The 2010 Gist List

The New Year usually brings a slew of resolutions often left in the back of your closet with your broken Manolo Blahniks and too-small-but-too-cute-to-throw-away summer shorts. But resolutions give us a chance to reflect the changes we want (or need) in our life, and then promise to follow through. I'm not talking about the 20 lbs you wanted to shed by February or the penny-pinching you promised your pocketbook. It's New Years, not a miracle. While we look to the past at the good times, we're looking forward to the coming year and the promises it brings us. Here are my resolutions for 2010.

1. Appreciate the people in my life for what they are rather than being frustrated by what they're not.
I surround myself with beautiful people, inside and out. That's a fact. And sometimes it's a fact I need to remind myself more often than blame others for my problems, and just laugh my problems away instead.

2. Maintain a sense of humor that carries me through all of life's little bumps.
It's not hard to make me laugh. I was reminded in the final months of 2009 that the right attitude takes you a lot further than the wrong attitude. Plus, a good attitude is contagious, just like a smile.

3. Follow through or shame on you.
I love making promises, and I love keeping them even more. But sometimes I promise too many things to too many people. This year I resolve to focus my energy, and to follow through with quality work rather than quantity.

4. Hear other people's stories.
I can talk and talk and talk all about me, almost anytime, any day. And while confidence is a trait I'm not short of, my listening skills are a muscle that need to be toned this year. Let others steer the topic of conversation rather than feel pressured to keep talking.

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