Happy 2008! We’re going to make this a fantastic year!
So many people start off a new year wishing for wonderful things -- for themselves and others. But I say, “Why WISH?” Why put energy into crossing our fingers and knocking on wood and shopping for a new rabbit’s foot key chain?
Wishing brings out the WISHY-WASHY! Do you want to hang out with a wishy-washy, limp-rag, decision-making-impaired lazy-bones! Of course not! So why would you want to be one?
I say put away your wish and put on your MAKE. What are you going to MAKE happen this year? What are you going to MAKE happen this month? What are you going to MAKE happen this day?
Let’s put our MAKE on and MAKE some goals, people! I’m not talking “resolutions,” because “resolutions” can be broken. Every year in mid-January people sit around bars and pizza places all over America and whine about how they “broke their resolutions” after only a week. Then they order a pitcher of calories and have another bite of something double-crusted and stuffed with cheese. I know a lot can go into resolve, but resolve is far too easy to dis-solve!
But when you MAKE a goal -- the road is always open to meet that goal. So what if you get sidetracked and veer off the road to go traipsing in the woods? The woods happen, people! Drop some crumbs on the way in so you can find your way out -- then hop back on that road to achieve your goals.
You MAKE a map when you’re clear about what your goals are. A goal can always be met. Goals are the road signs on the Yellow Brick Road to your own, personal Emerald City.
I look forward to hearing your stories of immense personal struggle, and I will continue to do my best to inspire you to be better every day.
MAKE a great 2008!
