Taking Stock of 2011

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Photo information: Photo from internet. Not sure the name of the photographer. At the close of the year, many of us look back and review how the year went. Some of us, make resolutions. Others of us, set goals. I've never been one to make resolutions but I usually do set some broad goals for myself. Mostly these have been unwritten goals in 2-3 key areas. For the first time last year, I sat down and wrote out my goals in several major areas of my life. Last year was also the first time I posted my goals on my blog. Within each broad goal I identified, there are a number of smaller ones. I didn't write these down, but kept them in mind as I moved through the year. I wanted to see if writing and posting my goals would help keep me achieve some things that I "always want to do" but which just never seem to get done due to lack of time. Does that sound familiar to you ? I've heard it said that if you want to make sure you d