New Years resolutions and other misgivings

We’re one week into 2007 and I wonder how many people have stuck to their new year’s resolutions. If resolutions are goals then most people have never written them down. New Years resolutions are fads, over time they dissipate and go away. Bally’s and 24 Hour Fitness must make a ton of money during the first couple of months of each year based on people’s resolution to “lose weight.” Lowe’s and Home Depot must make decent coin on people’s resolution to “get organized” or “clean the garage/basement.” Last but not least bookstores must do pretty well because of people’s resolutions to “read self-help books to solve all my woes.”

I’m just as guilty as everyone else. Each year I draft new year’s resolutions in my head. Sometimes I write them down, sometimes I don’t. Sometimes I stick to them, sometimes I don’t. For 2007, I came up with several new year’s resolutions, here they are for your viewing pleasure. If I couldn’t uphold my end of the bargain, I’ve written a status of my resolution in [] :

• SELF-IMPROVEMENT: Read the Lance Armstrong book that’s been sitting on my nightstand for the past two years
  [BROKEN: A piece of me thinks it's funny that I refuse to read a book that I had to have.]
• CHORES: Take out the garbage even when I’m not asked [BROKEN: Apparently the garbage should be taken out when it smells even though it's not full.]
• EXERCISE: Run more often [ONGOING: I have a treadmill in my basement so I have no excuse even when the weather is deplorable.]
• FOOD: Eat more fish, eat less beef, eat out less [ONGOING: This is going to be really hard especially the eat out less part.]
• TELEVISION: Unless it’s news, sports, or Family Guy, don’t watch television [BROKEN: I watched Greys Anatomy with my wife last week. For the record, I felt really dirty after watching the show.]
• MONEY MATTERS: Avoid Walmart unless absolutely necessary [BROKEN: The recent blizzard wrecked havoc on the streets so rather than go to several stores, I just went to Walmart. I could've sucked it up and drove all over the joint after all I do drive a SUV with four wheel drive.
• MORTGAGE MATTERS: Listen more to my borrowers and market, market, market [ONGOING: I always thought I was a great listener but a friend of mine told me that I am a great listener but I sometimes look disinterested even though I'm actually listening intently. This blog and/or internet is part of my marketing strategy but it shouldn't be the only part.]

Carpe Anno (Seize the Year!)

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