I’m not very good with following through on my New Year’s Resolutions. In fact, I’ve started to question why I even attempt resolutions with my poor track record. Below is what I declared I would resolve in a January 2, 2009 post:
- 2008 Motto: ‘Gain Weight in 08. 2009 Motto: ‘Look fine in 09′ – Partial #FAIL on this. Although I wouldn’t exactly say I’m ‘looking fine’ in 2009, I did lose 4 pounds in 2008. That’s a victory!
- Blog more often to create a louder voice online – Another partial #FAIL. While I have lofty ambitions of blogging on a daily, weekly, more regular basis, it just hasn’t happened. My blogging activity in 2009 didn’t increase, but my Twitter usage exploded! Tweeting is easier and seemingly a better way to interact online compared to blogging. This will only become more apparent in 2010.
- Make it a point to golf whenever possible. Vermont is cold, I need to make sure I enjoy each and every sunny day – Golfing #FAIL, Wakesurfing #WIN. I didn’t golf much in 2009, but I was out wakesurfing every opportunity I got. We probably logged 30+ days on Lake Champlain over the summer.
- Go on a 2 week vacation. I haven’t taken a vacation for a couple of years. Africa in 2009. – A 2 week vacation nor Africa occurred in 2009. Bummer…but I do have a 2 week snowboarding trip to UT planned for February! EPIC WIN!!!
- Read 2 books per month. I’m good at reading while traveling, need to adopt a stay at home reading style – I read 19 books in 2009. Not the 24 I wanted, but pretty close. I’m putting this one in the #WIN column.
- Get involved. With 40,000 neighbors in Burlington, VT, I need to participate more in my local community – #EPICFAIL. I need to get better at participating in my local community. This is just laziness…I have no other excuses.
How did you do with your 2009 New Year’s Resolutions?
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