Starting 2013: Resolutions

“Listen to me, I said you needed to strive to be better than everyone else, I didn’t say you needed to be better than everyone else. But you gotta try. That’s what character is, it’s in the trying.”

The year starts, and people make resolutions.  Hopes abound that this year will be better than the last.  Seeking ways to be a little bit better.  

Maybe its age - lately I've seen a lot of cynicism.  Why bother making a resolution?  Those come apart after a few weeks.

I'm reminded of that great quote from Friday Night Lights.

The world expects a lot - of me, of you, of everyone.  Its quick to recognize failure, slow to recognize success.  It expects progress.

Once a year, you get to step back and expect more of yourself.  Hold yourself to a higher standard.  That's the secret of a new years resolution...  Its not about needing to be better - than anyone else or even yourself a year earlier.

Its about trying - because character is in the trying.

So in 2013 I'm going to resolve to:

• Write once a week - Either update this with life related content, or the MBA blog on career related content.  Figure if I spend more time on content and story telling - it'll bleed into my personal life.
• Slow down - Used to think life was about going out often, and chasing adventures.  My calendar was consistently a mess - and stress out paced productivity.  So this year I resolve to be more tactical with my time.  Get less done, but get more out each and everything I do.
• Take more pictures - Because this is going to be an awesome year.

Done a few resolutions in the past.  Succeeded and failed.  But this year - I'm gonna keep trying.