On the 31st December 2000, I made a number of New Years Resolutions (as I’m sure most of us do each year) – We were with some friends, and we decided it would be fun to actually write them down and keep them to look at the following year to see how we fared. for some reason, they got put away “in a safe place” and were never found… Until a few weeks ago that is – so I thought it would be fun to see if I managed to achieve any of my resolutions in six years, rather than the usual one!

I should point out that at the end of 2000, I was still working full time as a Civil Servant, and despite having worked on my websites for 4 months had yet to receive a single penny in commisson from any network.

Resolution Number One: Finally make some money from the websites. Success. I received my very first cheque in April 2001, from Affiliate Window, for the grand sum of £13.51. I didn’t know whether to cash it or frame it!

Resolution Number Two: Get Married. Success. Er Indoors and I tied the knot on 7th April 2001, and we’ve been happily married ever since – She’s been happy and I’ve been married.. boom! boom! Seriously though, we’re really happy, and glad we took the plunge.

Resolution Number Three: Give up smoking (maybe). Success, but late. I didn’t really want to give up at the time, and carried on for a number of years, before finally smoking my last cigarette on 12th April 2006. Since then, I’ve not smoked over 12,000 cigarettes, saving me more than £3,000. Oh, and I can run for the bus without getting out of breath!

Resolution Number Four: Lose Weight. Success (partial). I did manage to lose a little weight, but ended up putting it all back on when I gave up smoking and became a full time affiliate. I’m getting back down to where I want to be, but am still a little way off. Will be something to work on in 2008.

Resolution Number Five: Make a Million. Success (late and technically). Whilst said tongue in cheek at the time, I have earned in excess of £1,000,000 in the last 6 years. Unfortunately I haven’t kept hold of all of it, hence why I’m still working!

Resolution Number Six: Get promoted. Failure (which ultimately lead to the success of Number 5). It says a lot that one of my main (realistic) objectives at the start of 2001 was to get promotion so that I could earn £16,000 a year rather than £12,000. And if I hadn’t been turned down for promotion in the summer of 2001, I might still be there now, which is a very scary thought. Being turned down for promotion was the catalyst that resulted in me quitting my job by the end of the year to become a full time affiliate.

Resolution Number Seven: Lern to Spel. Failure. Regular readers of this blog will know that the odd spelling mistake always makes its way through. I am careful about spellings, but also tend to type very quickly, which leads to a few typos.

Resolution Number Eight: Get a Dog. Success, but late. My first dog Max, a liver-and-white Springer Spaniel was born on New Years Day 2002, and was joined by Jinx, a fellow springer in 2006. Unfortunately Max was killed in a collision with a car in November of this year. He would have been six tomorrow.

Resolution Number Nine: Get another tattoo. Success, but late. I had my first tattoo done a few days before making these resolutions, and despite always wanting another one, could never find the right one. I finally made a concerted effort to get one done for my thirtieth birthday this year, and had my second tattoo, a tribal band on my right arm inked in October.

Resolution Number Ten: See Newcastle play live. Success. This will need some explaining, as most people know I am an Argyle fan, however I also have an affection for Newcastle United, dating back to my youth. My Dad is a Manchester United fan, and I was determined not to be railroaded into supporting them, so decided to cheer on their rivals, who were Newcastle at the time. I finally saw a game at St James Park, courtesy of Mal, Paul and Steve from buy.at in August 2003, watching a thrilling 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich.

I certainly never thought I’d fulfill so many of those resolutions, although to be fair I think I had no idea the huge change in direction my life was about to take in becoming a full time affiliate. Here’s to the next six years!

I’d like to take this opportunity to wish all Lammo.net readers a very Happy New Year, and hope that 2008 will be a prosperous one for all of us.

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