Christmas is over, the excitement has come and gone, and now it's time to set our sights on the New Year. Every year I make a laundry list of self-improvement items that I somehow convince myself I'll magically follow through on this year.

There are common resolutions that I have tried on a time or two: to eat healthier, to exercise more, to save more money, to take better care of myself. These - or some form of them -  have been the top American resolutions for many consecutive years, telling me that not only are these common but they are commonly failed.

Jim Carrey's movie Yes Man was on television today and I couldn't help thinking wh...

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