Well folks, it’s that time of the year again wherein we step into an altogether new beginning with regards to time! As the year 2010 comes to an end, we have a 2011 that’s all set to be born! So here’s wishing my readers, followers and SUBSCRIBERS(they get special mention because after all they put up with my rants!!!) a very Happy, Prosperous and Successful New Year 2011!
I did happen to come across a rather interesting article in the papers with regards to the key ways in making resolutions actually work. So here are some of the excerpts:
# It’s all about picking the right resolution. Rather than saying “I’m gonna lose 10 Kgs” you can word it as “I’ll not waste money on any unused gym memberships”!
# It pays to be deliberately vague while wording your resolution. In other words give yourselves some room to wriggle out in certain situations!
For example: “I will wake up at 7:00 Am everyday” – NOT GOOD!
“I will wake up earlier in the mornings”- MUCH BETTER! Because 8:29Am is earlier than 8:30Am, and you did keep your resolution! 😉
# If you must make some rather “impossible” and “heartbreaking” resolutions, keep them to yourself! If you break a resolution in the first place that ultimately no one knew about, was it ever really broken???
# If you still feel that you need to keep up your dignity without getting caught, ask for the help of your friends and family or better yet just follow the next tip!
# Make a resolution that’s mutual! Don’t get it? “Will take the dog out for a walk everyday”, so its mutual you and your pooch get involved! The advantages are actually many: You can boast to everyone that you have a heart of selflessness and made of pure gold; and you can always blame it on the dog/others if the resolution failed to kick off!!!
In my previous post, I would have mentioned that I would blog about my personal experiences in 2010 and goals for 2011. On a personal note, 2010 has been a year that has been beneficial for me in many different ways and of course I did have some sour experiences, but nevertheless I did enjoy it!
So here goes my top 5 experiences in 2010, in reverse order:
(5) Being a hater of social networking sites, I had no option but to open accounts in Facebook(You can find me on Fb as Adithya B Kumar and my profile pic is the same as my blog gravatar!) and “voluntarily” open an account in LinkedIn. I did hate it at first but actually have slowly started to get used to it now. But however I do check into my Facebook account rarely!
(4) Well, I did a valuable lesson to not sign on the dotted line without reading the fine print! So everyone keep your eyes peeled for the fine print! And I also learnt to never trust anyone again. Although I fairly keep up with this, I sometimes falter with a specific sect of the zodiac, especially those born from Jan mid to Feb mid!
(3) I have gained valuable work experience in terms of a couple of internships that helped in finding out my strong and weak areas and actually helped me narrow down by interests quite a bit.
(2) I graduated with honors in my Bachelor degree in Business Administration. Definitely all the hard work pays!!!
(1) Of course it has to be this!!! MY BLOG! I never dreamt of starting a blog, so thanks to WordPress and all my readers who supported me till now with awesome comments! Please do continue to give me your support as always! Thanks…
So I don’t actually make resolutions but I guess I can make some exceptions because rather than saying them as resolutions I would term them as “GOALS”! Some of my goals for 2011 include getting at least one of my works published, keeping my fingers crossed for some ambitious plans with regards to further studies, and vowing to blog at least 3 posts per week and make my blog as lively and entertaining as possible.
So once again I wish everyone a very Happy New Year 2011 and see you all again next year!
Until next time, Happy Blogging…
Congrats on getting your Bachelor’s degree! I agree with you on the social networking sites…although I love Facebook for personal stuff, I hate having to be a member of so many sites just for blogging purposes – it gets annoying.
In response to your comment, I wish I had the motivation just to blog enough on my own! But my blog is definitely prone to random hiatuses and knowing that other people are taking up the challenge definitely motivates me to keep posting regularly.
-Halie
Thanks for your wishes Halie! Well I do hope that my blog gives you the inspiration to post more often! Wishing you a very Happy & Successful New Year!
Best Wishes,
Addy
Addy! Thoroughly enjoyed reading your summation of the year. Very well thought through. And here is the evidence of my New Year’s Resolutions in action. All the best in the New Year to you and yours!
Thanks Ian! Great that you did manage to start your New Year’s resolution with a comment on mine as well! Wishing you a Happy & Successful New Year!
Best Wishes,
Addy
Happy New Year to you, too 🙂 Can you not make an exception? I’m born at the end of February 🙂
BTW – congratulations to your Bachelor’s degree. (You might want to keep it that way for a while ;))
Thanks for your wishes Catherine! Oh I can definitely make an exception but nevertheless you are well outside the “category” mentioned! Wishing you a very Happy & Successful New Year!
Best Wishes,
Addy
I enjoyed that! Going to poke around some more!
Thanks for visiting my blog!
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Thanks for returning the favour by commenting on mine as well 🙂 !
Best Wishes,
Addy
Nice post! Congrats on the degree! I don’t usually make “official” resolutions, but I guess that I always have a few subconscious goals! I LOVED your ideas on the sleeping resolution. 8:29 is earlier than 8:30! haha! I really liked your blog…subscribed and am going to follow it! 😉
-Tia
http://www.tiallarising.wordpress.com
Thanks a lot Tia! Appreciate it!
Best Wishes,
Addy
Hey awesome buddy 🙂 wish u a very happy new year da 🙂
Thanks Madhu! Wishing you the same!
Best Wishes,
Addy
I hope this year is a great one for you, too Addy.
Thank you for the recommendations on setting the right kind of resolutions. I’ll take it to heart.
Thanks a lot Olly! Appreciate it a lot!
Best Wishes,
Addy
Hey dude…
Great to see you blogging. You have a flair for writing. I enjoyed this post. Funny way to look at New Years Resolutions.
Glad to find a realworld friend here in the blogosphere.
I primarily use my facebook account to auto-update each new blog post. Other than that I’m wary of its time sucking nature.
Thanks Bro! Appreciate your feedback a lot! Yes it definitely adds whole new dimension to making a New Year’s resolution!
Wishing you a Happy & Successful New Year 2011!
Best Wishes,
Addy