What would happen if this January we just say to ourselves, “I’m just going to try each day moving forward throughout 2024 to be a better person. I’m just going to try and be a better me.”
New Year’s resolutions disappointments often take place for one simple and avoidable reason: setting unrealistic goals that are difficult to attain and will cause us to give up on our goals for a healthier 2024.
As millions of Americans take part in the annual tradition of making New Year’s resolutions, many will be setting unrealistic goals that are hard to attain and will set them up for disappointment.
As I dissect the meaning of a resolution, especially the part referring to anaction of solving a problem, I realized that I do have a problem because historically I always viewed resolutions in a negative light. I now understand that I must reset, recalibrate and be mindful of the resolutions that I make and how they are good for me. Perhaps, in the past, I have been in denial because I felt defeated before I even got started. As I’ve gotten older, the main area where I feel the most challenged is with my discipline around health and exercise. But I know that eating a steady healthy diet (allowing opportunities to treat yourself from time to time), along with some level of consistent exercise is critical to an overall healthy life.
Many people are NOT doing what they thought they should be doing or what they want to be doing…