Welcome to a new year!!! I know I should have posted my resolutions a few weeks ago but at last I have not. I actually gave a talk in Church the last week in 2007 about resolutions and goal setting that was really good(or at least I thought so) I was going to post the talk because it gave some good goal setting techniques. The gist of it was the acronym "SMART": S-Specific; M-Measurable; A-Action Oriented(and Accountability); R-Realistic; T-Time and Resource Constrained.
I also talked about writing them down and then went on to talk about ways we can strengthen our testimonies during the new year based largely on a New Era article in the Question Answer section of the December issue. Some of the things were: Truly commit to study and ponder the scriptures, Make sure you are worthy to have the Holy Ghost with you at all times, Make sure you repent humbly even for little sins, Think about what your testimony is based on, and Bear your testimony often. It's actually a good little guide for goals. It was based on a talk by Elder Wirthlin in the 1992 Ensign called "Spiritual Bonfires of Testimony" which a highly recommend!

Ok now what I'm sure you all have been waiting for...my New Years Resolutions!!!


1. Work out at least three times a week
a. Be able to Bench my weight at least 10 times by July (I currently bench 130)
b. Be able to run a mile under 7 minutes
c. Regain the six pack I use to own
2. Read from the Scriptures Daily
3. Read at least one book a month(if you have good ones to recommend I'm listening, I've also joined Shelfari so you can see what I'm reading or what I have read, viewable to the right)
4. Buy a duplex or other multi-unit rental property by July
5. Work on my procrastinating bad habit!

So there you have it, you can pester me about these until I complete them. I've set some for half the year so perhaps I'll make more goals for the last half around my B-day.

Thanks for reading!!!