Blogger or poser…only time will tell

I can't believe I'm sitting here attempting to be become a blogger. I just don't think of myself as cool enough nor do I regularly frequent coffeeshops wearing those once-nerdy-now-trendy oversized glasses touting my mac book in a perfectly weathered messenger bag.

That being said, here I am. And here is 2014. Welcome to both of you. Lets hope I can make this worthwhile for everyone.

Now why a blog now? Like most people, I too am sucked in by the thought of New Years resolutions.  I actually don't really believe in resolutions normally. For me, I think you should work on yourself/your goals/your aspirations year long but for some reason I'm jumping on the bandwagon this year. And as you can probably guess, this blog was one of them…

Shannon's 2014 resolutions:

1. Start a blog

• Wow - check. Awesome start. I can't promise this blog will actually be any good but hey. Putting myself out there. 

2. Institute a 60-minute-cell-snap

• My MAJOR goal for this new year is to working on disconnecting. Specifically for 1 hour every night I have Kai at home. This shouldn't seem that hard but let's face it. I am a self-regonized workaholic. I have a fear of being disconnected. Belief: The second I put my cell phone away something major will happen. Truth: I sincerely believe that and that is the habit I need to break. So to snap my bad habit, I will be attempting to put my cell phone in a drawer for one hour to focus on what really is most important in life - my family. This shouldn't be that hard…but it will be for me. 

3. Be less emotional professionally

• See previous statement about being a workaholic. I'm one of those rare people who can say they truly love their job. Not that I don't have bad days, everyone does. But I really enjoy what I do, the people I work with and my company. And because of that, I want to be the best employee, co-worker, leader I can be. In order to do that, my goal is to work on not reacting so emotionally at times. I could say its the passion about what I do! But I think its really me needing to continue to grow and mature as a person. Not that I think I'm a loose cannon by any means, but I can work to learn when to react internally, and appear even externally. The best leaders I know can appear passionate without appearing emotional and I want to get there. 

and last but not least…

4. Live a healthier lifestyle

• Now if that isn't New Years day cliche I don't know what is but if you can't beat em - join em. This however implies I currently live an unhealthy lifestyle, which is not the case. But, given the choice of talking a walk or watching a football game, you will see me firmly planted in front of the TV. 

So 14 hours into 2014 how am I doing on said resolutions? You are in fact, reading my blog and I started my day with this view and a mile & a half walk:

2/4 ain't bad right?

Four resolutions - 364 days to go. Piece of cake...

Do you have any New Years resolutions? How long do you give yours before you break them?