It’s that time of year again when peoplestart thinking about New YearResolutions.  Losing weight, learning a

language, developing a new skill…It’s

all to play for.  Just as it was last

year!

I may be posting this on January 1 2010,

so there may be a few aching heads out

there. But that’s all the more reason to

shake off that hangover and start

thinking about the future!

Here are 12 great posts from the

Interwebs on making your resolutions

stick in 2010:

Penelope Trunk – How to keep a New Year’s

resolution
http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/12/29/

how-to-keep-a-new-years-resolution/
Tips on how to make that change, whatever

time of year. These from Penelope Trunk

who, like me, isn’t a fan of New Year’s

Resolutions.
Study Hacks – Resolve to Make 2010 a Year

of Radical Simplicity
http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/12/31/res

olve-to-make-2010-a-year-of-radical-

simplicity/
“Take back control of your life,” says

Cal Newport.  It’s time to cut out the

burn out.
MakeUseOf – 5 Online Tools To Help You

Keep Your New Year Resolutions
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-online-

tools-to-help-you-keep-your-new-year-

resolutions/
Since we do so much online now, there

should be no harm in using the Net to

hold down those resolutions.
Dan Pink – A Simple Idea for 2010
http://www.danpink.com/archives/2009/12/a

-simple-idea-for-2010
Dan suggests we give ourselves DIY

performance reviews.
Zen Habits – The Definitive Guide to

Sticking to Your New Year’s Resolutions
http://zenhabits.net/2009/12/the-

definitive-guide-to-sticking-to-your-new

-years-resolutions/
Not only does Leo produce a great guide

here, he also introduces his new site

dedicated to making changes in 2010,

6changes.com [http://6changes.com/].
Dumb Little Man – How to Make 2010 the

Year That Your Diet Succeeds
http://www.dumblittleman.com/2009/12/how

-to-make-2010-year-that-your-diet.html
Ali Hale tackles a resolution that

features on so many people’s resolution

list: Weight Loss.
Brazen Careerist – 5 New Year’s

Resolutions For Young PR Pros
http://www.brazencareerist.com/2009/12/19

/5-new-year-s-resolutions-for-young-pr-

pros
Perhaps you don’t consider yourself a

“Young PR Pro” yet.  No matter, this’ll

help you get started!
Management Craft – Ready for a Great New

Year? Try SMART Resolutions
http://www.managementcraft.com/2009/12/re

ady-for-a-great-new-year-try-smart-

resolutions.html
“SMART goals have a higher chance of

getting implemented,” according to this

piece. Are you happy to be SMART?
Positively Present – New Year, Same Me: 6

Stay-The-Same Resolutions
http://www.positivelypresent.com/2010/01/

a-new-year-the-same-me.html
What about considering those things in

life you *don’t* want to change? Resolve

to stay the same this year!
Self Confidence – Forget New Year

Resolutions
http://confident1.com/forget-year-

resolutions
Develop a dream, introduce a life plan.

Succeed through a much bigger picture

than a simple New Year Resolution.
Scott Young – Why New Years Resolutions

Suck
http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/12/2

1/why-new-years-resolutions-suck/
And oldie, but a goodie.  Scott explains

why there’s a problem in the process of

setting resolutions.