New resolution for the new year
By: Joe Ohan
Tags: New Years Resolutions, Commitment, Focus, Self Improvement

Deep down we have different accomplishments that we want to do in life whether it’s loosing weight or being healthier or simply being a better mom dad sister or brother we each tell ourselves over and over again next year I’ll be better and we think to ourselves why don’t I just start right now before next year? and then we think because I want to start fresh from the first day of the new year.

Does this scenario seem familiar ?

Well That’s mistake number one.

We all tell ourselves we’ll ll be better tomorrow or next week or next year and so on to make ourselves feel better so why is it that we can’t just change ourselves for once and for all?

I’ve been wondering this for years and One day I told myself that this is enough. We don’t change because we aren’t committed. The reason we’re not committed is because we haven’t mentally made the decision to go to the other side.

Don’t get me wrong it takes a lot of guts to actually change but as I’m sure you know that when you put your mind to something you will be successful now there are different tricks and techniques that you can learn to help you not procrastinate and to help you be more focused. But the fact is that you must have a mindset that is literally bulletproof as if you’ve dug your feet in the sand and you’re not going anywhere to the extent that you would rather die then retreat.

As if you’ve dug your feet in the sand and you’re not going anywhere, to the extent that you would rather die then retreat.

It is only after such commitment that you will really get where you want to go if you truly think and envision that you have a Road in front of you and you have a choice of 2 paths one is to success and the other is death there are no other choices.

I believe that’s the only way change will come about it needs to be ironclad I remember when I started writing and it was so difficult for me I’d have to wake up early and I’d have to write and go over the articles s then proofread it again then think about it decide whether it was something I wanted to publish or not but once I decided that I love to write and even if I don’t like it I’m going to write and publish anyway then it became an ironclad decision to the extent that it isn’t a decision anymore it is an absolute must.

Because after all said and done you realize that the problems are all about making a decision to change that’s when your lazy self comes in and tells you don’t do it but if you’ve committed with an ironclad decision then deciding to write isn’t a decision anymore and you can use that strength that you would’ve used for that decision instead to think of which task to do.

So how do we come to an ironclad decision?

so in order for you to decide with an absolute certainty you must envision a dream and the clearer the dream the better the more physical the better the more comprehensive the better you need to write it down think about it over and over again print out a picture and put it on your wall so you can see it every day. Remind yourself but don’t just put a reminder in one location put it in 10 locations

bombard yourself with reminders and notes of what your dream is.

Maybe going on a trip to Venice or maybe traveling on a sailboat around the world or maybe just moving to Miami and sunbathing a whole day but the point is you will never change yourself if you haven’t made a decision.

However it’s very important that we do not take big giant steps at once we must take baby steps because the only way to cement our progress is to do it in little chunks and once were confident that we’ve mastered the previous step we can move on to the next step.

Just like if you want to go from the main floor in your house to the upstairs you don’t go three steps at a time or five steps at a time we go one step at a time because that’s what works and remember each person knows them selves best

I know for myself whenever I finish supper I quickly go and brush my teeth so I’m done eating for the night

because if I don’t brush my teeth I’ll end up finding myself in my pantry snacking on junk for no reason.

In the morning I make sure my alarm clock is on the other side of the room because thats the only way I’ll get up because that’s what works.

Good luck on your new year resolution and make sure that it isn’t luck but logic !