I know how crazy it sounds coming from me, but I really don’t believe in New Year’s Resolutions.
I think that they are too stressful and too demanding.
What if you have a bad day and fall off the resolution wagon? You just call it quits?
You’d be suprised how many times that happens.
Go ahead. Count for yourself. How many times have you made a New Year’s resolution?
How many times have you kept it?
How many times have you kept it for longer than 8 weeks?
Chances are, there was a cut off date for your resolutions.
Whether you broke the resolution on New Year’s Day, the day after, the week after, the month after- resolutions are hard to keep.
In my opinion, they are unnecessary.
Why?
Annette’s Top Reasons Why New Year’s Resolutions are Not Needed & Could Be Sabotaging You Right Now
- Resolutions have a definite start date that might not be today. January 1st is very definitive, that’s good, but why wait till then what you could start right now?
- Resolutions are not hard and fast commitments. Meaning, resolutions can be broken very easily. Of course you don’t want to, but then there’s only guilt and we all know how easily we can get over guilt.
- Resolutions are often unreasonable and unattainable for you, right now. Resolutions start off with the best of intentions, but often we bite off more than we can chew. We sometimes set ourselves up for failure because we “resolve” to make ourselves perfect on January 1st.
- Resolutions come with pressure. Not only do we get pressure from our friends and family, now we have pressure from all avenues thanks to the creative & invasive marketing of health products and services. Not bad, no but it’s still unneeded pressure for most of use.
- Resolutions are not fun. Resolutions often mean you have to give something up. Give up smoking, give up drinking, give up cursing, give up shopping, give up eating sweets, etc.
Don’t get me wrong, I wholeheartedly agree with the reasons behind New Year’s Resolutions, I just don’t always agree with how we go about them.
Take the pressure off.
Remind yourself that you are human, not perfect and will probably make a mistake or break a promise.
Then, get over it and try again.
Get off the Resolution Roller Coaster once and for all.
Take baby steps or if you need it “baby” baby steps.
Give yourself credit for small advances and forgive yourself for setbacks.
Two steps forward and One step back is still Progress.
