Tangible Goals

I'm not usually one to get caught up with New Year's Resolutions, but maybe that's why 2008 already feels different to me than previous years. I'm excited about the future and I do feel like getting on the bandwagon and making resolutions. Maybe it is because 2007 really was just an all around stinky year in this house. Oh business went well enough and I made some strides and found some clarity and direction. It's the other stuff, the stuff you can't anticipate or plan for, that made 2007 the year I wish I could forget, but know I never will.

I just feel like I'm on the brink of really getting where I want to go. I don't have huge lofty goals - I don't need to make a zillion dollars in a nano-second, and I don't expect to. What I do expect to do is reach my goals in a reasonable amount of time because I know they are based in sound principles.

I feel confident. It's been a while since I remember feeling this way. For the first time in nearly a year, our budget seems stable and manageable once again. That in turn helps me to be more creative in business, because I don't have to expend the energy trying to wring every dollar out to it's last penny and beyond. I'm still keeping an eye on things, don't get me wrong - but knowing that I don't have to worry about juggling too many bills with too little income relieves a lot of stress.

It's so nice to have tangible goals with reasonable deadlines that I believe in - instead of writing down a whole bunch of nice ideas that I know that I'm never going to work towards, let alone achieve.

I am so ready for 2007 to be over and 2008 to start!