We love new things…
New babies (although that seems redundant, they can’t be old babies),
new clothes, movies, cars, houses, friends, and we love a new year.
It gives us the illusion of hope, that the ‘new’ part implies a new beginning, again, redundant, there can’t really be an old beginning.
I used to make New Year’s Resolutions about: losing weight, learning something different, appreciating others more, working harder, exercising more, etc., you know, the usual, but it rarely worked. Why?
1.Goals need to be specific. ‘Lose weight’ is too vague, I’m probably losing weight while typing this, but I still have chocolate left from Christmas so that won’t last. I started by losing 5%, then 5% more, then 5% more, etc. Small, specific, and significant s
teps.
2.Writeit down or if you’re visual, make a visual representation of what you what to happen – get…
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