A change, will do me good

With the New Year fast approaching, I find myself thinking of what my resolutions will be for 2012. Despite the usual promises I make (eat healthier, do more exercise and stop drinking for a month) this time I need more. I want something exciting, challenging and different that I’ve never done before. I’m not talking crazy things like jumping out of an aeroplane but something I can get my teeth into and get rewarded for. It’s obvious I need a change because I’ve been stuck in a rut for a long time and it hasn’t gone unnoticed by people around me so I need to do something, if not for my sanity, then for theirs!

I’m really struggling as to where to start though. I’ve searched in vain on Google in the hope I will find the inspiration I need, but nothing! It’s difficult because I have never been that person who knows what they want to be when they grow up and as a result I have drifted my way through life rather than create the one I want. Don’t get me wrong, it hasn’t been disappointing. Infact, I’m very happy with what I have unexpectedly achieved over the last 31 years, but now it’s time for me to find what it is I am good at, work on it and be successful as a result. I have had some ideas from close friends and family, but I’m not business minded. I don’t have the skills or experience to put something together. Perhaps I need to draw up a business proposal and pitch it to the Dragon’s Den. Then again, maybe not!

My holiday to Cape Town in a couple of weeks might be the ideal opportunity to stop me procrastinating and actually do something about it. Maybe two weeks in the sun with a chance to switch off and relax will be what it takes to get the ball rolling allowing me to move into the New Year with a new idea and new focus. Whatever happens, I know 2012 will be a year of change for me, I just hope it will be a good change.

Watch this space…