New Years Resolutions
So here we are – 2010. What a decade it has been! I know I’m a little late in posting resolutions but to be honest I’ve had a hard time deciding what I want to set as my goals for 2010. I like resolutions. I like starting each new year with a goal and a plan. Do I fill my resolutions? Not always. Does that matter? Not at all. It’s just a nice way to start the year.
I’ve put a lot of time and effort the last few years into succeeding at the things I think people expect of me. Which is dumb – considering that everyone has a different opinion of what I should be. Anyway – I’ve become fairly successful at things that have little meaning to me and don’t make me happy. This has been on my mind lately and while watching a show on New Years Day I heard a great quote that really hit home:
Don’t be afraid to fail. Be afraid to succeed at the wrong thing. I am not afraid of failure because I know if I fail, I am failing at the right thing.
Fantastic right? So that’s my main goal for 2010 – to put my energies and effort into the things that are important. I might fail, I might succeed. But at least I’m going to be on the right road.
What that all means has yet to be determined but I can tell you this much: it does mean that I am looking for a different job. Something with less responsibility and less hours. Yes – that will also mean less pay (maybe) but it will mean more time for my family and less stress. Anyway – I am sure you’ll hear lots about this in the coming weeks and months.
Anyway – some of my other, more predictable goals for 2010:
- Lose Weight and win the local Biggest Loser competition that I am participating in.
- Run the Run For Mom Marathon on Mother’s Day 2010
- Make a decision on the birth/adoption issue
- Work to build my at home income (blogging and such)
Well that’s all I got so far. Welcome to 2010:)
