A fresh new year appears before us as a blank Journal waiting for a new stage that will be in some respects a permanent part of our lives.
Every year we make resolutions to get better.
This year I will lose weight, I will learn how to play the guitar, I will exercise more often. We are very confident that we will follow but statistics show that only 8% of goal setters will actually stick to their resolutions so that is why we are making these resolutions.
We have an inner desire to want to be better and the difference between "Who you are and who you want to be is WHAT YOU DID!" but many of us are not willing to do something about it and if we do something, most do not.
The keys to achieving success are consistent habits that you do not give up on realizing that you have complete control over if you are part of the 8% of those who fulfill their resolutions and change their lives. Often at times we set goals that are too broad, at this time set a very specific goal. Something that easily stays consistent.
Let’s say, you want to start living a healthy lifestyle. Create a goal to wake up before 7:00 - No Sorry, make it happen every day. Not so much but what you realize over time is that other aspects of your life are starting to change. What started as a simple wake-up call earlier has become a frequent workout.
Waking up earlier is not the cause of a healthy lifestyle but rather the initial changes start the chain reactions that lead to other good habits. So what will happen next week if the hype is over? People stop talking about their new goals in the Year, you become less motivated, your brain starts to have reasons why you can’t do it, what do you do then.
The true dimension of your character is what you do when the chaos ends. What do you do when no one is watching. Having a specific Goal is essential to perseverance. You need to have a vision and believe in that vision because belief will stick to routine activities. I think many of us want to believe but we do not really believe when it is difficult. Sometimes it takes more than just believing in yourself to last.
Change becomes real when we see it in the eyes of other people so this year take that step to become who you want to be. No more frustrations, be consistent, remember your vision, believe you can do it and surround yourself with people who will just let you out. Don’t let another year pass you by full of opportunities.
Treat each day of this year as if it were your last year. Remember, "Success is in the details".
