2009 Resolutions

Happy New Year! Fingers crossed this one’s better than the last. Here are some resolutions that might help make it so:

Eat Right.Stop consuming all that daily nay-saying junkfood! Sure, times are tough, but indulging in negativity will only make them tougher. Toss the tasty “this sucks” candy bars, along with the “we can’t” cookies and “whoa is we” cake. Stock your cupboards instead with deliciously positive goodies, like Robin Hood Marketing, Strategic Communications for Nonprofits, and Forces for Good. Beware of co-workers bearing “bah humbug” brownies. You’re on a new diet now, and it tastes good.

Exercise.Shake your tail feathers. Get out of your rut. Leave the office for once, and go to a professional meeting or training session. Learn something new. Try something new too. Get some colleagues together and have a brainstorming session. Do some strategic communications planning. Work on generating some new buzz. Just get out there and do something different for a day or two. Re-energize yourself and, in turn, others.

Lose Weight. Feeling overwhelmed? Take stock of all you do, and see if some fat can be trimmed. Prioritize. Consider what can be outsourced or pushed down the hall. Hone what’s working, and cut what’s not. Reevaluate your initiatives based on their original objectives. You might find that some objectives are no longer valid or necessary, so snip snip away.

Share the Love. Spread your new, healthy self around. Be the positive voice in the room. Be the optimist. Motivate your colleagues with your new attitude. Bring new co-workers and volunteers in on the action too. This could very well be a great year for you and your org. Be the beacon of that light.

Have a happy New Year. Make it so.