New Year's Resolutions – do they work? Are you setting yourself a New Year's Resolution this year? Will this be a positive boost to you in 2011 or will you find your resolution starts well and fizzles after a week or two?
What has been your experience in previous years? How well are you setting yourself up for success when you create your New Year's resolutions?
I think new year’s resolutions are imperfect, but not having resolutions is worse. As Brian Tracy says, they are conscious decisions – and this can frighten and paralyse us at a sub-conscious level.
Two approaches to this may help. One is the simple substitution of the word ‘intention’ for resolution. Let’s make intentions as these are a lot less frightening, and don’t create that same onerous sense of commitment – and hence potential failure.
The second idea is to use the well known Kaizen technique, which is really incredibly powerful. When we make resolutions, because they are Resolutions, on New Year’s Eve – notice all the capitals – they tend to be big (to lose a stone, make a million) or absolute (stop drinking altogether), and this too disturbs us.
Kaizen technique replaces all this angst by asking the simple question: what is the smallest possible step I could take towards my destination? Do that for as long as it comfortable. Then, increase – do more – at that point. So, for example, instead of resolving to lose a stone in weight, the kaizen might be: to climb one flight of stairs to my office every day/once a week instead of using the lift all the way.
Finally, to do anything new one should consider, what then do I stop? And that leads on to – what do more of, less of, and even continue as is. I have developed a one sheet STOP-START REVIEW which is ideal to help people get a hold of what next they need to do. If anyone would like a free copy – assuming that if you use it you will respect and acknowledge its origin – then email me and I will get it to you.
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Great Blog James,
Enjoyable read and a much more balanced approach to tackling and hopefully achieving a NY resolution.
Would love a copy of the Stop Start Review document and will respect and acknowledge its origin.
Regards
Chris
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