Posts Tagged ‘new year’s resolutions’
Resolution update: January 2015
PERSONAL HEALTH 1. Don’t die. Done! So far… 2. Lose 20 pounds. I have gained two pounds in 2015, which means I need to lose 22 pounds in 2015. Well done, Matt. 3. Do at least 100 push-ups and 100 sit-ups five days a week. Done. I added a plank every morning as well. 4.…
Read MoreA New Year’s resolution for all experienced parents: Silence the small, sad and stupid. Allow expecting parents to be expectant.
Now that I’ve posted my New Year’s resolutions for 2015, I have a New Year’s resolution suggestion for all parents: Spend the next year (or even better, the rest of your life) telling expecting and first time parents that children are joyous miracles, and that being a parent is a remarkable and rewarding journey. Pour…
Read MoreNew Years resolutions: 2015
The following are my New Years resolutions for 2015. For the first time, I have placed my resolutions in categories to help me keep them in order in my mind. I’ve also sought reasonability in my resolutions this year, since there are more than ever before. As always, I reserve the right to alter the…
Read MoreResolution update: 2014 in review
In an effort to hold myself accountable, I post the progress of my yearly goals at the end of each month on this blog. The following are the results through December and through the end of 2014. In 2014, I managed to completed 15 out of the 25 goals that I set for myself back…
Read MoreNew Year’s resolutions work. Goal setting can change your life. Maybe not for losers, but you are not a loser. Don’t let the pundits tell you otherwise.
As the New Year approaches, you will undoubted see and read many articles on why New Year’s resolutions never work and are best avoided. It’s a trope that media outlets love to roll out at the end of December. It’s nonsense. New Year’s resolutions (and goal setting in general) work for those who are actually…
Read MoreOutsourcing and crowdsourcing my New Year’s resolutions: Any suggestions for me?
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you probably know that I take my goal-setting and New Year’s resolutions very seriously. Since 2010, I’ve posted my resolutions on my blog, and at the end of every month, I post my progress or lack thereof. Two years ago, I came upon a piece in…
Read MoreResolution update: November 2014
In an effort to hold myself accountable, I post a list my New Year’s resolutions at the beginning of each month, along with their progress (or lack thereof). With one month to go, it’s looking like I will complete 15 of my 25 goals for sure, with an outside chance of completing as many as…
Read MoreResolution update: October 2014
In an effort to hold myself accountable, I post a list my New Year’s resolutions at the beginning of each month, along with their progress (or lack thereof). With two months to go, it’s looking like I will complete 15 of my 25 goals for sure, with an outside chance of completing as many as…
Read MoreResolution update: September 2014
In an effort to hold myself accountable, I post a list my New Year’s resolutions at the beginning of each month, along with their progress (or lack thereof). 1. Don’t die. Still kicking. 2. Lose ten pounds. Seven down and three to go. 3. Do at least 100 push-ups and 100 sit-ups five days a…
Read MoreResolution update: February 2014
1. Don’t die. I still kick ass at not dying. 2. Lose ten pounds. One pounds gained in February. Oops. 3. Do at least 100 push-ups and 100 sit-ups five days a week. Done. 4. Launch at least one new podcast. Author Out Loud, my first podcast, is still yet to launch (and therefore still…
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