Happy New Years! May Your Resolutions Be Achievable & Measurable

Happy New Year!

I hope you’re taking the time time to celebrate AND to look ahead into the next year. They say the typical resolution lasts only 4 days. I believe it.

One of the reasons is likely because people have resolved to arrive at a new outcome without resolving to take the specific steps to get there. So, stop now and put some specific actions with your resolutions.

EXAMPLE: Don’t plan to lose weight. Plan to cut calorie consumption to a specific amount (500 calorie daily deficit) while increasing calorie burn by a specific amount (500 calorie burn daily). That plan will help you to lose 2 lbs per week. It’s achievable and not mysterious.

So, what achievable specific resolutions are you making for 2011? Here are four of my personal development resolutions, which are achievable, measurable, and highly beneficial:

1. Bike 5,500 miles. I’ll do this by commuting to the office, exercise, group rides, and a bike ride from Key West to Pensacola.

2. Read through the Bible using a 365 day chronological reading plan.

3. Read through the New Testament as a family during daily devotions.

4. Read 52 books (theology, bios, marketing, pastoral, and a few classics).

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from Travis, Kelly, Kourtney, McKenna, and Blake Johnson

This Christmas I’m thankful for the circumstances into which Jesus was born: humble, common, and chaotic.  He continues to step into the lives of the down and out, the up and out, the self sufficient, the desperate.  Regardless of where we reside or what circumstances we have, Jesus steps in and lives among us with a plan for our redemption.

I’m thankful for a God that is above us…but, who is not fearful of being among us.  My prayer is that you’ll receive the gift of a Savior born among us, who lived and did miracles.  And, as thanks, He was beaten murdered, and thrown in a hole which was incapable of holding Him.  Today, He’s resurrected and ascended and making intercession for us.  God loves us with an amazing love.

Merry Christmas!