Of those who make a New Year’s resolution, after 1 week 75% are still successful in keeping it. After two weeks, it drops to 71%. After 1 month, the number drops again to 64%.
Why? Often times a resolution is something you think you should be doing rather than what you really want to be achieving.
Resolutions are usually about a destination vs. a journey of behaviors.
“I’m going to read 20 books this year”, “I should code for 100 days straight”, “I should exercise more”. The very nature in which that “should” is formed sets us up for failure right away. We want to go all-in rather than easing in. So how do you actually make them work and avoid that resolution crash? Here are the tips that work for me:
👉 It’s really about the journey of behaviors — avoid the “should” mentality. Who said you should? Why do you feel like you should? Achieving your goals is a process that takes time and patience. There will be days when you just don’t 👏 want 👏 to 👏. You’re allowed to take a break and cut yourself some slack, but it’s important to do a self-check-in once your break is over, either stick with the commitment or…
👉 Break it up into small chunks — and I mean really, really small. There’s…
