Verum writes: Turning over a collective new leaf for the new year

A new year ahead and no doubt some, if not all, of us will have some personal resolutions for self-improvement that we hope will become a habit and so last the year and eventually become the norm.

I don’t think I’m very different to anyone else in making resolutions with the best of intentions, although thinking back most resolutions seem to crop up each time when contemplating the year ahead. First on the list is always to exercise more, second to eat less and third to spend less time at work and so have a better work-life balance.

However, all too often, good intentions and action in January, become less in February and by March it’s all a thing of the past. So realising where I’ve gone wrong in the past, this year I’ve a fourth resolution – to plan better. I’ve made a note of each resolution and at the beginning of each month will plan what to do during the month and at the end of each month I intend to monitor progress. Start the year with the best of intentions, what could possibly go wrong?