New Years Resolutions Don’t Work
I have heard a lot of people talk about their New Years Resolution. Either they are going to lose weight, stop smoking, or increase their income. Some other people are planning to be making a certain amount of monye by the end of the year. They don’t work.
One reason why resolutions don’t work is that most people don’t set specific goals as part of their resolution. Lose weight is a wish. So is make more money. These things have no defined finish line, therefore, you cannot guage whether or not you are on the right track.
Another reason resolutions don’t work is because people try to draw a line in the sand. The change is too sudden. It’s like the frog in the pot. If you drop a frog into a pot of boiling water, he will jump right out. The change is too sudden. If you put a frog into a pot of cold water and gradually increase the tempurature, the frog will stay in the pot and end up as dinner.
The point is to set goals (not resolutions). One example of a good goal would be “I will have $5k in the bank by the end of the year from saving $x per pay period and from selling widgets online.”
Don’t set yourself up for failure.