Okay, 2003 is almost over. You may be running behind on your resolutions, but you're not defeated yet!
Here's your guide to a slew of meaningful goals you can still accomplish (and celebrate) this year.
When winter rolls around, I generally think of two things: 1) the fact that another year is coming to a close; and 2) the fact that I haven't gotten nearly as much accomplished as I'd planned.
November is about when I start looking back over my list of resolutions from the previous January and going "HA! That was a good one!"
This always leads me to a third thought: damage control. True, my most ambitious, large-scale resolutions may be taking on water and sinking fast but, I think to myself, there must be a little life raft and some oars I can grab onto somewhere around here. I'm not one to admit defeat easily, nor am I one to jump ship on commitments I've made to myself, but the way I see it, there's absolutely no reason to go down singing "Nearer My God to Thee" when you could be paddling happily toward a sweet little island off in the not-too-far distance.
In my view, the start of winter is a time of practical reckoning: You got a lot done. You lived some amazing moments. Maybe you didn't nail every last New Year's resolution, but you probably made some progress, and learned a lot about what to do and not do differently next year.
But why wait until next year? You've still got at least a few weeks to put some of what you've learned to good use. More importantly, you've got the opportunity to get some important stuff done - and set yourself up for greater success in 2004!
The key to coming through the last couple months of any year in which you haven't slam-dunked all your big goals is to set a few realistic goals you can. This is far more fun than trying to mash a six-month project into a six-week timeline, and far more inspiring than moping about what you didn't achieve.
In this article, we present a collection of "last-chance victories." They're creative suggestions designed to help you make strides in the spirit of your bigger resolutions, to give you a taste of what victory feels like, and to put you in a positive, "I can do it!" frame of mind for the coming year.
This article is not only worth reading, it's worth printing out, and following step-by-step. There's no better time than before the Big Turkey Feast!
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