New Years Resolutions

Now's the time of year where everyone decides to make resolutions about what they want to accomplish or change during the year. I've never really been a fan of resolutions. They were always that kind of thing that you set, and promptly forgot before the end of January. I had long given up on making resolutions years ago.

However, this year has been a little different for me. But instead of doing the cliche resolutions that everyone wishes to accomplish, I've decided to change the tone. Instead of saying I hope to do "this" or "that", instead I'm setting goals. They aren't things I wish I did but out of habit don't. They're just things I would like to accomplish that I feel will help me move on in life. They would take me to the next step and beyond.

I know it sounds like I'm talking about goals that are the same. I guess the real difference is that I plan to actually try to fulfill the goals, where I failed to attempt to keep my resolutions. It's a frame of mind kind of thing.

There's nothing wrong with setting goals for yourself, it's really a healthy thing. I think that people get caught up in how cliche it is to make goals on New Years. I know that's how I've been for awhile, but the reality of it, is that New Years is just a good marker to gauge time with.

This project for instance, is one of the goals I set for myself for the year. It's very easy for me to plan and start things, but when it comes to finishing them, I tend to fall short. This was a challenge for myself, to help me keep motivated, and to help me workout my creativity again.

With the topics I'm hoping to discuss at some point in this project, I'm sure my goal can be achieved, so why not go for it? And why not go for it now? I used January 1st as the starting point, only because it was the most convenient and closest time that I saw coming.

There are a few other goals I've set for this year, but those are for another place. I guess, in the end, today's entry is more of an excuse as to why I have "resolutions" when, I don't necessarily feel the need to make them. For me, goals and resolutions are too different things, because for me each word foreshadows how much effort you will put in achieving it. So for me, it's New Years Goals.