Have you given thought to your New Year’s Resolutions?  I have.  I’m a big fan of having a list of goals because when you write it down it becomes tangible and for me it becomes doable and causes me to be accountable. There is wishful thinking and then there is “real goals” with measurable tasks to reach them.

My first goal is to get my personal paperwork at home in order.  They have changed the guidelines for Driver’s License renewals due to the 9-11 fiasco of how those so called pilots got ID via a Floridian license without really any real documentation.  That’s about to change for us Floridians.  So, due to those changes coming up I decided to be proactive and finally get a handle on my personal paperwork and put it all in the same place and to get a fireproof box to ensure their safety and quick retrieval. 

My other goal is to “Live in the NOW” and forget about the past.  It’s gone and over and I want to be more present in my life moving forward.  There is no future in the past so why let it bother me today?  NOW is what matters.  I also want to live fearlessly.  I want to not fear challenges in my life.  They are really opportunities for personal growth if you think about it.  This is my biggest goal really.  The rest are important but are more of a “checklist” than a work for it, be it, live it type of goal.

So anyway that’s 2 goals.  My third goal is to read at least 1 classic novel for each month in the year of 2010.  I was shocked this year upon reading a list of classic novels to realize that despite all of my hardcore reading efforts, I have read very few of the classics.  I have yet to pick my 12 books but I am open to suggestions so long as they are true classic novels…you know…like Moby Dick, Peter Pan, Pride & Prejudice, etc etc.  Let’s avoid War and Peace because dang I don’t think I can read 1296 pages in one month alone.  At the end of 2010 I want to be able to say I read a dozen classics throughout the year. This is a small number for a girl who read 52 books in one year…but with my Master’s program and a full time job and my book review column…this will be a challenge.

My 4th goal for 2010 is to plan more outings and events with my husband and/or son. When Mama has a plan, we end up doing more exciting things than the norm.  I want to go to the Strawberry Festival, perhaps to a museum, etc. etc. etc. 

My 5^th and final goal is a career goal is to be professional, be a team player always mindful of teamwork and to take ownership of my job tasks and duties. I cannot change certain things but I can make my job tasks happen with excellence!!  More importantly I want to work on being NICE.  Not just nice on good day’s..nice all the time.  I think I am nice, but I do know that if I have a bad day, sometimes nice goes out the door for a mere “get it done” approach and when I get busy getting things done I often forget to be nice.  And that’s wrong. I’m going to work on being present in the now and being nice at the same time as being professional.  I am also continuing to work on being assertive, something I initiated in 2009 and will continue.

The paperwork and classic novel reading…those are just asides.  The important thing to me is to make 2010 a great year.  All of these goals might require a few cups of coffee and a lot of motivation, but do please notice I didn’t plan to exercise, lose weight or give up coffee!!! Hahahahahaha!!!  I like my goals to be doable and ensure happiness! So in short….

1.    Paperwork in order

2.    Live in the NOW fearlessly!

3.    Read a dozen classic novels

4.    Plan more outings and events with family

5.    Professional, Teamwork, Ownership and NICE

What are YOUR goals in 2010????  You don’t have to share…but I’d love to be nosy and know.

 

Happy New Year….Happy New Decade!!! Thanks for being a nice part of my 2009…my wonderful half a dozen blog readers. I really do pay attention to you.