My New Blog

New Year's Resolutions, Huh, what are they good for, absolutely nothing.  Absolutely nothing is right, especially when you don't do anything to keep the resolution.  At that point the only thing they are good for is to remind you what a hopeless dreamer you are when it comes to keeping these grandiose ideas of self improvement.

My resolution this year was to get on this site and update my Blog on a more regular basis.  And by regular I didn't mean biannually.  Now here I am on the verge of busting another self improvement dream.  So I've changed my mind, timely blogging is no longer a resolution....  It is goal, oooohhh.  You know about goals, every self help guru, fitness trainer and sales cheerleader you run into says you have to set a goal.  So now I'm going to set a goal.  With a goal to put my sights on I'm sure it will be much easier and success is right around the corner. 

Now the wisdom on exactly how to set these goals varies a little.  Some say you should make the goal easily attainable so you can reach it and feel good about yourself and your achievement.  For me that would be to update my blog once a year.  That is attainable, even for me, with just about no effort. 

Others say you should make the goal just out of reach so that the effort involved makes you grow and you become a better person with the effort.  Give me a break I just want to write a Blog more that once a year.  How about once every two weeks.  I might be able to do that and If I have to grow in the process.

Then there is the punishment camp who says make your goals unreachable, then even if you come up short you still attain something others would never even attempt.   That would be like writing a Blog every day, or in an even sicker thought,  every time you learn something new.   If that's the goal, I wouldn't do anything but write Blogs. 

With all of those wonderful ideas in mind how about I aim for something  realistic.  I know, how boring is that.  I may not hit the moon as I shoot for the stars, I may not become that person I've always dreamt of being, and if I'm honest I may not even hit my realistic goal.  I am however going to try, no I take that back, I am going to reach this goal.  I'll write it down in a minute for all to see.  I will put it up it my car, on my bathroom mirror, on my bulletin board and anyplace else it might help me.  Then I will recite it every day, I think I can, I think I can, I know I can, I will reach this goal.  So here it is.

I will update my Blog every month for the remainder of 2008, it will contain something of value for everyone who reads it and be intelligently written. 

Hey that's pretty good.  A three part goal, the first part realistic, the second part a stretch and the third part almost impossible. 

The next step and I believe the most important part of any goal, choosing an accountability partner.  No matter what you are trying to achieve, it always helps to have someone along side you to help out and keep you on task.  That's where you come in, I choose you.  I'm sure there are a few of you out there who won't be able to resist helping me succeed (translate harass me).  To that end if you don't see a new blog by the end of the 1st week of the month, I expect some of you self appointed watch dogs to let me know.  Drop me an e-mail and tell me what a loser I am,.  Better yet, drop my office and tell me to get off the floor (nap time), turn the TV off and take some time to write.  In short, help me help you.   

Whether it's my goal, your goal or someone else's, lets resolve to work together this year and reach our goals.  I look forward to hearing from you.