I’ve been quiet on this blog. I got caught up in the frenzy of this past holiday season, but I’m back and excited about 2013.
Last week on my Facebook page, I wrote about how I don’t like setting New Year’s Resolutions. If you don’t know, I’m a member of Weightwatchers and when I attended the first meeting of the New Year this past Saturday, it was PACKED!! {I should’ve arrived earlier, lol} The old timers in the meeting warned us that it would be very busy in the beginning of January, but the crowds would dwindle by March.
I thought to myself, this is abnormal. Eat to your heart’s content during from Thanksgiving to Christmas, feel guilty about it, and join a weight loss program in January. Fall off the weight loss bandwagon in the spring, only to repeat the cycle again in November.
I read one quote which said insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting a different result.
So, I don’t set New Year’s Resolution. Instead, I try to set goals which I feel I can keep up with for a lifetime. Something small, but if repeatedly and consistently done over time with reap a HUGE REWARD. Here are some of my lifetime resolutions:
*Use cash for purchases and fix my space at home so I don’t make impulsive, online purchases.
*Balance checkbook daily.
*Plan the next day the night before or first thing in the morning.
*Read the Bible 15 minutes a day.
*Maintain a prayer journal for at least 5 minutes a day.
*Walk regularly. {Now, I pray while walking so I do a double whammy.}
*Write 2 pages a day.
*Read a story from the Bible and a quality children’s story to my children each day.
Now, I don’t always meet these aims, but because they are doable for me, it’s easier for me to return to them if I ever let up.
What are your lifetime goals?
I have a resource available now to help you figure out what your lifetime goals. It’s my latest ebook, Visionating. Available on Amazon for only $4.99.
Next Monday, we’ll talk about how to set doable, lifetime goals for the major areas of your life.
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