If you are thinking about committing to your New Year resolutions, you might want to start small and slow. The fact is that you are not going to suddenly be able to exercise daily if you haven’t exercised in a while. Things just don’t work that way, which is why most people don’t end up fulfilling any of their resolutions. After reading some blog posts on New Year Resolutions, I have come to three conclusions for improving my resolution ROI this year. First, I am only going to work on one resolution at a time and reassess my results every week. Second, I am going to set only three goals as my New Years Resolutions. I figure if I can just make three long lasting improvements, it would better than trying to do too much and get nothing. Third and last, I would get help and support from my friends and family. In the past, all I did was hope for the best and I ended with the worst. As a person, I need people to hold me accountable and to remind me of what I promised myself. Of course, there are also other steps involved in obtaining a successful resolution plan. Check out lifestyle and productivity blogs like www.zenhabits.net or google some sites on New Year Resolutions. Everyone will tell you that you have to break it into steps, just like the old Chinese proverb. You cannot ascend into heaven with just one step. (paraphrased and literally translated from Chinese to English)

Everyone has experienced times when their energy is exhausted and they just feel tired. The truth is that we are all going to run out of energy and motivation at some points in our lives. However, we always manage to regain that energy when we find new inspiration. For example, you can take my involvement with student organizations. At the beginning of the year, I was so excited about starting a student group and getting all these great projects going. As the quarter goes by, I see that group membership is not growing as much as I had hoped. I start getting problems from board members, general members, and other people involved with my student organization activities. When I try to fix those problems and to make the organization better, it takes a toll on my own personal and school time. The result is an unhappy and burnt out me. So what do I do to combat this? The only solution is to learn from mistakes and do things the smart way. I have to try to make the student organization work while not doing so much that I get burned. When I do get burned, I have to step back and wait until I regain my confidence. I focus on my school work and career search until I find new courage to work on my organization again. In many ways, my organization is like a business. The difference is you don’t get paid and people will always criticize for not being successful.