As the New Year kicks in and the celebrations disappear into the mist faster than a recycled Christmas tree flies through the shredder it is time to think about the year ahead and how we want to spend it.

2012 could be a magnificent year here in Guernsey, or maybe it will be the same as 2011. At the end of the day though it will be down to you as to how your year pans out. You can sit somewhere down the line of carriages and watch the world go by or you could go up front and do a bit of driving, making sure your personal train is on the right tracks.

It is all too easy to be a passenger and go where fate decrees but perhaps some will grab 2012 by the scruff of the neck and say,”Hey this is going to be my year and I am going to make good things happen.”

Let’s start with the resolution that we are going to win something big, we can forget that one.

Second let’s think about what we are doing and if we are happy as we are. If you are happy with your life, stop reading right now and enjoy the next 12 months. If however you aren’t happy with your life, let’s resolve here and now to see what you can do about it.

Third, a word of caution, don’t just dump everything you’ve got and think the grass will be greener somewhere else. Life isn’t like that. It is far better to make the most of what you have got and work smarter or adjust things in your life to enjoy your time a bit more.

It may be as simple as not making the bed when you get up and not having a cooked breakfast thereby making the start of your day a bit easier. It could be catching the bus to work, saving the stress of parking and saving the cost of petrol. It may be staying to lunch instead of coming home and finishing half an hour earlier – ask the boss! There are a myriad of things you can do to give yourself more time and then you can think what you are going to do with that time.

You could find a hobby which pays, enjoy your sport a bit more and win some prizes, maybe you’ll write that book you always wanted to write. Whatever you do with the time you save – enjoy it. You may just find that after spending time, doing something you really enjoy, one day you can spend all your time doing what you enjoy.

However the longest journey starts with a single step so as in all good plans take your resolutions one step at a time and pace the change. Who knows by this time next year a resolution to enjoy life more will be the last thing on your mind.

And of course if your ideas involve a business, come and talk to us here at the Guernsey Enterprise Agency. Call us on 710043 or email us on info@gea.gg.

Happy New Year.

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