I can't say exactly what is making me take this step to start to write a blog right now and the truth is I'm not sure how much I'm going to really utilize it. But it's day 1 of Jan 2011 and it just feels right to start something new. So today I've set up a blog. We'll see how far this goes, if it goes at all and what I might discover. If nothing else it will help me continue to write and keep my mind sharp since writing is a major part of my 2011 determinations.
Determinations. That's what I've decided to call them this year. At one time I called them resolutions just like everyone else. Resolutions however is so commonly used and nearly completely associated with or equated to another word in my opionion. Failure. So I changed it to goals. But like resolutions, Goal too has a negative connotation to it. It's one of those things that as a motivational speaker I discovered it was one of those topics that quickly drew glazed looks as it went in one ear and out the other from its over use. It's a topic people hear about and read about endlessly. People tuned out.
I decided to practice what I preached and changed the word choice. This little trick I use and have taught to others that makes the same thing seem like something new and in this case achievable. So goal became plan. As in 'plan for the new year'. It worked on a couple of levels. As the word states, you have a plan. A plan seems easier to accomplish because it already has a plan to it. It also felt like it gave you time to accomplish it. New Years Eve Resolutions implies past. My belief is that, that is in part why people fail and fall into the 2 weeks into Jan. failure. The resolution is now done and gone and given up on. "I made that resolution on New Years EVE, that was 2 WEEKS ago. I've moved on to my winter blahs now." We are a people that look forward. No one wants to work on something that resides in the past. So... 'plan for the new YEAR' means future. Also including the word new, helps imply fresh start, clean slate, new beginnings.
Now I've moved onto "determinations". This new word for me describes itself perfectly once again. This is not just a blase thing I want to do. This is not something I have casually thought about or have repeated talked about. This is something I am DETERMINED to accomplish and do. This means I mean business now. This means, this time is different.
So what's in a word? I guess I'll see but I'm determined to find out.
be determined Robin... sometimes that is what gets you through.. and follow YOUR plan.. the plan that works for you.. it matters not what we think.... just that it works for you... hugs
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ReplyDeleteLove the word determined....so much more focus and yet not feeling like a failure if one day I just don't "do" something but can pick it up again the next day and try again......knowing I'll get there someday, somehow, no matter what, not matter how many times I fall.....looking at that end point that I'm always reaching for.
Love that granny X. Excellent point! It doesn't necessarily have a deadline because as you pointed out, there may be a few bumps in the road, stumbling blocks along the way and downright failures to overcome. It will be the lessons learned from it all and how it's handled that will help with growth and determine who we end up being.
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