Thursday Thoughts: Use Test, Not Resolution

Thursday Thoughts, New Year’s Goals, Resolutions for Women Entrepreneurs

I like the word test better than the word resolution.

As I tried to formulate 2025 resolutions, I kept saying, “I want to test myself” instead.

I envisioned five new skills, events, or activities I have in the wings to try. They aren’t resolutions. I am testing myself on them and then determining if they are right for me to continue resolutely into the rest of 2025.

I have one “test” a month:

January – Acting
February – Women’s Lacrosse Refereeing (actual test on the field and off)
March – Getting more works in print (I’m in many books already)
April – Running a second full marathon (this time at the age of 60)
May – Rock climbing at Yosemite National Park
June – Substitute Teaching (I started in January and said I’d try it to June)

So, how can you turn your resolutions into something more concrete, like a test of something you are interested in maintaining or trying? I bet just the thought of it challenges you a bit more. Let me know what you decide to do.