I normally hear people talk about making a list of what they will do at the start of a new year, what not to do, habits to stop and other things to do but my curiosity in all these is; do people really keep to the resolutions they make at new year? I did a random sampling and found out that many people never go past the first month before going back on their words. So what is the right time to make a resolution?
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I have asked myself this; does one really need to wait till a new year before making things right or making a resolution? If this were to be the case, then what if the person falters, will he still have to wait till next year to put things right? In my own opinion however, the journey to getting better towards perfection is not reserved only for the new year. Every day has its own part to play in your life and you can get better each day. I remember this very popular quote:
Anytime someone wakes from sleep becomes their morning
Any day you decide to turn a new leaf to do what is right will mark a new beginning for you. There is no doubt, people normally feel the need to enter into the new year with a load of expectations and resolutions but how about keeping to it? There is nothing bad in setting standards and targets for yourself but it should not become conditionally attached to a particular time of the year.
One of the things that make people contravene their standards, apart from lack of discipline, is setting unrealistic target. A friend of mine once told me about a target that he set for himself and by all standards it was almost unattainable; it did not take long and he fell back.
I do advice people to start by putting the bar low and then raise it higher as they go. For example; for someone that wants to stop a particular daily habit (say smoking), advising him for a total and automatic withdrawal of the habit may seem like a mission impossible. It will be easier and more potent to start the withdrawal process by part (that is; little by little). If he is waiting for a new year to make a resolution to quit, it may not come to pass.
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Just to let you know, whatever resolution you are making, just have in mind that you are not invincible (as some motivational speakers may want you to believe).
Okay I want to hear from y'all: what do you think about new year resolutions? Have you been a position where you set a resolution and did not fulfil it?
Happy New Year
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