http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/50-new-years-resolution-ideas-and-how-achieve-each-them.html
Although most of mine come to naught; hope, like spring, springs eternal. So....I surfed part-way through the above list before becoming overwhelmed by the enormity of these tasks (this positive stuff is tough). I consulted a friend who said he's resolved to make no more resolutions in order to avoid disappointment in himself, but that seemed to be....hmmm...not quite fair (or something).
Well, to get to it, let's see - what's possible in that list? EXERCISE! That's got to be a good one -- two months ago the doc told me to: (a) stop using my treadmill for a coat-hanger and (b) walk on it 30 minutes a day. I told him that's impossible and he cut his recommendation to 15 minutes (reminds me of that "Goodfellas" movie joke: doc gives a guy six months to live; guy says he can't pay the bill; doc gives him another six months). But I digress - what about 5 minutes? Yeah I know that's pitiful, but it's doable. I'll place the walker in front of the TV, enable closed captions (the treadmill motor's loud), and tune in an action movie with lots of swordfighting and stuff (a treadmill is extremely boring). Next doctor's visit I'll tell him I'm phasing the program in um...uh...well...gradually.
Okay, let's formulate plan B (just in case). I noticed "BE POLITE" in the list. That doesn't sound too daunting and I'm mostly polite anyway (could probably pull that one off 99%). Still, being in the tax prep business; shouldn't we be allowed a little leeway? "Cut us some slack" as they say, since we must resist the occasional urge to lunge across the desk and strangle that (pick one: crazy/stupid/arrogant) ignoramus.
Enough about my lofty goals. What's YOUR resolution?