Yes, this is another “blog” about New Year’s resolutions…but, stay with me, I’ve got a different take.
I like new beginnings, new goals, and restarts as much as anyone else. However, I’m not a big fan of the resolution-mania that seems so popular in recent years.
From my experience, resolutions are usually attempts at major shifts in behavior or habits. And, we all know that they usually don’t make it past a week or so, maybe a month.
“Sprinting” toward major resolution-change is rarely successful because the issue is usually impossible to fix so quickly. In reality, real change happens slowly with little positive steps in the right direction.
For instance, rather than saying that you’re going to workout 6 days per week and lose 50 lbs, how about just committing to exercise more regularly and try for 3x this week…or even 2x. Take baby steps or you won’t last past January.
Going to read your Bible more and pray?…Awesome! How about starting with today and then wake up and go for it again tomorrow. Stop overwhelming yourself with monthly-yearly timelines and far-out goals, just win TODAY!
Life is a marathon, positive change is a marathon, take it piece by piece and don’t put so much pressure on yourself. If you fall down, get up, there’s always tomorrow. Long-term success at your resolutions happens by winning a culmination of small victories!