Wicked Wednesday: Believe In Yourself

I always consider the beginning of a new year as a fresh start. Or at least not a stale one. Normally I kick things off on January 1, but this year I was on vacation over New Year’s (and I have the sunburn to prove it), so I’m starting now that I’m back home. I like to take a look back over what I said I’d do and what I managed to actually do, and then make some resolutions for the new year.  And I’ll believe in myself and that I can actually accomplish some things. This year I believe that I can:

1. Post more on my blog.  I’ve made this resolution the past two years.  I did pretty well this past year, but I’d like to keep up with the regular posts I’ve been doing, as well as add a few more.

2. Keep up with studying. Happily, this past semester I scored an A in my Japanese class – that’s three semesters down! I am finding it easier to read, and a bit easier to speak, but I really need to work on memorizing the vocabulary. I have another semester to go, and then I may continue, or I may switch to another language (either Chinese or Russian, most likely). But I’m going to put effort into making this a productive learning year.

3. Keep writing. I haven’t been as successful with this as I would have liked, but I’ve kept writing stories over the past year, both horror and erotica. I want to submit more stories this year, and keep track of submission deadlines.

4. Get in better shape. This one never seems to go away.  But this year I’ve made some changes, and I have a new workout partner who’s as committed as I am, so I think this will be successful.

5. Stop being afraid. If there’s anything that sums up believing in myself, it’s this one. I’ve been afraid of a lot of things over the past year, and I need to get over them and go for what I want. I know that fear is a huge hurdle, but I intend to get past it and make my life what I want it to be.

That’s not all I want for this new year, but I want to concentrate on a small number that I believe I can be successful at. Hopefully next year when I look back, I’ll see how well I did.

Here’s wishing everyone a happy and successful 2016!

 

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