I had great plans for this week. Really I did. Was going to get things going with a bang, this first few days of 2008.

Well things aren’t working out quite as I had planned.

The thing about it is this. Most New Years Eve resolutions don’t make it past the end of January. With all the best intentions in the world, life just doesn’t go as according to plan when it comes to resolutions.

There are ways to get those Resolutions to stick. Taking them in small chunks is first. Let’s look at one of my resolutions. To write 80 articles a month for WRG. Think about that one now and my stomach does flips.

Well that is only 20 a week. Still sounds like a lot. Break it down even further that is 4 a day. That I can do. That is only 1000 words a day. I can surely handle that. OK will stick to that resolution.

Next thing to do to help with that resolution. Life happens. I can’t write these articles if I can’t research. Seems that is difficult in days like yesterday when I have no internet. Opps didn’t see that one coming. Didn’t see that they changed their submitting would change this week either. So now it is Friday and I only have 1 out of 20 done. Well that is a bit discouraging. I lost all of Wed and Thursday.

So you need to readjust and be flexible. OK so I can’t get my 8 articles written. If I think I will get my 4 today plus the 8 I am behind done today I am even more discouraged. Instead take the 8 and divide them up between today and the 5 days next week. That is just a bit of an extra article a day. That sounds a bit more doable doesn’t it?

My point is this, find ways to stick to your resolutions by breaking them down and then being flexible. Don’t give up at minor set backs. We are always going to have those. Learn to flow with punches and you will see come February you will still have your goals and moving ahead!