New Year Resolutions Obsoleted
Blogged By: Low Hang Wei @ February 8th, 2007 - 10:28 pmHaha, it’s pretty obvious what I’m going to blog about from the title. It’s really ironic, because I had initially thought that I can easily fulfill my New Year Resolutions this year, as compared to Last Year’s Resolutions, which I threw them away after 3 months. Well… it turns out that it’s even faster this year, since I decided to blast my New Year Resolutions into oblivion after just merely 3 weeks. I decided to think about what’s wrong and why my New Year Resolutions are always being thrown aside. Note that I’m not trying to give myself excuses, but rather addressing the fundamental flaw with my process of coming up with New Year Resolutions.
My New Year Resolutions define a set of behavior I should follow, such as attending lessons and doing tutorials. However, in this dynamic environment, shouldn’t I be more goal-oriented and focus on the actions that can get me there, instead of the actions itself? In fact, shortly after I set my resolutions, I committed to my current job and knew that this post will inevitably be posted. The reason is simple… My resolutions did not cater for the fact that I might have an opportunity coming which could take up my time and disallow me from engaging in the desired behavior.
I think that the next time I set New Year Resolutions, I should set more outcome-oriented goals, such as making a certain sum of money or getting certain grades for my exams. I should not tie myself down to a set of behavior which might not be the most effective in getting to the outcome I want. For example, if I can study the same thing by myself in half the time, perhaps I should stop attending lectures to make use of my time more efficiently. Ultimately, we set resolutions to help us achieve certain things that we want, so I think I should not restrict myself to a set of rigid actions to take. Also, we might come up with new ways to achieve the desired results with far less effort, so why restrict ourselves by defining the behavior in the first place?
With that, I looked back and concluded that I made the wrong resolutions in the first place and I should not follow them. Instead, I should work towards the things that matters and ensure that my life is constantly progressing. Everyone should already know what I’m working for, since the only long-term goal I have in mind is already public information. 
Time is ticking by the second and I need to constantly examine the best course of action I should take, instead of rigidly following a certain path. The last thing I want is to embark on the wrong path and still stubbornly continue on, yet there’s also the trap of constantly finding new paths that I eventually end up in the same spot.
For now, I will follow the path of working under my current boss and trust me when I said it’s not for the money. During my first meeting with the boss, I even told him that I was willing to work for Free, but he insisted on paying me and he was pretty generous as well. Anyway, I’m really glad that I’m being paid a salary to learn from someone who has desirable attributes that I can learn from. In return, I will ensure that he gets value back from me through my capability as a web programmer and the emerging marketer in me. I believe wholeheartedly that by over delivering and consistently creating value for people, it will be much easier to excel in life.
I continue to push myself forward in this game of life and I left my New Year Resolutions behind. If it isn’t effective, it’s logical to just scrape it.
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February 9th, 2007 at 1:22 am
I find myself doing something similar as you, though maybe on a different course. I don’t believe in attending meaningless lectures and rather use the time to catch up on slp or study myself. I’m doing sthg that cant be understood by peers: Im supposed to graduate this semester and yet im not concentrating on my core modules. im, instead, venturing onto a pretty unknown field to me until last year, when i was suddenly passionate about it. i wanna make it my career, as of now. things may change but right now i know im passionate about it. :0)
February 9th, 2007 at 3:01 am
I don’t plan on working within my industry. I may need to compromise if I wanna follow my so-called dreams. compromise in terms of pay $$ haha. I don’t know you personally so i dun believe u know me personally too. i don’t have the intention of baiting u definitely but well i like to keep a low profile. thats me
i realised sthg which may not be applicable for all. which is: the more you know about sthg, the less u may be interested in it. cos u gradually discover the flaws and all. maybe thats what happens to my degree! haha!
February 9th, 2007 at 3:04 am
u may perceive me to be an important visitor as i drop comments on a frequent basis. its like an affirmation to your blog entries. well, thanks for your encouragements as well. its nice to have a sincere well thought-out response.
February 9th, 2007 at 5:59 am
Dude! We have the same goals as you! You should check out our site at Millionster.com. Also, you may want to be a guest writer on our site. Let me know! I couldn’t find an email contact on your site.