New Years Resolutions 2011

Finally, after setting up this blog for nearly a year I have decided to stop procrastinating and start writing some blogs about my thoughts and broad interests. For example, my interests include but are not limited to food and travel, philosophy and politics, science and technology, sports, entertainment and world cultures.

To get the ball rolling for my first post I have decided to post my New Year Resolutions for 2011. My first resolution is to stop procrastinating and stop thinking of the negative consequences and instead focus on the positive rewards gained. Although this sound like it is from a late night Anthony Robbins motivation commercial, it is quite true for me.

I have felt I have wasted a lot of my life and potential from just procrastinating (for at least the last 10 years), and thinking about negative consequences rather let whatever maybe be. I find that this just makes my goals, dreams and aspirations a lot harder.

So from this year on, I am going to just have a go and let whatever happen happen as there is a better chance of reaching goals by having a go and thinking positive. I will understand that failure is not the end of the world but just another lesson to be learnt in life and a step closer to reaching my goals.
Therefore, I have devised a list of procrastinated tasks although not exhaustive that I should aim to complete by this year.

This includes:-

1. Learn to be conversational in several languages since I have several Lonely Planet phrasebooks and that I live in a multicultural Australia and therefore should have many opportunities to practice even if I say it wrong.
2. Complete my New Zealand trip video from nearly a year ago and post it on youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/SiRock8 (so far my Canyon Swing video made by the operators is the only video there) as well as regularly post something on it.
3. Try new foods; learn to cook new dishes and then blog about them.
4. Build and do experiment with technology especially since I have studied Electrical Engineering and should be using my skills learnt to help society especially Climate Change and the productivity of Australia.
5. Learn to play a song on my guitars.
6. Try to do more for the environment and society.
7. Buy my first home.
8. Research on Australian-Chinese history including my great grandfather's time in Darwin.
9. Regularly blog here.
10. Take one big overseas trip to somewhere I have never been.
11. Take one big domestic trip to somewhere I have never been.
12. Enjoy the outdoors more especially go fishing regularly.
13. Learn economics and/or further Engineering studies.
14. Make new friends with people from all over the world.
15. Take any opportunity given to me with two hands.
16. MOST IMPORTANTLY don’t say it. JUST DO IT!

Although my to do list is quite big and ambitious, I may also update this blog later in the year to include more tasks and that I must understand I may not be able complete all the tasks which is not the end of the world. I feel that by aiming for a goal and having a go, it can make my goals a lot easier to complete and be of greater motivation for completing them.

Finally at the end of this, the satisfaction of having completed something or having learnt a new skill is the enjoyable reward.