Welcome to the new year! It's 2009...are you ready? The new year is always the perfect time to reflect on the previous year's achievements and to set new goals for the coming year.

A great rule of thumb is to write down your goals and then share them with others. Did you know the likelihood of you achieving your goals can increase almost two fold by doing this one simple act? This makes you accountable for your goals--but in a good way. Who wants to let down our loved ones, right?

Now, once you've set your new year's resolutions, don't forget to create a strategy as to how you're going to achieve them. Goals that are written down are meaningless unless you have a strategy in place.

So with that being said, here are my top five goals for 2009:

1. To win a national title.

2. To help educate as many people as possible about proper nutrition though the GET FIT Campaign™ and its GET FIT™ seminars called "Nutritional Basics".

3. To complete phase two of my site.

4. To successfully host the FITNESS NEW MEXICO Championships in Albuquerque on May 30th at Isleta Casino & Resort.

5. Be more efficient with my time and to not stress about the little things. Life's too short.

So, what about you? What are your new year's resolutions? I've already heard from a few of you and I'm so excited! What great goals you have set for yourselves and I know you will be successful in 2009. I'd love to hear from more of you, so please email me your new year's goals to cristin@cristinkiburz.com. 

Now, on to the good stuff...February’s Athlete Tribute of the Month was runner up at both the 2008 Fitness America Pageant and Fitness Universe Pageant, and she's a Savage sister... Andi Martin Wagner! Go to the Athlete Tribute section to learn more about this fit mom.

As for my competition plans, I’m working with fitness guru, Cathy Savage and her team of experts to help me achieve my goal of winning a national title in 2009! From hard workouts to an awesome fitness routine, they're already preparing me for the Fitness Universe Pageant held at the end of June. All I can say is get ready because here I come!

Thanks again for stopping by and please feel free to email me with your comments or suggestions at cristin@cristinkiburz.com