Resolutions

I love the idea of making resolutions at the New Year.  I like to know that people are thinking about how to be better.  It doesn't matter what people are thinking of being better at - organizing, spending more family time, getting healthy, being a nicer friend, calling parents more often, getting finances in order, etc.  I love them all.  

There is no bad time to set a resolution.  I do it all year long, actually.  But there is a feeling of a new beginning that comes with the New Year, making it the classic ideal time to make a resolution. 

I almost always have a new years resolution to lose weight.  It's, obviously, rare that I meet that goal. It's because it's not a good goal.  Not for me.  

This year will be the first one in a long time where "lose weight" is not my resolution.  I will not write that down as a goal.  The goal that I WILL set is to "be healthier".  

Not just "be healthier".  That is too narrow.  I want to improve my strength and to improve my aerobic capacity.  I want to be able to run again.  I was making a lot of progress on that in 2016, and I've set some things in motion during the down year of 2017 to be able to continue that (namely, I've been working on my darn ankle).  I'm signing up for a weightlifting competition again and I'm excited about improving there.  

This weekend I will take some time to make SMART goals.  I like to spell out the details and know what steps to take to make the goals real.  2018 will be a good year.  It's already started...

It's exciting folks.  Make a resolution.  Make plans to get started and make it happen for you.  Dream BIG.