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Resolution

If you have a Facebook or an Instagram Acccount, I’m sure you’ve seen the following image:

However, despite the cynicism around New Years resolution, I’m still a fan and here’s why.
      1.  I love a challenge
      2.  And I'm one of those annoying people that always stick to my resolutions.

Last year, my goal for the year was to read more books and spend as much time outdoors as possible. At the time I let my life get so busy that I didn’t make time for things I truly enjoyed. Both of my resolutions were revolved around improving my overall happiness.

How did I accomplish this goal? Firstly, when my husband and I moved to our new home, we chose not to get Internet or Cable. (My brother still things I’m crazy for living this way.) Now, after dinner, instead of zoning out in front of a glowing screen, we go for walks together. Instead of lazily scrolling through Facebook for hours on end, we both read.

In order to remain accountable, and gain access to fantastic book recommendations, I joined the 50bookPledge website. Though, I knew that 50 books was a lot of books to read in 52 weeks time, I got to share each book that I read, and provide ratings and recommendations of my own. This allowed the program to recommend books and authors to me, judging by my preferences. I highly recommend the website, because though I only read a measly 34 books this year, I earned badges, and got congratulated by a virtual community for hitting the 10 book mark, and then the 15, then the 25 and so on... I'm quite proud of myself because because I wasn't even close to reading that many books in 2013; and in the process I discovered some fantastic authors such as Lev Grossman, Author of The Magicians series, and Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club; both underestimated geniuses in my humble opinion.

Last year, I read an intersting article entitled: How to make realistic resolutions (and keep them) that explained that the best way to stick to your resultion is to break your goal down with a time frame.
Example:

If your goal is to improve your health and wellness, you have to write out what your goal is for the year, and what you will do 1. Monthly 2. Weekly and 3.Daily in order to accomplish said goal.  
For that example: Monthly (pay membership to gym) 2. Weekly: Decide what you will eat, which days you will workout and the excercises you will focus on when you do on a weekly basis. 3. Daily: Monitor your body, remember to stretch and eat in ways that promote your new lifestyle, instead of make it more difficult.


This year, my resolutions are revolved around my productivity. The first one is to enroll in a course that fosters my professional development, and the second one is to earn and save more money. Will post details eventually. But I gotta go, time is money ;) 

Wish me luck!

& I hope you enjoy the following quote as much as I did: 


“Everything that you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.”
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