"Join the Fight"

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man [or woman] who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs; who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

~Theodore Roosevelt

"Choose to Choose"

Dr. Davidicus Wong says the following:

You must choose to choose. If you do not live deliberately, your life will drift away from your desired destination. It's a matter of choice. Choose first your direction, then choose consistent goals that will take you there.

Source: Burnabynow.com

"Forgive Yourself and Move On"

Food for thought:

Way too much emotional energy and thinking is wasted because we keep reviewing past behaviors. The past is gone. Today is all we have. Don’t squander time and energy thinking about what you should have done, could have done, what you did or might have done.

Today is a new day. Move on. The point of power is in the present. (Quote from Michael Angier at Goals2Go.)

How are those resolutions going?

If you're like most people, you might already be faltering in your New Year's Resolutions. But, that's not a reason to give up: it's reason to re-evaluate and recommit. Here are some suggestions from estronaut.com:

There will be a time or a period of time when you feel like giving up, or you even slip a bit. Don't beat yourself up just get back on track immediately. It is a long process to incorporate new habits into your lifestyle, but these changes are lifelong, and so must be the process of change. If you find that you can't make a change alone, try to find some help. And make sure that the people who are around you know that you are making this effort. Ask them for their help ... Revisit your original goals, and your original reasons for making a resolution.

If you haven't reached your goals, you might have set them too high, lower them and try again. Don't wait for the next new year to get started up again, reassess where you are with the change . . . see where it might not have been the best plan, and recommit.

So, if you're having trouble with you're goals, don't give up. Pull your goals out again, take a look, and decide how to make them work for you. We can do it!