new years goal-usions

in essence new year’s resolutions are goals that you set for yourself that you think you will accomplish in the new year but – correct me if i’m wrong – isn’t that something you should do periodically in your life anyway?  but i guess it comes down to that intoxicating feeling of allowing yourself to believe that you can change things in your life that you weren’t able to because of the previous year’s baggage.  i don’t normally make/share my new years resolutions because i think it’s a cheesy cornball thing to do but this year i find myself caught up in the euphoria of the new year and believing that it wipes my slate clean.  so instead of calling these “new year’s resolutions”, i’ve decided to call them “new year’s goal-utions” since i believe mine have been on-going since 2009.

these are some of the goal-utions that i’ve made for this next year:

1. be on time to work in the mornings – this means between the hours of 8am and 9am

if you know me, then you know that i am not by any means a morning person.  in fact, i think my entire office knows this based on what time i arrive for work.  now technically i am suppose to be in the office by 8am now that i am officially part of the company but for the past, i don’t even care to count, months i have been getting to the office between 9 and 920am.  it’s pretty absurd and my boss has been lenient about it but honestly, it reflects really poorly on me.  which leads me to my next goal-ution.

2. re-evaluate and re-motivate myself to my work

some days work just feels like this huge burden on my shoulders and it’s hard not to build a resentment towards it.  but basically on this front, i am just going to suck it up and do the asian thing – which is to work hard and perform like an all star to make myself unexpendable to the company.

3. take the GRE/GMATs

due to the terrible economy, i want to leave myself with the option of going back to school and coming back out when the job market is more stable.  this means studying for this exam now while i still know how to study.

4. manage money better i.e save/invest money

so i’ve been going over my budget and i haven’t been saving as much as i’d like.   it seems like everyone month i’ve had to pay for certain miscellaneous things; car maintenance/repairs, flight tickets for holidays & weddings, trips with friends, etc etc.  it’s never ending.  so i’m gonna have to alter my spending habits from now on.

5. photography / 365 day challenge / photoshop

this is one of those resolutions that i know that it’ll be hard to keep since i’ve been telling myself that i want to do this since forever.  the 365 day challenge is new and i think even though i don’t have a dslr, it can still be fun even if my photos are of friends and daily mundane things.  it’ll probably drive me nuts to have to do this everyday but i’m sure it’ll improve my photo taking skills a little.

6. be more patient with my mother

there’s no doubt that my mom loves me to pieces and vice versa but there are times where she gets on my last nerve and my temper flairs.  most of the time it’s because i’m trying to explain technology to her and it’s the most frustrating thing ever for the both of us.  so i’m going to try my hardest to keep my impatience with her in check this year.

7. learn that the gym is my friend

what resolution wouldn’t be complete without mentioning something about losing weight.  mine is not to lose 10lbs nor is to go to the gym 3-5 times a week.  but rather learn that the gym is not evil and that the only way to lose weight is to diet AND exercise.  baby steps you guys, baby steps.  maybe next year i’ll actually say i’ll go to the gym.

8. plan more trips with friends

concurrently with #5, i want to take more trips overseas and explore.  i have never been to europe and even though i’m not the backpacking type, i would love to be able to go to all those wonderful places – especially with friends.

9. settle on a direction

it’s really time for me to stop meandering and “figuring out” what i’m suppose to do and just do it.  it’s unrealistic for me to think that one day i’m going to wake up and instinctively know what i’m suppose to do with the rest of my life.  i think trial and error is part of the process and i need to face my fears and get on with it.

10. grow – spiritually, emotionally and mentally

there you have it boys and girls.  those are my goal-utions for this new year and hopefully i’ll be able to fulfill most of them.  happy new year ya’ll :)

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