Are New Years Resolutions so yesterday? Why do we tend to sit and wait for January 1st of every year to roll around and make resolutions that we will break 99.9% of the time, before the week is out? We celebrate a new (calendar) year, but every day of our lives is the beginning of a new year for something. Some of your popular resolutions may include, but are not limited to:

Losing weight

Enjoying life more

Spending more time with your family

Taking a vacation

Making more money

Getting out of debt

Stop smoking or drinking

Going back to college

Volunteering more

Getting more organized

So what are you waiting for? Are we inadvertently taking time for granted? Why do we seem to think that time is perpetual? Whens the right time? Here and now! Strategically set realistic goals to be accomplished in a reasonable amount of time. The two keywords here are realistic and reasonable. Sometimes, we set ourselves up for failure because we are not following through with these aggressive New Years declarations, that fizzle within a twenty four hour period of making them.

Here are 5 “disciplined” steps to help you recover from having withdrawal symptoms as a resolution maker and breaker:

1. Resolution: Analyzing; planning; goals.

2. Preparation: Getting ready; research; putting things in order.

3. Implementation: Carrying out those plans.

4. Solution: Achieving the goal by following through.

5. Elation: The happiness you feel for your resolution outcome.

Follow-through is the key to making those New Year’s resolutions, no matter what day of the year you make them, come to fruition. Dont wait around for Father Time to slip up behind you and punch your time card. If we spend less time on those things that we shouldnt, then we will have more time to enjoy those things that are fulfilling and worthy of our attention. Time is far too precious to waste!

Kym Gordon Moore is a creative marketing strategist for Moore 2 It Productions and coordinates cost effective, creative marketing packages for budget conscious new authors and new small business owners. http://www.moore2itproductions.com She is the author of the eBook, Alphabet Soup: 5 Main Ingredients for Turning Words into a Bowl of Hot Topics! Many of her articles, essays, short stories and poems appeared in a variety of magazines, newspapers, ezines and anthologies. http://www.kymgmoore.com