04 November, 2007

Time To Put On My "Thinking Cap" (Again)

Through these years, I've been setting my own yearly New Year's Resolutions (and kept them in a "secret place").

Although at most times, many past resolutions of mine remain unaccomplished but somehow or rather it proved to be useful.

They served as a commitment that I've to make to a certain project and will more or less keep me "focused".

I did a Google search earlier and found these ...

Review your last year's resolution
Have you succeeded, if not, why did you fail. Examine it and if necessary keep the same resolution this year too.

Set Your Goals
Maintain a core focus. Be clear if you really want the change. Don't flow along with the trend.

Don't let the cup spill over
Do not create too many resolutions at a time. They may distract you. Go with one at a time.

Let it be for a year not a day
New year is the time to plan for the entire year. Let the resolution not be something for which you need just couple of days.

Acknowledge the price, and decide to pay it
Any worthwhile human achievement requires sacrifice, risk, effort and perseverance. Of course it does! This is how life works! And, you must pay the full price in advance! Be accountable to some one in case you don't follow your resolution seriously.

Reminders
Sometimes its easy to forget the resolution after the New Year euphoria passes away, and one is tempted to postpone the resolution to the next year. Plan to remind yourself of it throughout the year. Make a mention of it in the diary, online reminders or if required inform people close to you about your resolution.

Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities & Threats
Enhance your strengths, act against your weakness, see what and how you can utilize the opportunities for the year and see if you have to prepare yourself against any threats.

Pamper Yourself
Keep a gift for yourself wrapped beautifully and gift it to yourself if you accomplish your resolution at the end of the year.

So, friends ... start thinking about yours soon :)

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