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I love goals and measuring progress. Too many, I believe, take life as it comes, go with the flow, fly by the seat of their pants. And in so doing end up far from where they dream or hope. They just end up…somewhere… wherever.

As you resolve to make 2012 the best it can be, look forward with hope and faith and enthusiasm. As President Monson counseled:

The past is behind, learn from it.
The future is ahead, prepare for it.
The present is her, live it.

Happy New Year to all Mormon Mommas!

Alison Moore Smith is a 61-year-old entrepreneur who graduated from BYU in 1987. She has been (very happily) married to Samuel M. Smith for 40 years. They are parents of six incredible children and grandparents to two astounding grandsons. She is the author of The 7 Success Habits of Homeschoolers.