One reason that I am not a fan of New Year resolutions is because with only 10 days into the New Year I have already heard people start making excuses about why they cannot keep their resolutions.  I love the article The First Decision For Success by Andy Andrews where he writes “From this moment forward, I will accept responsibility for my past.  I understand that the beginning of wisdom is to accept responsibility for my own problems and that by accepting responsibility for my past I free myself to move into a bigger, brighter future of my choosing”.  This way of thinking can start whenever you choose to accept responsibility, this approach doesn’t need the turn of a calendar into a New Year for someone to change!