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In 52 days I will turn 30. I always thought that I would dread turning 30, but I am starting to realize that 30 can be a whole new starting point in my life. In order to get my 30's off an running properly I have decided to make a plan. Over the next couple of months I am going to come up with 30 things that I resolve to do in my year of 30. This is not just a "bucket list" of sorts but also ways to better myself holistically. Resolution number one will be to FOLLOW THROUGH ON RESOLUTIONS! Historically I have lacked in the follow through area-I have an entire room of scrapbooking supplies and not one scrapbook to prove it! I tend to get in over my head so I am going to do some research and understand the best ways to follow through...let's just hope I can follow through on this blog! According to an article on eHow.com (http://www.ehow.com/how_4529260_follow-through-goals.html) the best ways to follow through on your goals are:

Step 1
Write Your Goals Down--Even if You Already Know Mentally What They Are there is something about doing this that makes your goals more real and concrete. It also sets your mind up to want to pursue them as if you were fulfilling a contract with yourself.

Step 2
Try to Move Forward in Your Goal Each Day--Even If It's Minor Progress sometimes a goal can seem so overwhelming and huge you don't know where to start. This paralyzes people from taking action. I look at it as if you're hammering on a boulder--enough chips at it, and it's eventually going to be more and more manageable.

Step 3
Take the Time to Look Back on Your Progress - Sometimes when you're in the middle of something it can seem like you're trudging through mud, but when you look back to how much you've accomplished in a year it seems more like a huge leap.

Step 4
Remind Yourself of the Bigger "Whys" Behind What You're Doing -- If your hardest moments when you feel like giving up, you have to have major reasons for what you're doing. Otherwise your goals will fall by the wayside in favor of other things

Step 5
Celebrate Your Successes When things pay off, be happy. Reward yourself and get ready for the next big step.

I look forward to Step 5 the most...I LOVE to celebrate...hmmm maybe the first thing I will follow through on is turning 30! :)