Shiny New Decade
The eternal debate rages on about the actual end of the decade, but personally, my mind is made up.
Resolutions are easily made and easily broken. I’ve gone down that road before, and this year, the only resolution-type thing I’ve got is getting up on time. Mostly because it just got way out of control last year.
Goals, however, are another matter, and I’ve given mine a lot of thought. I’m on the right path- most of these are obvious and unchanged. Keep working on my degree (long term), get into Western Carolina University (short term). Keep my job (short term) and continue to position myself via my performance and shrewd politics for a steady upward path in my company (long term). Keep writing (short term), while dreaming and planning for the time in my life when I can pursue more opportunities in it (long term). Have as much fun as possible (short term), while keeping my eyes and heart open to a future with someone (way long term).
My only hard and fast goal for this year is to apply for admission and be accepted to Western Carolina University for the fall term. First, I must conquer my x = death, pestilence and famine issues. Second, I must summon transcripts and certificates from three or four different places. Third, I believe I have to write an essay. Fourth, I’m pretty sure there’s a strip search and a urine sample required. It is quite the undertaking, and as luck would have it, my only class for the spring term is French, and it’s a campus/internet hybrid. Here’s to hoping that scoring A’s in Intermediate Accounting and Entrepreneurship assured that my GPA meets their requirements, which if memory serves is 3.5 or better.
Execution has become a problem for me in the past year, and I’ve grown so very tired of putting out fires and flying by the seat of my pants.
My theme for 2010: Be Good to Yourself.
Not in that have another piece of cake, you really can afford that purchase, you deserve a mental health day type of way.
More like getting enough sleep, having enough fun, eating higher quality food, making a point of being active without torturing myself about it, doing what I’m supposed to when I’m supposed to so I’m not so stressed out waiting for something to slip through the cracks.
I’ve survived, and now it’s time to thrive.
Don’t you think?
6 comments
I think your “theme for 2010″ and your approach overall are absolutely great and you’re going about things the completely correct way. I’ve written about how I learned this the past year or so, but I’ve really discovered how “be[ing] good to yourself” is a really important thing and I’m glad you’re keeping that at the center of everything.
Applying to schools is a very stressful experience, which I reacquainted myself with this past fall, but I’m confident you can do it! Also, French is a lot of fun so that will hopefully be a pleasant experience for you.
.-= Tom´s last blog ..New Year, Same Blog =-.
I always give myself the space (time) between New Year’s Day and My Birthday (in March) to come up with “what I want to accomplish this year”. This year, though, it looks like that time will be filled with “one day at a time basic survival”
Good luck on all of your “stuff” and if you need a reference, I’d just like to remind you that I am an ordained clergyperson and those sorts of references are usually pretty good.
.-= MsDarkstar´s last blog ..Tech Stuff…. (awesome!) =-.
Be good to yourself.
Sounds like a bloody good goal to me!
.-= Paula´s last blog ..IF I RULED THE WORLD . . . =-.
It’s amazing to me to think of self-involved bullshit artists who are only in this world for themselves, and then to think of good, decent people like you who need to make a theme that says “Be Good to Yourself” to be reminded to do it.
Go for it.
.-= Mr. Apron´s last blog ..Blog of the Month =-.
Thriving and being good to yourself sound like great goals and themes.
.-= Kim´s last blog ..Random Thoughts =-.
thriving would be good. i’m DONE with merely surviving. hopefully this year is better than the last, i could REALLY do with a break.
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