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The New Year is upon us, did you make a New Year's resolution?

New Year is usually a great time to reassess the past year and to create some goals and plans for the coming year's events. Everyone seems to have a different approach to the practice of New Year's resolutions. What do you and other SheSpeaks members want to achieve or change in 2008? If you’ve had some real success with a past years’ resolutions we’d love to hear your inspiring stories.

For some people New Year's resolutions can involve a very similar list each year. With renewed willpower and good intentions to stay the course for a healthier and more prosperous year ahead. For others, resolutions require a freshly numbered list of clear and achievable goals. It's very satisfying to achieve that goal and cross it from the list with a feeling of empowerment and motivation to tackle the next milestone resolution. Do you usually write a list or are you more inclined to take some time to think of a mental-list to help you start the year on the right path?

Do you share your resolutions with friends and family or post it somewhere visible? Does this help you to stay on track or have you found you achieve greater success if you keep your list to yourself?

If you answered ‘no’ in the poll perhaps you have never seen the point of creating a list of resolutions or maybe you constantly assess and reset goals in your life – all year round. Is that a successful strategy for your life?

Whatever your New Year's Resolutions we’d love to hear your comments.

We’d also like to wish all the SheSpeaks Members a very happy, healthy and successful 2008!

Yes, I made one and always/mostly stick to them (23.5%)

Yes, I made one but usually don't stick to them (28.2%)

Maybe (8.0%)

No (40.4%)

The New Year is upon us, did you make a New Year's resolution?
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  • Tink1228 By Tink1228
    on Jan 05, 2008  

    My New Year's Resolution was to learn to be more 'frugal'. I love to shop, but am watching the sales and learning to wait. Last year I began to drink only diet soft drinks, and I have NOT had a 'regular' soft drink for a year! Kudos to me:) Excercise and dieting..I make this a weekly issue where I can attain my goal versus beating myself over it. Happy New Year to all of you.

  • bizzymom76 By bizzymom76
    on Jan 05, 2008  

    I don't make new years resolutions. I set small goals for myself all year.

  • OtterKim By OtterKim
    on Jan 05, 2008  

    I have a mini-list of resolutions that I work from year-to-year. Many are the typical ones: get organized, work out more, spend more quality time with family, stick to a budget...blah, blah, blah. But there are always 1 or 2 fresh, new ideas I add each year for myself that are more reflective of where my life is headed for that given year. those are the ones I have the most fun with and try to embrace more enthusiastically!

  • govicki By govicki
    on Jan 06, 2008  

    I too like to set goals for myslef through the year instead of one large and sometimes untouchable committment. Start small and become stronger as you go :)

  • XjemmX By XjemmX
    on Jan 06, 2008  

    There are things I would like to do this year, but I'm not going to make a resolution to do so, because then I'd never get it done, and be really disappointed if I don't.

  • truckers By truckers
    on Jan 06, 2008  

    I make resolutions that I am sure I can keep at lest for a while. I guess that is cheating. If I made one like losing weight I know that I would break it so why make it? My life is hard enough without making it harder on myself.

  • RosemaryV By RosemaryV
    on Jan 06, 2008  

    I didn't make a resolution this year. I prefer to reevaluate more often than once a year, but it's always nice to get the New Year off to a good start! : )

  • thoppes By thoppes
    on Jan 06, 2008  

    i don't make things i know i can't keep. why beat yourself up over it??

  • BadGirlsBlue By BadGirlsBlue
    on Jan 06, 2008  

    I only make resolutions I know I can keep. It's ridiculous to promise something you know you can't or won't keep.

  • kismet1428 By kismet1428
    on Jan 07, 2008  

    My resolutions are things I really want to do. I don't do the wild and outlandish ones anymore. But I have joined a gym and have been there 3 days in a row, so far, so good.