 2009 is already feeling like it’s going to be a good year. Thanks!
I’ll cheer you on! I am dealing with pain/productivity issues right now so I know what you’re talking about.
I’d miss you if you stopped twittering though! Balance Balance Balance. I’m looking for it too.
I think the reason why “get fit, healthy, lose weight” fails so much as people’s resolutions is because it is not mutually exclusive. When it is thought this way, what happens is that when the person does not lose weight, even though they are leading a much healthier lifestyle, they will become discouraged and go back to their artificial/junk food ways.
Everyone’s bodies are different. When I stopped eating fast/processed food and started running, my weight didn’t change a bit but I felt a ton better physically and mentally so I would never go back to my sloppy eating habits. However, I never expected my weight to change when I began the healthy eating either.
So, imo, better health and weight loss are not mutually exclusive.
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