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New Year 2014

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2013 was beyond words. I married my best friend, went on an amazing and romantic honeymoon, met amazing people that I will never forget and reconnected with family that I let slip through the cracks. 2013 was by far the best year on record. But 2014 brings about a new set of exciting – starting the life that I know I deserve. Every year I make a list of resolutions that I rarely keep (which is the first problem) but this year I have a much different and better outlook on the year and what I want to accomplish. I feel confident. I feel radiant. I know that this year will be amazing and better than last year because I want it to be. If you want something bad enough you just have to go out and get it, no matter what it takes. That is what I plan on doing this year. I have made a few resolutions and I plan on keeping every single one of them. I also created a 30 by 30 list as this is the last year in my 20’s. I know I will accomplish everything on that list come hell or high water.
I have confidence in myself and know that I am strong enough to complete anything I set my mind to. I just have to be willing to work for it. I will admit a lot of things have come easily to me – finding my wife was honestly one of the easiest things. I just happened to find her in the most likely of places but it was easy how well we clicked and became something to each other. Isn’t that supposed to be one of the hardest things? With that being so easy, the other things in my life are bound to be not as easy – finding a job, finding a place to live, having a family. But no matter how hard things get, the outcome will out weight everything. It took us 2.5 years to put on the wedding and it was the best day of my life and well worth the weight. Everything else in my life – the family, the house – will be worth the wait. I just have to realize that I am not ready yet but I will be soon and that what I am doing now is helping me get there.
For 2014 I cannot go anywhere but up and as long as I keep a positive attitude towards life and everything around me I will be just fine. Everything will be fine. I recently read somewhere that the more you dwell on the negative instead of the positive you will start to deteriorate from the inside out. Is that the way anyone should live their life? I think not.
So here are my resolutions for 2014. This year more than ever I feel confident that I will succeed as long as I remember why I am keeping these and what the end result will be:
1. Reach goal weight (160)
2. Finish all items on 30 by 30 List (January 2015)
3. Be more positive
4. Keep workout routine going
5. Stop apologizing for the things that make you happy
6. Live and smile
I hope everyone can create a resolution list and stick to it. As long as you have something to hold on to, you will make 2014 the best year for the best you.
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