My New Year Resolutions

So who really follows their New Year resolutions? It feels like every year I make the same one: "I want to eat healthier and take better care of my body. I'm going to go to the gym, never eat junk food, and drink a gallon of water everyday." But somehow, without fail, I always find myself eating ice cream on the couch by April.

While that resolution is still on the list (and likely will be forevermore), I decided to focus 2012 on something else - finding happiness and fulfillment in my career! This year, I will:

• Say no. you can't please everyone and you shouldn't even try to. You'll end up spreading yourself so thin that you won't please anyone.
• Ask for what I want. Research has shown that men often earn more because they're more likely to ask for raises and higher salaries. I'd like to start asserting what I want instead of waiting for someone to magically notice my fabulous talent and just hand it over to me.
• Explore my passions. I used to think my passion was fashion, but lately I've been discovering that I have many others, like a strong passion for food (probably why my "lose weight" resolution never worked out!). I want to explore these passions further and see how I can continually incorporate them into my work.

These three goals might seem simple, but if I can accomplish them fully in 2012, I'll consider this a very productive year! And who knows, by year's end, I might even make it to a Pilates class ;)

Xoxo,

Nat