Make 2009 Your BEST YEAR Ever

This is the time that many people make New Years resolutions.  Many times resolutions are made on or before January 1^st and broken by February 1^st.  Several years ago, I made a change.  I stopped making new years resolutions in the traditional manor.  First of all, I no longer wait until January 1^st to start my goals for the New Year.  I usually start somewhere in the middle of November.  Secondly, I stopped setting myself up for failure.  What I mean by that is, I stopped setting particular health and money goals.  You may be thinking....

Leander, what type of resolutions do you make?

I make one general change to my mindset for the year.  Any other goals that I make support that mindset change. 

2008 was a great year for me.  My wife and others who are very close to me know that I struggled for most of the year with personal and financial issues.  In fact many of those issues were not solved.  Readers of my blog would have never known.  Why?  Because I chose not to focus on my problems.  My resolution for 2008 was that I was going to make it a "Great 2008".   In all that I did, I focused on making it a Great 2008.  Did I make some changes in my eating habits to improve my health?  Yes I did.  Did I make a concerted effort to save more money?  Yes I did.  Did I do a little more exercise than I did the year before?  Yes I did.  Did I go to the gym?  No.  Did I give up eating pretzels?  No (but I did switch to unsalted).  By NOT making a resolution, I was able to keep my resolution for the year. 

My 2009 theme is "It's Mine in 09"

2009 will be my best year ever.  I invite all of you to join me in making 2009 your best year ever.

Have a Great Day