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Goals vs Resolutions

I thought it would be fitting for my first blog post to be about goals vs New Year’s Resolutions. Particularly as I have had a goal of getting this new website written and live for about 6 months. I figured that it would be a good goal to kick for the start of the year! And now I have. Phew!

Which brings me to my point. Do you have goals or do you make resolutions? Such as the New Year Resolution? In my experience, goals are often achieved whereas resolutions tend to fall by the wayside by about the 10th of January. If not earlier.

So in 2010 I have decided not to make any NY resolutions (yes, big shock horror to those who know me :-) ). However I have made a list of goals – that I am aiming to achieve by the end of 2010. These include the usual lose weight, do more exercise, eat more fruit and veggies, save money, as well as a few less usual – get more culture into my life, do more speaking engagements, gain a few more long term clients, plan holidays and long weekends.

To achieve these, every month my partner and I sit down together and make a series of “mini-goals” that will help us achieve our bigger picture goals. So, in the spirit of trying to be accountable to myself and anyone who reads this, my January goals are:

  • lose weight – 4kg would be good
  • do 1 hour of exercise a day (not achieved every day, but have done at least 30 minutes a day so far)
  • relaunch my website by the end of January (big tick)
  • make a new recipe once a week at least (done! and Shaun is very happy about this one!)
  • read two non-fiction books – currently reading Going Rogue by Sarah Palin, next on the list is either Trust Agents by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith or Crush It by Gary Vaynerchuk
  • go to two networking functions

So now you know mine, I would love you to share your goals for January and 2010 – and how you are going with achieving them.

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14 Responses to “Goals vs Resolutions”

  1. January 18th, 2010 at 3:26 pm

    barbara says:

    Congrats on your first post Mel. Look forward to reading more. My only goal is to complete Project 365 (posting one photo a day) for the year.

  2. January 18th, 2010 at 5:41 pm

    Joel says:

    Hello Mel, Maybe you’d be interested in testing sharing your goals on my website? it’s designed exactly for that, and you can even challenge your friends, track your progress, add comments, etc… it’s still in alpha but you might want to check it out : http://www.symbyoz.com.
    Happy new year !

  3. January 20th, 2010 at 10:34 am

    Mel Kettle says:

    Hi Joel – thanks for the info on your site – I’ll check it out. Mel

  4. January 20th, 2010 at 10:35 am

    Mel Kettle says:

    Hi Barbara
    I’m really enjoying your photos and commentary. I might have to make that a goal for next year.
    Mel

  5. January 20th, 2010 at 10:59 am

    Amanda says:

    Fantastic work on your blog…looks great. Hmm maybe I need to include a blog on my site? I hope you meet all your goals and exceed your expectations!

  6. January 20th, 2010 at 11:17 am

    Mel Kettle says:

    Thanks Amanda! I hope so too!
    Mel

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  8. January 31st, 2010 at 12:28 pm

    Mel Kettle says:

    Thanks Janae! Glad you find it useful. I’m aiming to post weekly so please check back!
    Mel

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