Let me be honest with you, I'm tired of hearing people mutter the words "My New Year's resolution is... (insert some goal that they will likely give up within a few short weeks or months of starting)."
For years I have made it very clear that I believe New Year's resolutions are ridiculous.
Now before you get on my case about being so pessimistic, hear me out.
I have always been a firm believer that if you want change, you have to make it happen.
With that often comes a timeline. People say "Starting Monday, I'm going to the gym," or something along those lines.
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I won't deny that even I have had those moments, but I got tired of telling myself that I would do it at some later date and just told myself I had enough and that was that.
I didn't put it off until Monday or the first of the month, or even the start of the new year. I made a decision that if I wanted to see change, I would start that day.
This is one of the reasons why I feel so strongly about New Year's resolutions. Setting a goal based on a timeline doesn't mean you're more likely to achieve it. In fact, I have always felt the opposite.
You need to be your own motivation, not some kick-off date.
By starting right away, you put yourself in an even better position come the new year.
I know it can be hard. But whether you start now or later doesn't change that.
In fact, you can make it even harder to get started to begin with by waiting.
Regardless of whether your resolution is to quit smoking, hit the gym more, eat healthy, or even spend less time on your cellphone, I say why wait? Why not start now?
I have noticed that as the years tick by, my feelings towards resolutions has grown even more prominent.
I don't just simply tell people "I don't make resolutions," I tell them why I don't, and a lot of the time they agree.
While I think goals are important, there's a way of going about them, and postponing them to Jan. 1 isn't necessarily the best way to start, at least in my opinion.
According to an article in a U.S. media outlet, 80 per cent of New Year's resolutions fail. While many goal-setters have the best intentions, most give up their new year promises by February.
Although this is a United States source, I doubt it's much different in Canada.
It doesn't matter if you're trying to save more money, live a healthier lifestyle, or be a friendlier person. The world could use some of that right now, so why wait? Why not get started when you have that impulse?
