Goal Setting and Resolutions
Good morning. This is it, the last day of 2016. Over the last week, I've read a lot about goal setting, resolutions, and saying goodbye to 2016. Just a few days ago I was asked about my goals for 2017. It's always fascinating to me how so many people are always so gun-hoe about "making a fresh start" with the ringing in of the new year, then as the year goes on many of those "fresh starts" are lost along the way. Why do you need a new year to make a "fresh start" or to set new goals? But I digress. I confess I don't set goals and I don't make resolutions. When I was in my 20's I used to fall victim to the resolution trap, only to fail by the end of January or at best late February. Then I felt terrible for days and beat myself up about the failure. Then one year I stopped. I stopped setting myself up for the failures. Since then I've figured out the connection between the world of goals/resolutions and me. I feel very