EMBRACE YOUR 2021 NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS IN THREE EASY WAYS Written by Fida Abbott
We read many articles about New Year’s resolutions, from printed and online media, blogs, and social media. Many fail to fulfill them, including me. Several reasons can include unexpected medical conditions or life events that we could not avoid. Or maybe it could result from just one simple reason: our goal was too high to be reached within a year. I remember my 2018 New Year’s resolution was selfpublishing my book. Later I gave it the title Exploring My Ideas . I wanted to publish it that year because I wanted to support my church that would celebrate 150 years—a remarkable number to celebrate. I wanted to support the renovation building costs through my book launch party by having a silent auction. I presented my books with Indonesian products in several baskets. My 2018 New Year’s resolution was reached. My book was published on June 5, 2018. Then I set it up for book award events and reviews. In the summer of 2019, my book received a Pinnacle Book Achievement Award from the National Association of Book Entrepreneurs in the category of Short Story. Bringing my book to several book award events was one of my 2019 New Year’s resolutions, and I won.
About the Author: Fida Abbott, an award-winning author, was born in Indonesia but currently lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and daughter. Besides expressing herself in her writings in Indonesian and English, she is an Indonesian language instructor serving USAF. She can be contacted via her website at www.abbottsbooks.com.
I kept pursuing my other 2019 New Year’s resolution, which was to translate my book into Indonesian. I looked forward to building a network with American authors by joining many groups for authors on Facebook. As I was almost finished translating it, an unexpected medical condition happened. My daughter was hospitalized for six weeks and then placed in an outpatient program for another three weeks before returning to school on January 6, 2020. I could not reach this goal in 2019, so I set it as my 2020 New Year’s resolution. I kept joining many groups for authors that I was interested in on Facebook to see if there were any opportunities to build my network. There were. Several months after New Year in 2020, I saw a post in one of the groups I joined. It was an invitation to join a book collaboration project. I was interested and decided to join it. I felt comfortable as this idea came from the founder of the Pretty Women Hustle Network, who is smart, kind, and communicative. Now I look forward to our book being published in 2021 entitled PRETTY, PAID, AND POWERFUL: 40 Days to Empowering the Woman Within. Participating in this book collaboration project becomes the first step in building my network with other American authors. What have I learned from these experiences? First, I focused on one thing, then executed it through plans and actions. Second, I made it simple and could continue it if I failed. Third, and most importantly, I made it fun with no pressure at all. Following these three easy steps made it possible for me to achieve my New Year’s resolutions. I am sure that if I can do it, you can do it too.