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Resolutions?
In 2014, I’m determined to drink more water (even though I said that last year).
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I resolve to workout before work!
Ok. How can we help?
I’ll self-report my workouts, maybe monthly. My goal is 4 early AM workouts/week or 16/month. Thanks for your help!
How early in the AM? I mean, is it doable?
I picked a theme word for the year: confidence!
Thanks for sharing it, Kate. This spurs me to think about confidence. How do take a stab at it? I’m thinking it starts with trust in ourselves, which circles back to Petra.
I chose ‘confidence’ and humility’ as my themes this year. For me, “action cures fear”.
– I will say no to commitments that do not bring me closer to my goals. I have been too generous with my free time in the past. Confidence comes from my ability to protect my time and say no tactfully.
– I am participating in activities where I am *always* learning and practicing. Confidence comes from becoming proficient and knowledgeable in that skill,
knowing I am able to learn and adapt.
I’m reading about home and car repair so that I have confidence to fix things myself, or at least identify problems. I also took a first aid course, and am currently enrolled in Toastmasters. I’m a work in progress, and it will be a busy year.
I’m humbled by your self educating, especially about home and car repairs, where I feel particularly helpless.
I resolve never EVER to forget getting the flu shot again. Have been sick as a dog since New Years Eve. I can no longer use the excuse “I never get the flu” ever again.
I finally got my first flu shot 2 years ago after a friend who’s a family doctor in a free clinic convinced me. It told me that it’s not so much about protecting myself from the flu, but others who are most vulnerable. And now, I’m a convert.
I would like to abstain from gossip at work. I find last year at work, the gossip was getting to be too personal. Instead of just “Oh, I think Paul might apply for that Director job” (which is acceptable and even useful), it deteriorated into “I think Bruce might be getting a divorce. Anyone notice how friendly he and Kat were?” I really do not want to participate in that kind of gossip at the office – I think it is hurtful and a waste of time. I need to walk away when I hear this stuff.
Question: If you were me, would you mention this resolution to your former gossip buddies? I think I might, although I do not want to offend anyone.
Gossip is so tempting (partly as a way of fitting in), but it’s a really negative thing. Perhaps you can share your resolution and suggest they join you in a gossip fast. Maybe start with a limited amount of time – like even an afternoon, to begin with.