The end of one year and the start of another brings with it the opportunity and inspiration, for many, to consider their personal situation and plan for the year ahead. We all hope that we will end the New Year better off in our personal lives than we start it. By better off we may mean financially, in terms of happiness and relationships, in our careers and lifestyles; in fact, in any aspect of our lives.
If we start the year with a positive intent on improving our lives in some way, then there is a good chance we can succeed in so doing. One of the ways we can help ourselves succeed is by setting personal objectives for the year ahead. It has long been a tradition to make New Years resolutions, and they are an example of objective setting, usually based on a correcting a personal weakness, such as smoking or being overweight. However, New Years resolutions are quite often just a bit of fun, and not taken that seriously. Planning ahead for the full year based on a set of objectives can be a much more beneficial way to improve yourself over the span of a year.
New Years resolutions, however, do give a hint at one way to go about setting personal objectives for the...