Some quick and easy resolutions come to mind. In the bad old days, when people smoked, quitting smoking was on everyone's list. Now we resolve to lose those extra inches around the middle, eat healthier meals, exercise more. Sure, these are all admirable resolutions, but we know deep-down that for most people, their resolution will be broken almost as soon as they are made. Can we do better? We must be able to improve our success rate.

Some time ago, I gave up making resolutions for the New Year. I have opted instead to set goals. Goals seem less frivolous, more serious somehow. We can define goals in a way which makes their accomplishment more probable. We can assign time frames and break them down, so that their progress can be monitored. If the goal fails to be achieved (although that will never happen to us!) because of the planning and feed-back which is built in to the process, it is much easier to determine where we went wrong, and avoid the same mistake again.

Setting goals becomes a constructive exercise. We achieve the goal and the process leads to even further achievement, as we build on what has been accomplished. And in the event that we fall short of the goal, we have not really failed. After all, you are still you and all failure is feedback

Some quick and easy resolutions come to mind. In the bad old days, when people smoked, quitting smoking was on everyone's list. Now we resolve to lose those extra inches around the middle, eat healthier meals, exercise more. Sure, these are all admirable resolutions, but we know deep-down that for most people, their resolution will be broken almost as soon as they are made. Can we do better? We must be able to improve our success rate.

Some time ago, I gave up making resolutions for the New Year. I have opted instead to set goals. Goals seem less frivolous, more serious somehow. We can define goals in a way which makes their accomplishment more probable. We can assign time frames and break them down, so that their progress can be monitored. If the goal fails to be achieved (although that will never happen to us!) because of the planning and feed-back which is built in to the process, it is much easier to determine where we went wrong, and avoid the same mistake again.

Setting goals becomes a constructive exercise. We achieve the goal and the process leads to even further achievement, as we build on what has been accomplished. And in the event that we fall short of the goal, we have not really failed. After all, you are still you and all failure is feedbac

Some time ago, I gave up making resolutions for the New Year. I have opted instead to set goals. Goals seem less frivolous, more serious somehow. We can define goals in a way which makes their accomplishment more probable. We can assign time frames and break them down, so that their progress can be monitored. If the goal fails to be achieved (although that will never happen to us!) because of the planning and feed-back which is built in to the process, it is much easier to determine where we went wrong, and avoid the same mistake again.

Setting goals becomes a constructive exercise. We achieve the goal and the process leads to even further achievement, as we build on what has been accomplished. And in the event that we fall short of the goal, we have not really failed. After all, you are still you and all failure is feedbac

Setting goals becomes a constructive exercise. We achieve the goal and the process leads to even further achievement, as we build on what has been accomplished. And in the event that we fall short of the goal, we have not really failed. After all, you are still you and all failure is feedbac

Setting goals becomes a constructive exercise. We achieve the goal and the process leads to even further achievement, as we build on what has been accomplished. And in the event that we fall short of the goal, we have not really failed. After all, you are still you and all failure is feedback, it has been said. Sometimes we learn more about our processes and even about our values and aspirations from a disturbing failure, than from a too easy success.

After converting your resolutions to goals, when you attend a get-together with friends shortly after the New Year, be patient as they regale you with their broken resolutions. Behind your gentle smile, you will know that you have a better way. You have made a resolution not to make any more resolutions. And that one, you can keep, all year long.