A New Year’s resolution is a tradition for many of us. For most, our New Year’s resolution is a promise we make to ourselves that involves making a change to accomplish a goal that ideally improves our happiness. But do they work?
Start with the Party!
New Year’s Eve is always a blast! With great excitement, we arrive at the New Year’s Eve party and dance, play games, indulge a little, socialize, and then it’s 3…2…1… HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
We sing, blow our horns, release balloons or sky lanterns and then someone asks the question…. What’s your New Year’s Resolution?
Then, the Resolutions
I think we’ve all made resolutions that involve things from diet and exercise to saving money or changing jobs.
Ever find yourself at the gym on January 2nd working hard, feeling like your lungs are climbing up your throat, your legs are so fatigued they’re shaking, and all you see are the Barbie and Ken’s of the world looking all hot? Yup! I’ve been there! As if that wasn’t brutal enough the next day I could hardly walk or raise my arms! It can definitely be discouraging.
Now, this past year has changed a lot of our goals, limiting our ability to go to the gym, see friends and family, and testing our financial security. 2020 has encouraged us to get creative with our goals and the manner in which we achieve them. This might mean home workouts, cutting back on unnecessary memberships, Zoom calls and even re-evaluating our space as we spend more time at home.
How Do They Do It?
So, why is it so dang hard, even in a normal year, to keep up with our New Year’s resolutions? Why do we have so much energy and hope on January 1st and by March we can barely remember what we have set out to do?
It’s because life is busy and we really didn’t take the time to identify and prioritize our goals. We brainstormed our goals, but we don’t write them down.
Our resolutions deserve a plan of action, and a way to keep those goals and encouraging messages front and center.
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Hat Tip to 2021! Plan, Do and Make it Be Great!
