My Resolution For 2013

My instinct tells me that this will be a better year than the last.  I used to make resolutions which consist of things to accomplish in the upcoming year. I will do it a little differently for 2013. I want to focus on the outcome instead of trying to convince myself to transform my wish list aka as resolution into reality. If I don't get to it even if I were to include it as part of my resolution, I will never get to it.  Hence, this little tweak.

This is my wanna be list. 

I want to be a moderately health conscious chick. I am not talking about watching my weight nor my calories. Neither am I going to increase my workout frequency or routine. I want to be able to check off my list that I got to all my regular check ups. I have skipped my Pap smear screening last year. My OB/GYN has opted for early retirement which coincided with Obama Health Care Plan and she plans to volunteer for Doctors Without Borders. The onerous is on me to find a new OB/GYN. As for the other check-ups, I used to be a delinquent and I will fix it this year.I also need to make an appoint to pamper myself every quarter to a massage from my wonderful massage therapist. As for my workouts, practice awareness and hopefully I will sustain less injury this year. Just maybe, I will be vegetarian once a week for fun.

I want to be proficient in public speaking and to find that voice in me.  I know you are there, my public speaking voice and I will find you in due time. I came across an article about voice overhaul in a magazine at the hair salon. It stated that beauty is transient and voice transcends time. That's so true. What resonated with me most is that all preparation without using one's true voice is somehow incomplete. I recognized that this quest is more a journey and not an event. I will seek out opportunities and get better by doing more public speaking.  Somehow this jogged my memory about The 10,000 Hour Rule by Malcolm Gladwell in Outlier. Gosh,  I have a long way to go and I don't think I have even clocked 500 hours at this point. I will raise my game on this one for sure.

I want to deepen and broaden my network of female colleagues. I work in hi-tech where I interact more with male than female colleagues. This is a way of life at work. I am blessed with many very experienced female colleagues around me whom I have a lot of respect and admiration for the things they do. Yet I am so blind about the fact that I have the best support system and mentors around me. I look forward to bond with my female colleagues in 2013.

I will revisit this posting from time to time as this serves a reminder to myself.

Happy 2013, this is starting to be an exciting year for me and hopefully for you too!