An Idea Drunk Morning After: The Resolutions
Posted on January 2, 2008 - Filed Under ideaDRUNK's ideas
After a night of heavy drinking, sometimes you vow never to drink again. I never do that, because I know that I will always drink. However, seeing as it is the New Year, I felt that some resolutions may be in order.
So my last post was on how to make your ideas a reality in 2008. I wrote about having a list written on my mirror. Now, I realize that sometimes resolutions can be very personal. They are admissions of fault. They point out where your life requires improvement. However, far too often, people will make resolutions and keep them to themselves. Unless you are extremely self-motivated, this won’t help you along the path to achieving your goals.
In order to succeed, you need to let your support network know what you want. It’s kind of like having a running partner. You are less likely to sleep through your morning run if you know that there is someone waiting for you. So let’s say that your goal is to be promoted at work. Let your boss fucking know. And let her know early. And remind her often. That way, you both can work together to achieve that goal. She can give you pointers on getting your shit together. You can address those pointers.
Simply having your ideas out in the public domain is motivation. You will find that your network of friends, family and co-workers have access to resources to help you achieve your goals. And they WANT to help you. People love helping other people, sharing connections, knowledge and resources. Perhaps even a little motivation.
Here’s my list of resolutions:
Sports
Have fun playing ultimate. Last summer sucked because we kept on losing. Winning is fun. My plan is pretty simple. Step 1 is be on a winning team. Step 2 is to win.
Personal
Hang out with at least half of the people that I’m friends with on Facebook … in real life.
Work
Be Ari Gold for a year. Kick ass and take names.
Creativity
Make use of the camcorder + headcam to make movies this year. Also, take more pictures. How else am I supposed to remember what happened?
Ideas
Fill my Idea Notebook. Also, have three of my ideas picked up and put into action. Time to start pitching!
- Christian
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When did we lose playing Ultimate last summer?
Oh wait, every tournament. That’s right, good call.
Hahaha… not just every tournament. Every game of every tournament. Or at least, as I remember … and would prefer to forget.
I think this year I may try for Open, with the (lofty) goal of GT.
Nice! I’m sure that playing with the Hounds + Crossfit will make be nice training.