New Year’s Resolutions are a nice idea – they indicate making solid, positive and lasting changes to our lives and how can self improvement be bad? But the bad news is that the vast majority of people that make New Year’s Resolutions just don’t stick to them for longer than a week or so. Here are 4 common reasons why: Continue reading “4 Reasons Why New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work And How To Fix Them” »

So, in 2012, I, Adam Patel, resolve to…

#1. Get Up Earlier (at 7am every day including weekends -well, possibly not Sundays)

Being honest, I hate waking up early. Up to now, my definition of freedom has somewhere included the words “man should have the right to wake up naturally”. And this was all well and good until two things changed: First, I could not ignore the correlation between life success and early rising and this seemed like one of the simplest life changes I could make that would increase my momentum; and second… I got a girlfriend who wasn’t such a big fan of my getting up at close to noon or beyond on a Saturday. But I’m doing this because I want to and not because she wants me to. And it’s important that she, and everybody else, knows that. If I can succeed at this goal, it should lead to a great deal more productivity by adding an estimated 300 additional hours to the year.

The goal: Gradually adjust my sleeping pattern such that I can comfortably wake up at 7am every morning in a fit state of mind to get things done.

#2. Write, Produce & Direct My First Feature Film

After a rather unplanned entry into what I guess could be called my film career in 2011, in 2012 I aim to begin making a film of my own. This is a life time dream of mine and one that I have obstinately refused to allow to die since I was 10 years old.

I know for a fact this will not be easy and will probably be very hard work. It’s also an enormous financial risk and I could list 10 reasons right off the cuff why this could very easily go wrong. But some dreams you just can’t give up on. And if it was easy, everybody would be doing it.

The goal: To initiate production of a feature film with the intention of it being commercially successful either by cinema release (quite unlikely) or straight to DVD (more likely). Whether the film gets released in 2012 or 2013, we must reasonably believe by the end of 2012, that it will be finished.

Follow blog tag blockbuster or visit and follow the Mogul Films Blog for news of progress on this.

#3. Continue To Hone My Share Trading Skills And Become A Better Investor

One of my greatest achievements in 2011 has been to master the basics of stock trading, a field and subject that I previously did not even understand let alone attempt to dabble in. My success during 2011 has allowed me to grow my capital by an inflation beating 9%. What this means to the layman is that my investment portfolio, to put it simply, made me the same amount of money as a savings account that paid 9% interest would have, if such a thing existed, which it doesn’t.

In fact, no other venture I have involved myself with – and there have been a good few by now – has ever proved so profitable so quickly.

The goal: To grow my capital by 10% (after tax) on the balance at the close of 2011. Providing I don’t do anything stupid and another European country doesn’t need a bail out, this shouldn’t be too difficult.

Follow blog tag investing

#4. Start Doing Magic Again

Prior to starting my degree, magic was a very big part of my life. But as life changed and I reluctantly grew up, there were certain inevitable casualties. Magic was one of them. While I continued to manage and run MagicMegaStore.co.uk, my own skills as a performer atrophied to near extinction. This year I aim to revive the skills I once had and start performing again. As I remember, I used to enjoy it.

The goal: Start performing to actual people again.

#5. And This Year’s New Skill….. Learn To Draw

For the past couple of years, every year I have made an effort to learn a new skill. I think this is something everybody should do because it keeps life fresh. Learning also continues your individual evolution into a more rounded person. If is my belief that if your brain isn’t learning then it is dying.

This year I decided to learn to draw. I’m sure I’ll be posting my attempts on my blog as I go.

###

I’ll end by wishing you all a happy, productive and prosperous New Year.