After almost a full month away from the office I’m glad to say that I’m back. I set up a series of posts that would publish automatically while I was gone and left on December 7th to get married in the Caribbean.

My apologies for not giving advance warning but I didn’t want to give the spammers the heads up that I would be away!

I came back on the 23rd and, like most of you, got caught up in a series of back to back to back family events. Today was my first day in the office and it’s good to be back!

I have always found that time away from the daily grind is useful to put things into perspective and help create clarity on new goals to achieve.

Every year I set new goals for the amount of web traffic I want to drive. Two years ago I achieved my year end goal in April. Last year it took me until November and we barely made it.

This year is going to be even more difficult than any of the previous years. It’s going to take a lot of hard work to get there and I’m going to have to rely on others more than ever before to help me achieve my goal.

It’s easy to make a goal and not follow through, however. According to Amber Tresca, here are 10 tips to keep to your New Year’s resolutions:

1 Be realistic

2 Plan ahead

3 Outline your plan

4 Make a “pro” and “con” list

5 Talk about it

6 Reward yourself

7 Track your progress

8 Don’t beat yourself up

9 Stick to it

10 Keep trying

What are your New Year’s resolutions and how are you planning on keeping to them?

Evan Carmichael

Evan Carmichael
YoungEntrepreneur.com Blog Manager

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