New Year’s is coming around yet again and it’s time to take a look back at the year...so, how did you do with your 2009 resolutions? Chances are you started Jan.1 2009 off with a bang; you were determined, gung-ho, ready for action and change. Then, the first weekend of the year came and you slipped a bit. Oh well, back on the horse to make those resolutions, like getting healthy, or meeting new people become a reality. But, by the end of January, you probably had fallen off the horse one too many times to get back on, and as February rolled around, pretty much forgot about those commitments you so passionately resolved to accomplish back on New Year’s Eve. 

Now, here you are once again stating down another new year, but this time, you vow, it’ll be different. Will it? Will you be different? You can make those changes you’re dreaming about become a reality, but it won’t just be because the date changes. It has to come from you!!!

The top resolutions are the same every year:

1. •Lose weight (or get in shape)
   

2. •Improve relationships (meet new people, meet someone special, improve marital relations)
   

3. •Become more positive (reduce stress, get happy)
   

How can you accomplish those things? Well first, you have to find a vehicle in which you can do them i.e. where can I meet new people who share my interests, what fitness program can I start that I’ll be able to stick to, how can I lift my outlook?

Lucky for you, there is ballroom dancing!

Before we tackle how dancing will help you do those things, the second thing needed to make resolutions stick is your determination. It is easier to get determined when you look forward to doing something, so that is why it is so important that the vehicle you’ve chosen to reach those goals is one you enjoy, can do easily enough and is readily available. Having a plan in place also firms up your determination, as there is no excuse to not do something when you’ve laid out a plan to accomplish it.

In the next three posts, you’ll see how to make this year the year of fulfilled resolutions, but making ballroom dancing part of your life. Read on....