I am not big on New Years resolution, I’m not really big on resolutions in general but I particularly don’t get why people wait for 12:01 a.m. January 1st to begin or end something. I much prefer to warm up to an initiative and slowly slide into it, hence it’s now January 3rd and so it begins. This is my list of 10 things that I will try harder to do or not to do hopefully I can reach my goals by this time next year.

1. Have more courage in my work place. I am going to begin training for Assistant Manager and I need to have courage that this is for me. I know I can do the job but I lack the courage to believe I can do it, that’s sounds messed up.

2. Worry less about rebuilding bridges and mending fences. Some bridges really need to be knocked down to make room for new ones and some fences need to simply be torn down. Big hurdle for me as I try to discern what to build and what to let go of.

3. Get into shape. Yes thin or light as I prefer, may very well be a shape but it’s not necessarily a nice shape. I’m hoping to drop about 10 lbs of “softness” particulaily the stuff that sits around my belly button keeping it warm.

4. Take opportunities when they arise. I recently had an opportunity to come along side of a friend recently to help carry their burden but I didn’t realize it until I had left my parking spot at work. That one still stings as they could have used a friend and out the door I went.

5. Stop wondering what the attraction to me is. I think I’m reasonably like able and it doesn’t really matter why, does it?

6. Become less enraged when the weather keeps me from work. I spent almost every morning last year at my last job praying for obscene amounts of snow so I wouldn’t have to go to work. We’ve had 2 snowstorms this year and I flew into a rage because I couldn’t get into work. That is new for me and obviously needs work.

7. Learn to discern when I am my brother’s keeper both figuratively and literally.

8. Take the time to smell the roses more often.I have found that I haven’t done that much lately and I think I’m shutting down somehow.

9. Put myself out there more often. I tend to talk myself out of doing the things that mean a lot to other people either because I just don’t want to be bothered or because I don’t want to be a bother. Be prepared to be “bothered” more often which may include hugs.

10. Take over the world 2 people at a time instead of one, starting with myself.