Don't Make Resolutions, Make a Plan

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New Year's or ANY resolutions are pointless.
I love @ambercadabra's take on resolutions here:
http://www.brasstackthinking.com/2010/12/the-brass-tacks-of-resolutions/

It needs to go that one more step.
Don't make resolutions, make PLANS.

She reminds us to have resolve EVERY DAY and that if you want change, you have to want it bad enough.

Both true and the last step? MAKE A PLAN.

It sounds ridiculous and trite. But it's true.

This New Year's or any other time of the year, if you want to change something about yourself, your life or how something is within your control, MAKE A PLAN.

Now, where are my index cards?

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New Life

It's weird, sad and slightly freeing. I've been headed towards a completely different life for a lot longer than I even knew. It took me a while to catch up to realize it was happening. Thankfully, I was cognizant enough to see it finally and mostly ready for it. It's amazing when you have the rug completely pulled out from underneath you. The adjustments are jarring. I made mistakes, but like most I learned from them, adapted, and tried my best to do better. The reason you see that truck next to a storage place? That's the sum of my life right now. Never take for granted that you will work hard for something or someone, and it will end up meaning very little. You are guaranteed nothing, owed nothing, promised nothing. Anything and everything can be taken away in a heartbeat. I wrote this to my kids a while back: I tried to be the best father I could be based on what I knew when I knew it and how I could. One of the lessons for your life needs to be: you n...

A #New365

Well, I was sort of looking for my NEW 365daysofHappyforTodd. I found it. Today, starts a new clock towards towards the end of another year. A New Year. I'll be kind, but for those that know- please help me celebrate. I could get all #cliche and talk about #newme #startingover #yadayadayada But, I don't want to. I just want to commemorate. Not a lot of people looked or cared about #365DaysofHappyforTodd That's okay. I was doing it for me. I would like your best "getting through" song though- that would be cool! Just like this #NewTodd sounds lame right?

Todd Lyden

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