I know this is a little late in the resolution game, but I’ve been thinking about it off and on for the last few weeks. Every year I have made resolutions: get in shape, stop biting my nails, be more organized. The resolutions are always the same. Why? Because I never succeed with them. Sure I’ll do well for a few weeks, but then I stop, so the cycle repeats. So this year I thought it over. Should I make the same resolutions? Should I give up on resolutions all together? The truth is that I want to accomplish those goals, but I don’t want to state those goals as my resolutions again only to be disappointed. So then I thought about the giving up part. If I don’t make the resolutions, but accomplish those goals then great. If I don’t make those resolutions and don’t accomplish those goals then no harm done. But the truth is that the harm would be done. With or without the resolutions I would still be disappointed in myself if I didn’t finally reach some of my goals. So I came up with the perfect resolution: Stop getting in my own way. It’s that simple. The only reason I haven’t achieved my goals is myself. Sure I can blame work or being too busy. I can blame injuries or illness. I can blame the weather or a million other things. But I am the one who has made excuses. I am the one who has said, “I’ll start tomorrow.” I am the one who hasn’t put in the work it takes to get me where I want to be. So I am determined to get out of my way. And maybe if I do that the road ahead won’t be so bumpy.