May it be better than 2021. Seriously.
A lot of you have New Years Resolutions. I think it’s wonderful that you want to do something to improve yourself and/or your life. However, I will point out that if it were really important to you, you would not have waited for an arbitrary calendar date. You’d have started working on it right away (or at minimum, started making plans).
There’s been a lot of talk over the last couple decades about SMART goals: a goal that is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time constrained. That R (often mislabeled as “reasonable,” and how is that different from achievable?) can also be seen as your Reason for the goal. It’s the “why it’s important,” and arguably the most important part. Why do you want to have a million dollars or lose 30 pounds or earn your degree? That why is what will get you up in the morning to work your goal.
Picture taken by me at Mandalay Bay. I needed a cool picture to start you guys off. I’m going to try and post more regularly this year.