New Year begins with a new set of resolutions. Four weeks into 2016,
now is a good time to check back on those - how many did you keep? How
many just stayed a wish?
Change is not easy. Here are my 4 habits for any new beginning:
“Fake it, till you make it” has the best application here. Fake happiness until you are happy. People close to me know that when I smile the most I am stressed the most!
Interested in learning more? Check out this article in Fast Company.
While you are it, forgive yourself for not staying on top of your resolutions thus far.
Taking some philosophic liberty here … we will all die. If death is the ultimate reality, this lifetime is your opportunity to do what you really want to do. It is simple, if you want something bad enough, you will act. If you don’t, you probably don’t want it bad enough. In which case, it should not be a cause for future regret. So, decision time is now. Act or decide that it is not important enough and let it go. In any case, you are aiming for no regrets! “Just do it”
So, if your goal is to keep your office clean, make your baby step for today as small as you can – for example, today, I will clean up the top drawer or today, I will remove folders from the top right corner of my table. Try it out … give yourself the opportunity to overachieve.
Change is not easy. Here are my 4 habits for any new beginning:
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When going gets tough, SMILE
“Fake it, till you make it” has the best application here. Fake happiness until you are happy. People close to me know that when I smile the most I am stressed the most!
Interested in learning more? Check out this article in Fast Company.
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Forgive (self and others)
While you are it, forgive yourself for not staying on top of your resolutions thus far.
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No Regrets
Taking some philosophic liberty here … we will all die. If death is the ultimate reality, this lifetime is your opportunity to do what you really want to do. It is simple, if you want something bad enough, you will act. If you don’t, you probably don’t want it bad enough. In which case, it should not be a cause for future regret. So, decision time is now. Act or decide that it is not important enough and let it go. In any case, you are aiming for no regrets! “Just do it”
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Baby Steps
So, if your goal is to keep your office clean, make your baby step for today as small as you can – for example, today, I will clean up the top drawer or today, I will remove folders from the top right corner of my table. Try it out … give yourself the opportunity to overachieve.
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