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You can still salvage 2007

Even with the best intentions, we often find ourselves at this point in the year wondering, "What happened to those resolutions I made at the beginning of the year?"

You may even be in a really bad situation because of something you
overlooked or did thoughtlessly. Well, if you’re reading this, you may
still have a chance to turn things around.

If you are like many of the people I know, you have been throwing yourself at one challenge or another for three months and you still have a whole bunch of unkept promises made to yourself and others.

First of all, stop beating yourself up. What’s done is done. Apologizing will not undo it. You probably made a judgement call on bad data or lost track of your real objectives in life. Whatever!

If anyone asks, just say that it seemed to make sense at the time.

That is the honest truth in most cases and will let you get off the topic and on to making a different future for yourself.

Now, about making a fresh start. How about right now? Not tomorrow after breakfast or next week when the family is gone. If you are interested, here is one way to do it:

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