New Years Resolution

Found this in a blog by the CouponSense.com team.

"Resolutions
With 2010 in a few days, most of us are thinking about New Year's resolutions. According to Wikipedia, a New Year's resolution is "a commitment that an individual makes to a project or the reforming of a habit, often a lifestyle change that is generally interpreted as advantageous. The name comes from the fact that these commitments normally go into effect on New Year's Day and remain until fulfilled or abandoned."

After I finished laughing at that the "abandoned" part. And "abandoned" is what becomes of most New Year's resolutions. I really thought about what I wanted my own New Years resolutions to be this year. I remember what I had learned about Benjamin Franklin and how he approached a "resolution".

Benjamin Franklin made a list of traits he wanted to obtain. He would work on the first one and when he thought he understood and was comfortable with it, it he would move that to the bottom of his list and work on the next one. If he found a trait in someone else that he admired, he would add it to his list. He was constantly rotating these throughout his life.

There are so many people in my life that have traits I would love to incorporate into my own. This year I am going to tackle them one at a time. We should each be striving to improve our life. Change is never easy, but it can happen over time step at a time.

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