Good Morning,

Using terms from Economics, while we may not be able to control it at the macro level, we can, surely, exercise considerable control at the micro level, which is where most of us spend our lives. We do control how we respond to those outside and uncontrollable pressures as well as many other areas of our lives.

I often use something called the Wheel of Life (click to view) when talking about all of the aspects of ones life. It contains six areas: Physical, Mental, Social, Financial, Spiritual, and Family. It doesn’t create a universal model but, rather, asks each individual to evaluate their life, where it is and where it is going. This new year, you might do the same, taking the next, and most important, step to set goals for 2022 and develop a plan to achieve them. Write them down and put them where you can see them each day whether on your bathroom mirror, bulletin board o computer screen.

The key to successful new years resolutions is to write them down, including the steps required to achieve each one and dates for achievement of them. Put them where you see them often such as the home page on your computer. Once complete, cross them off or, as I have begun to do, move them to a completed goals section where the successes are highly visible. This past year, I began using this technique with our small home owners association, reviewing the items to be accomplished as well as completed items (successes) with our property manager every week. She has commented several times about the significant number of things we have accomplished since she took over the job.

It’s a new year, a new beginning. Let’s make the best of it, make plans, and celebrate the successes.

Happy New Year.