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Great Resources to Make Your New Year's Resolutions Successful

Broward County Library can help you make the most out of 2009! And, if you want to make resolutions for the new year, your library is the best resource you can utilize. Read, listen to, or view the library materials that contain details about the very same resolutions that you are interested in achieving. You will find plans of action that have worked for others or have scientific backing. You will find out about common stumbling blocks that can be avoided or more easily handled. You will find step-by-step instruction. You will find resources that are entertaining as well as helpful, with narratives about the what-why-how of other people's resolutions, about achieving success, about changing resolutions in mid-stream, about giving up and trying again, about laughing and having fun while achieving, and so much more. Broward County Library has the resources to take you through all the stages of your interests.

One of the most important steps for achieving your resolutions is to write a plan down immediately. Don't just think, "Oh, I'd like to…" Put it in writing, and leave it in a visible location as a daily reminder. As an additional prompt, you may want to use your e-mail's calendar function: Put one or two of your top resolutions in a recurring appointment that will pop up every other day or, maybe, once a week on your computer screen; set the time of the prompt for when you know you will be open to being reminded about what you want to do for yourself. 
 
Use your library to check out materials for more information about the subject.  Enter the subject of your interest into our Visual Catalog search box, and - don't put it off -- place a hold immediately on at least one library item in the search results list. When you receive that call from the library that the item is ready for your check-out and you pick the item up from your favorite library, you will have taken another step toward achieving your resolution. Periodically place additional holds, so that you're actively and continuously providing yourself with fresh information to absorb about the subject of your resolution.  Use the various online resources that are available for viewing and downloading material on our library's Web site. If you really want to achieve your resolutions in 2009, the more information you have, the more likely you are to succeed. 

We have listed below a few  popular resolutions, and have added direct links to those materials in the library's catalog. Whether you use one of these quick links or whether you browse our full resources, take the time to place a hold and have the materials that can help you the most sent to any Broward County Library location of your choice. Once the library material arrives at your local library, pick it up on your lunch hour, after work, or on the weekend. You have the power to achieve your goals in 2009, and Broward County Library is here to help!

Fitness and Exercise Reduce Stress Financial Goals/Managing Debt
Learn New Organizational Techniques Personal Growth Looking Better

Fitness and Exercise
Who doesn't want to look their best?  Broward County Library has excellent books on fitness including books to help you start a walking plan, books on cycling, and even Yoga DVDs.  Click on any of the items below to view the specific item. 


 Fitness for Dummies by Suzanne Schlosberg and Liz Newporent

Fitness for Dummies
By Suzanne Schlosberg and Liz Neporent

15-Minute Yoga by Godfrey Devereux

15-Minute Yoga
By Godfrey Devereux


 Fitness by Jeff Archer

Fitness
By Jeff Archer



Yoga Basics by C. Alexander Simpkins and Annellen M. Simpkins

Yoga Basics
By C. Alexander Simpkins and Annellen M. Simpkins


Wai Lana Yoga by Wai Lana

Wai Lana Yoga
By Wai Lana



Cycling Fit by Jamie Baird

Cycling Fit
By Jamie Baird

 

Reduce Stress
Stress takes its toll on many people.  Learning new techniques to reduce stress and handle
situations for more positive outcomes is a great New Year's Resolution.   Click on any of the items below to view the specific item. 
   

 

How to Reduce Workplace Conflict and Stress by Anna Maravelas

How to Reduce Workplace Conflict and Stress
By Anna Maravelas

 

 


The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook by Martha Davis, Elizabeth Robbins-Eshelman, and Matthew McKay

The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook
By Martha Davis, Elizabeth Robbins-Eshelman, and Matthew McKay

 


A Guide to Alternative Self-Healing Techniques for Stress Reduction by William Collinge

A Guide to Alternative Self-Healing Techniques for Stress Reduction
By William Collinge


 

Financial Goals/ Managing Debt     
Want to figure out a plan to pay off debt?  Want to start a savings plan?  Take control today.  Click on any of the items below to view the specific item.

1,001 Ways to Save, Grow, and Invest Your Money by David E. Rye

1,001 Ways to Save, Grow,
and Invest Your Money
By David E. Rye

Deal with your debt by Liz Pulliam Weston

Deal With Your Debt
By Liz Pulliam Weston

The Four Elements of Financial Alchemy by Jacques F. Vallee

The Four Elements of
Financial Alchemy
By Jacques F. Vallee

Get Organized 
A new year is the perfect time to get organized.  Plan time to organize your office or eliminate clutter in your home.  Click on any of the items below to view the specific item.

Organize Your Office -- In No Time By Monica Ricci

Organize Your
Office -- In No Time
By Monica Ricci

The Everything Organize Your Home Book By Jenny Schroedel

The Everything
Organize Your Home
Book
By Jenny Schroedel

10-Minute OrganizingBy Sara Hunter

10-Minute Organizing
By Sara Hunter

Clutter Junkie No More: Stepping Up to Recovery By Barb Rogers

Clutter Junkie No More:
Stepping Up to Recovery
By Barb Rogers

Organize Yourself! By Ronni Eisenberg, Kate Kelly

Organize Yourself! By Ronni Eisenberg and Kate Kelly


 


It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff  By Peter Walsh

It's All Too Much: An
Easy Plan for Living
a Richer Life with Less Stuff
By Peter Walsh


 
Personal Growth
This is the perfect time to unlock the potenial inside of yourself.  Don't waste another minute to fulfill your dreams.  Click on any of the items below to view the specific item.
        

Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out By Marci Shimoff

Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out By Marci Shimoff

What Happy People Know: How the New Science of Happiness Can Change Your Life for the Better, By Dan Baker and Cameron Stauth

What Happy People Know: How the New Science of Happiness Can Change Your Life for the Better By Dan Baker and Cameron Stauth

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose, By Eckhart Tolle

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose By Eckhart Tolle

 

  

The Daring Female's Guide to Ecstatic Living:  30 Dares for a More Gutsy and Fulfilling Life By Natasha Kogan

The Daring Female's Guide to
Ecstatic Living: 30 Dares for a
More Gutsy and Fulfilling Life

By Natasha Kogan

 

I Am Potential: Eight Lessons on Living, Loving and Reaching Your Dreams, By Patrick Henry Hughes, Patrick John Hughes, and Bryant Stamford

I Am Potential: Eight Lessons on Living, Loving and Reaching Your Dreams By Patrick Henry Hughes, Patrick John Hughes, and Bryant Stamford

Choosing Happiness: Keys to a Joyful Life, By Alexandra Stoddard

Choosing Happiness: Keys to a Joyful Life, By Alexandra Stoddard

Looking Better
Make 2009 the year that you make yourself look great.  Lots of books offer great tips to look and feel great. Click on any of the items below to view the specific item.
        

You: Staying Young By Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz

You: Staying Young By Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz

The Black Book of Hollywood Beauty Secrets, By Kym Douglas and Cindy Pearlman

The Black Book of Hollywood Beauty Secrets By Kym Douglas and Cindy Pearlman

Get Positively Beautiful: The Ultimate Guide to Looking and Feeling Gorgeous, By Carmindy

Get Positively Beautiful: The Ultimate Guide to Looking and Feeling Gorgeous By Carmindy