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Published: December 27, 2007
Updated: 12/26/2007 10:44 am
For every New Year's resolution, there's a person with hope:
Hope that, finally, he'll get the nattering monkey off his back.
Hope he'll flatten his bad habit like a bug.
Hope she'll silence her nagging conscience once and for all.
For what are we without hope? You got it - hopeless. And as long as we're still here, there's no reason for that.
Go ahead. Resolve to smash and muzzle. To lose weight, quit smoking, turn a cluttered life into the envy of your most obsessive-compulsive friend. Remember, you do not venture forth alone, and others have gone before. Some have actually succeeded.
And they're happy to lend you a hand.
More tips
from these
experts
on Page 3
Start by figuring out the cause of your disorganization and identifying how you'll benefit by making changes,
advises professional organizer and
author Donna Smallin.
Set consistent, secure boundaries, says pediatrician Peter A. Gorski,
a University of South Florida
professor. "It demonstrates how much you care."
Eat lower down on the
food chain, suggests
The Daily Green:
The Consumer's Guide
to the Green Revolution.
Growing plants consumes
far fewer resources than
raising animals for food.
Once you've decided to quit smoking, make your home, car and workplace strictly no-smoking
areas for everyone, says former smoker Marion Gwizdala, who has led hundreds of smoking
cessation workshops.
Set a realistic goal for losing weight, such as dropping just 10 percent of your current poundage, says Diana Bloom, a woman who dropped her extra fat and now teaches others the strategies that worked for her.
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