The overall purpose of making resolutions and setting goals for oneself, I believe, is personal growth and/or betterment.
Ever heard this practical piece of advice? - Don't compare (or compete) with others; just compare (or compete) with yourself. The bottom line is to be secure about yourself, but at the same time checking that you are growing. You don't have to be a perfect person. Just make sure you're a growing one. ;)
This is how I do it: Periodically I ask myself Am I a better person than I was this time last year? Follow it up with question along the lines of, Am I in a better place in my life? Am I better skilled at something? Have my relationships improved? Am I happier or more content now? And so on. I just want to be sure that my life is not stagnant and that I am constantly growing and improving.
Other areas I want to work on:
Relationships
Chat at least once a week with my Mom and my brother.
Drop by my mother-in-law's place weekly (or at least every other week).
Finances
Now that the Hubby and I will be generating more income, we're glad we can set aside more savings. Aside from leaving a certain amount untouched in the bank, I want us to put P100 each in our piggy bank every payday.
Spiritual health
Spend time with God daily, and get back into the habit of making journal notes. I used to be a committed journaller, but I noticed that I've neglected journalling since I started blogging my thoughts.
Minstry
I intend to get myself more involved in our new church this year.
Intellectual / mental growth
I don't know how I should do this yet. In the past years, I've made it my goal to read a certain number of books for the year, but I'm thinking that books are ridiculously expensive these days, and if I want to save money I have to be a bit more practical.
Maybe I should do at least one crossword puzzle a week, to keep myself sharp.
Creativity
Keep blogging. ^_^
Be faithful with my 365 Project - one photo a day for every day of the year.
That's pretty much it. :) See other girls talk about their 2011 resolutions at Beauty Queen Gene:
Hi sis!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the visit. You have practical resolutions here. I hope we could achieve our goals this year! Goodluck to us! By the way, I am your new follow via GFC.
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tnx for the inspiring comment back at my post. will put it down:)
ReplyDeleteAND, tnx also for remembering...i'd like to go back doing crosswords. its been ages:)
Gosh, i love how you write. keep it up.
I'll go for creativity sis.. thanks for sharing..
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you've got a great list of resolutions. it's really important that we're also spiritually healthy and yes, keep blogging! :)
ReplyDeletethanks for dropping by :)
thanks for the advice, sis. i think i need to ask those questions to myself.
ReplyDeletei want to join the 365 project as well but I don't think i can post everyday. maybe i will when I am ready to.
one photo a day? wow!!! that's really something.. looking forward to that, girl! good luck!
ReplyDeletethat 365 project might just be what i need to motivate myself into taking more pictures! thanks for giving me an idea! i hope you get to stick to most (if not all) of your resolutions this year :)
ReplyDeleteYour resolutions are all very practical. I hope you succeed! :)
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