2011: A Year of Dramatic Change

So, I decided that listing some events that happened this year and how i could have handled them better may have just been another thing to add to that i could have handled better.... SO I decided instead to talk about my plans for 2011...

Change happens when you make it happen. Writing the same list of New Years resolutions every year is the equivalent of a wish list, and  it's impossible to get what you wish for unless you do something about it. The following is what i will do, not what i am hoping to do..
"if at first you don't succeed, stop "trying"...instead, create a better plan, implement, take massive action, and get it DONE."


So I am just going to copy word for word, My diary entry entitled "2011: A Year of Dramatic Change

2011 will inevitably bring about dramatic change. I will graduate, immediately leave the country, and then move somewhere and hopefully make ends meat.(the spelling is intentionally, because meat is food... I thought it was clever) Most important for 2011 is that I learn to love myself and not be afraid to do what I want in the face of criticism.(in terms of minute choices) I  must surround myself with people who support my ideas of myself, NOT who they think I ought to be. I must approach the world with a new attitude, acknowledging my mistakes and accepting them so that I can get back to what matters, my dreams. Too often I dwell on things. That is about to change. My life is mine and only I know how to be me. I must be relentless and positive. I must accept that my choices lead to my future and that I need to choose my path rather than find it. Life DOESN'T happen to me, I persist through life to wherever I go. I need to learn to accept the present at face value and not make excuses for it, (be direct and honest, without adding unnecessary reasons). I need to be me. I will do it.

----- parenthetical statements added for your benefit

OK, So I know this probably seems really obvious to basically anyone, but let's be honest; just because something is obvious doesn't mean it is easy. Now that I have this decree I can point back to it when someone says "hey lets hang out" and I say, "Sorry I need to practice".... and they say " Can't you do that anytime?" ( PEER PRESSURE IS EVIL!) And I say " Yes, but I chose this time, you'll have to wait." (JOSH EFLIN WINS AGAIN!) and use it to aid me in my relentless and rigorous pursuit of my dreams.

Too often "anytime" is just an excuse to put things off.
"Sorry, I don't have time" IS a valid reason, because I can choose how to use my time... people make time for what they want.


I am,
Josh