Got Resolutions for the New Year...???

I can't tell you how much I hate making New Year Resolutions. Just because it's a new year doesn't mean it's going to be a new me. It's like over night, all my bad habits are going to change and I'm magically going to become the woman I want to be. I'm old enough to know bad habits don't change overnight, so I stopped fooling myself a few years ago.

I think using the right words when making changes sets the foundation to facilitate change or not. Instead of saying something is too 'hard' or 'difficult', I say it's 'challenging'. I'm a competitive person so using the word 'challenging' instead of 'hard' makes me want to take action and step-up to a challenge instead of run away from a something 'hard'. 

Instead of making resolutions, I make intentions. The word resolution implies I need to resolve something about me and internally makes me feel like I have to do it immediately and forever or I have failed. So instead of making me feel like I want to take action it makes me feel like I want to run away because if it doesn't happen then I have failed and I hate to fail. 

The word intention internally sits better with me because it makes me feel like I'm working towards a changes without any fear of failure. Intentions make me want to be proactive whereas resolutions make me react. Intentions bring me positive energy, resolutions bring negative energy.

Anyhow, whatever word you use doesn't really matter. The New Year brings a desire to make changes and I believe the first step towards making changes is to write all of them down, pick your TOP 1-3 and voice them out loud - tell a friend, comment on this blog post, tell a complete stranger, tell your spouse, sibling or child, but tell somebody. Bottom line, saying it out loud puts it out in the universe and somehow your already begin acting on your intention. 

What are my intentions you ask...???

1. Drink my water...read why on this blog post...

2. Get more good QUALITY sleep...which means buy a new bed!!!

3. Continue working towards becoming the Next Food Network Star...which really means blogging more because I ultimately just want to learn more and share my knowledge others...

What are you intentions for 2015?