In the meme of New Year’s Resolutions and birthday presents (weird combo, I know), I’ll be starting the P90X workout/diet very soon. Ordering my set this weekend and as soon as it comes in, I’ll start rocking on it.

I’ve climbed back up to my pre-divorce weight from about 4 years ago, and I’ve got to do something. So, the folks at P90X did a good job of selling, so I’m heading with them.

I’m even going to keep a category here on the blog showing the progress, maybe even to encourage others.

Stay tuned for the first updates when they become available!

OK, so I’m a little behind on getting this post put up, but I’ve been contemplating my direction for this year of 2009.  Let me start off by saying that the last 18 months have not been my most successful online, although there have been some highlights in my personal life that have kept things in perspective.

My own efforts online have been hindered by a number of things, none of which are anything that I can’t overcome or deal with.  I just have to decide to take control of them and become the master of my own destiny.  I’m sure you’ve come to that point as well, at least at some point in your life.

It’s one thing to have a bunch of great ideas that are going to help you achieve your dreams.  It’s another thing to put those ideas into action.  A great idea doesn’t pay the bills.  A great idea doesn’t get you out of your day job.  You want to know what does?

Action.

Focused, purposeful action.

I’m talking as much to myself as I am to anyone else.  I’ve had a ton of great ideas over the last year or so.  How many of them have I implemented?  Only a couple, and of those couple I haven’t followed through on any to their full extent.  The blog you’re reading now is one of those ideas.

Expect that implentation to change, starting today.

How much longer are you going to wait?  How many more days are going to pass before you finally “do something?”

How much more time are you going to spend thinking about what you might have before you finally start getting it?

I’ve spent the first few days of this year re-evaluating my online efforts and getting refocused.  Today, I start putting ideas into action.

My goal for this year – leave my day job and go full-time online.  By July.

There, I’ve said it.  I’ve put it in writing.  Now I’ve got someone to be accountable to.

And if you’re willing, leave your goals in the comments below and we’ll both be accountable to each other.  Don’t let another day pass without doing something to move your closer to your goals.  Get that web page up, put up a new post on your blog, send an email to your list.  Start building a list, for that matter.  Do something.

You’ll see your goals come closer every time that you do.

See ya next time!

Mike