Hello everyone,

In my 19 short years on this earth, my experience has been that all New Year's resolutions have been set with the best of intentions...and then I never follow through with them. I don't like the idea of using January 1st as a possible excuse to not try to reach goals until that date, because there is somehow something magical about the first day of the year. I am not trying to bash anyone who does use January 1st as a starting point - setting goals and working towards them is great!

But in the past, I'd treat the New Year like something magical: "This year will be different, it's a new year, a new start!" Now I don't see anything special about January 1st, really. It's just another day. If a goal comes to mind, then I start on that same day. No waiting until the next year for me.

Can anyone else relate?

[Adelissa]

I can wholeheartedly relate. I was told the best day to start a diet is a Wednesday weighin etc because you take that artificial "beginning" (week month year etc) I do have resolutions but they aren't dependent this year on complete perfection and if I fail waiting for the next year to try again. I am living my life now, completely no matter what the date.

[pachyderm]

Me neither.

[Perna]

I do not feel January 1 is magical but I do believe it can be a good new start. Using a specific date or time period to bracket my efforts makes it easier to keep track. If this week is just as good as last week or next week, I might as well wait until next week to start?

I think my problems with goal setting is I either start too large or I do not have a specific, easy to follow plan that is (1) challenging (2) attainable (3) specific (4) time limited (5) positive (6) flexible.

http://www.goal-setting-guide.com/go...t-goal-setting

[Lexi232]

*nods*

I wont be setting any anyways..
I set goals by day, but... thats about it.

[Unrigged64072835]

I'm not.

[Miss Laura]

I'm not planning on setting myself goals (set in concrete). I know what I want from 2012 and that is..... be healthier, take control of my bp, progress further in life as a talented adult

This will come and I know it will. I just need time to make it all fall into place. I use to make resoluutions but always broke them after the 1st week lol!

I know I can stop biting my nails, lose weight, gain control over BP I just need faith and patience

[Trippin2.0]

I'm on the same page. Not treating the NY as anything magical or special. No resolutions either.

[shezbut]

I never make New Year's resolutions. I've always found the ideal to be kind of lame. So, it's not an age thing (cause I'm past 41 yrs).

I believe that if I want to start or stop doing X, then I will now. I don't give a hoot about the date.

Although, I think that I get Perna's point about the tasks being easier to keep track of if kept to the first of whatever month, for record-keeping. That makes some sense to me. But, I'll stick to my way

[DenisDonnacha]

my 2011 resolution is to stop leaving my New Years resolution so late...

[Travelinglady]

Not setting any specific ones either!

[roads]

The calendar is man-made, why's there's so many.
Nope, no NY resolutions.
I makes 'em as I needs 'em. I needs 'em aplenty! <grin>

[greylove]

Nope......me neither.

[Perna]

I have a need/goal for January 25 and another for February so I have a couple specific things planned for "January", starting tomorrow that also have the potential to help me the rest of the year.

[gma45]

I do not make any resolutions. I find the best time for me to make changes is in the springtime, that is when I feel the best.

[lizardlady]

While I can see the usefulness of using a particular date to start a change, I don't make New Years resolutions. Like most of the others who've answered I make changes when the time is right for the change, not byu a date on the calendar.

What I do like to do on New Years Day is to reflect back on the previous year..

[Perna]

Originally Posted by lizardlady

What I do like to do on New Years Day is to reflect back on the previous year..

I like to do that the week between Christmas and New Years

[Umbral_Seraph]

I have never made a New Year's resolution and I have no intention of starting.

Nope...I'm not. I have for years & noticed that I never achieved them so I stopped. There's no sense in keep saying you're going to do something different & better, but you actually never do it. So my motto is actions speak louder than words. I'm not going to continue to talk about it...I'm going to be about it.

[wackywidow]

No resolutions for me either. I break them before I make them.

[Evis]

Nope. There seems to be something about having a whole new 'fresh' year ahead that makes people want to so desperately change. But things never do. Sorry feeling a bit pessimistic atm.

[pianolady]

i dont do them.

[Mylifeisdepressing]

Same here, I forget them within a week. I couldn't think of anything.