Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions This Year By Shrinking Them
Thinking smaller in 2 key ways can both help you achieve more and get better at making resolutions in the future
For many of us, the first week of the new year holds the promise of being the first week of a new direction, a turning point — the marker of when we began seriously working on our big goals. But 9 out of 10 times, come February or March, what do we have to show for it? Usually, fatigue and disappointment — and not much else.
But don’t fret, it’s not entirely your fault! It’s the fault of that tired old convention of the new year’s resolution.
It’s high time we try something new in its place. It’s time we understand why they so often fail, and a few tweaks we can make that just might save our resolutions this year.
Shrink them. In fact, don’t just shrink the resolution; shrink the year, too. It may mean the difference between achievement and bereavement this year.
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