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Happy 2010 Everyone!! Its amazing how fast time flies. First and foremost I must give thanks to God who has spared my life in 2009 by his grace and mercies alone. There are many who did not receive the same privilege and for that, I give God the glory, honor and praise!!

I know its been a while since you've heard from me and for this I apologize. Sometimes I allow myself to be burdened down with so many activities that I fall short in managing my priorities. As the year was coming to an end, I realize how many goals I failed to accomplish in 2009 by simply taking on more than I was able to handle and picking up hobbies such as blogging which I love so much but took away precious time that could have been devoted elsewhere. For this reason, I thought it was relevant to start the year off with discussing the importance of goal setting and how critical it is to the overall success of your future.

When a new year begins, we're so fired-up and focused on what it is we hope to accomplish within the year and how we don't want to make the same mistakes from the previous year. However, all that passion fades away as soon as we hit a bump in the road or it gets difficult. I'm sorry to be the one to kick you back into reality folks but "you and you alone are responsible for your successes and failures". These are determined on the goals you set and the choices you make. Whether your goal was to lose that weight, go back to school, change careers, etc., the change begins with you. Every day that you decide not to work on pursuing that goal, your hurting no one but yourself.

If you are married or in a relationship, goal settings should be done together because its more than likely that it will affect the other person. You all know the saying "united we stand, divided we fall". Well its the truth. A relationship will never work without unity. Take a moment and sit down with your partners and discuss what it is that you want. Start off by taking baby steps. Set short term goals and work your way up to the bigger ones. This way you won't feel overwhelmed and disappointed if you fall short a few times before getting it right.

Every day is the beginning of the rest of your life. Lets make the right choices today so our tomorrow will be brighter. The key is to NEVER give up.