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By Melissa Larsen, Photographed by: Cori Roberts

Sheree Hartwell

Owner/Director, Ford/Robert...

Card and candy companies have tried to turn Valentine’s Day into a consumerist holiday, but Valentine’s Day is about more than a bouquet of a dozen red roses and chocolates lost in a sea of red, pink and white decorations. Valentine’s Day is about expressing to your partner the adoration and love you feel for them. Flowers die, and chocolates get eaten. All that remains are wilting roses and a stomach ache (Could it be food poisoning from that new French place? You ask yourself) from a day that was supposed to be filled with anticipation and rich in splendor.

Do you want to lead a more productive life? Most people have a very hard time when it comes to finding the time to get things done. Unfortunately, just finding more time doesn't necessarily mean you are going to be more productive, too.

It's that time of year again when we make ourselves promises that we won't keep for more than a month, and won't remember for more than two. We call them New Year's Resolutions. And they pretty much all suck. I know it. You know it. Everybody knows it. Yet we all play the game as if we really believe that this time, it will be different.

But what if it really could be different? What if we really could make resolutions that matter? Considering the type of things we resolve to do, that could significantly change our lives for the better. Here are three tips for making New Year's Resolutions that...