2008 is right around the corner so you know it’s time for people to start making resolutions that they have no intention on keeping. I’m proposing that we all do something different and just follow our dreams. No ifs, ands, or buts, just make it happen.

Here are some quick links to give you that extra boost.

You have the vision. You have the resources. You have the support. Yet there’s one thing holding you back from following your dreams…health insurance.

Let’s say you’ve decided to take the leap. You have a plan right? Don’t just stop there. You also need to review your plan to make sure you are staying on track.

I quit my job and haven’t looked back since. Here are 8 things you should do before quitting yours. I can’t recommend the tip about reading the Four Hour Workweek, but I’ll discuss that at a later date.

But what about the fear of going after what you want? What if this happens, what if that happens…get over it! The fear doesn’t go away.

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Call a number to leave a message for yourself to remind yourself to do something…

This is appealing because….?

That was my first impression of Jott when I read about it on one of the marketing blogs. Nevertheless I am not one to let a technology pass me by without trying it out so I signed up for it.

Jott makes my life easier because sometimes I don’t have my small notebook with me and I come up with an idea. Normally I type it in my phone’s notebook but then I forget to go back and look at it. With Jott, I call an 800 number, leave a message for myself and it shows up in my email as text with a link to the voice message. I can also have it sent to my phone as a text message and if it’s a future to-do it allows me to set a date and time for reminding.

There are also ways to Jott to your blog, Jott to Amazon, Jott to Twitter, and a variety of other Jott to’s that I will probably never use.

I’ve read some concerns from people who didn’t appreciate that Jott uses a combination of live transcriptionists and voice recognition software. Normally I am a privacy freak but it doesn’t bother me if someone listens to my Jotts as I don’t plan on using it for anything dirty. Actually I would think that they used software more than people because the text to my most recent Jott is not even close to what I said. Here’s a sample:

I said: This is biased. They could have tried harder to find a positive spin on the issues

It wrote: I felt disbaised(?) and they could have tried how to expand a positive [...] on the issues

All in all it’s a useful service if you get a lot of ideas while you are on the go. However, if you can remember to bring it, a pen and paper would work just as well.

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I hate exercising.

But I love how I feel when I am on a regular workout routine.

It’s so easy to make excuses as to why you can’t exercise. I don’t have time, I can’t afford a gym membership, exercise doesn’t work for me. But when it comes down to it, exercising on a regular basis helps you become more productive because you get to release stress and you have more energy.

Here is what I am doing to help incorporate exercise into my life.

- I bought a gym membership. Since the contract is for one year there is no way I am going to pay $80 per month and not go.

-Exercise is now a family activity. My husband and I go together and work out as a team. Whether it’s lifting weights or doing cardio, we are doing it together which keeps me motivated.

- As you know, scheduling is very important to me. I plan on setting a regular schedule, but we haven’t done it yet. I’d like to say “on these days we exercise”, but we have yet to sit down and discuss that.

Exercising has helped my work and family life because it gives me a chance to just let go and drop thinking about my to-do list. If I am watching TV, at the movies, or at a restaurant I guarantee you that work is on my mind. But when I am working out I am not thinking about press releases, follow up emails, and adwords campaigns. In turn, when it’s time to go back to work, I feel more refreshed.

Maybe a gym membership isn’t in your budget- find what works for you. Go for walks, buy an exercise dvd, buy a used pieces of exercise equipment. Whatever you do, don’t make excuses because in the long run exercising will make your life easier.

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