It's that time of year when I feel like every where I turn someone is talking about New Years resolutions.
Lose weight.
Get fit. 
Save more.
As if the changing of the page on the calendar will some how magically change ones destiny.
Well guess what....it doesn't work like that!
It was 7 weeks ago when I announced that there were 55 days left in 2017 and my plan was to finish strong. 
Finishing strong would guarantee that the year was a positive one.
Why is finishing strong so important?
I can answer that in one word....
MOMENTUM!
Those changes I hope for in 2018 started well before the ball drops on New Years Eve.
Wishing and hoping for success in the New Year is not a solid game plan.
It's farming 101.
If you want to have any chance at having a bumper crop, you must do the prep work.
The ground must be tilled and fertilized. 
The seed must be planted. And then on a daily basis the young crop must be tended to.
You could just toss some seed out the window and hope that it grows. 
You could dream about what a great crop will be like.
You might even pray that some divine force will cause the Earth to burst forth spewing a heavenly bounty.
Or you can get off of your butt and do all that you possibly can to help to achieve your goals.
I vaguely remember writing about this a year ago.
Goal setting is a far better plan than resolution making.
Unless of course you are determined to fail!
In which case, please disregard everything above!